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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021. Increasing Empathy.

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Why Your Contact Center Needs A Remote Work Policy?

Playvox

Agents in our survey were resounding in their praise for remote work arrangements. A sprawling 2022 survey of more than 20,000 knowledge workers by Microsoft offers some insights. Remote work is a benefit that’s highly important to customer service agents. Why bring agents back when even managers are satisfied with it?

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Top 5 Conversational Automation Considerations for Healthcare CX Providers

Uniphore

According to a Forrester survey, 17 of the largest healthcare plans have an industry average score of 70.2 The same survey revealed that 34 percent of patients with the freedom to choose their own plans said they would switch based on a bad experience. Source: HealthPayerIntelligence, September 2021. out of 100.

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How to Measure the Success of your Live Chat Customer Support Team

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accompanied by a survey scale. For maximum effectiveness, implement your CSAT survey in the live chat window and set it to automatically pop up once an agent marks a chat as concluded. CSAT surveys can also be sent to customers via email after a live chat experience. Average resolution time.

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How to Improve Employee Retention in Your Contact Center

3CLogic

In fact, a recent ICMI survey shows the average contact center’s agent turnover rate was 58% year over year. According to the ASAPP survey, 77% of agents say hands-on training and shadowing are more effective than reviewing written materials. Agent retention has long been a challenge for contact centers.

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11 Must Know Call Center Terminologies- A Guide!

Hodusoft

between 2021 and 2026. AHT (Average Handling Time) – AHT is the average amount of time that an agent spends on a call with a customer, including hold time. CSAT can be measured using different methods, such as post-call surveys, follow-up emails, or social media feedback.

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10 Ways to Succeed With Omnichannel Customer Service in 2021

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At the same time, it gives your support reps context , empowering them to provide the best possible service. According to a survey conducted by Aspect Software , businesses that adopt omnichannel strategies achieve 91% greater year-over-year customer retention rates compared to businesses that don’t. The result?