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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

That’s because nearly 40% of current incoming call volume can be handled entirely with automated, self-service channels , according to a business leader survey from Gartner. The most powerful technology pairings in 2021 include call deflection, AI, and automation systems that work in harmony.

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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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The Definitive 2021 Guide to Customer Effort Score

Nicereply

Customer Effort Score seeks to quantify and highlight these very difficult conversations, so that customer service teams can avoid them in the future. Long wait times, vague answers, and way too much back and forth. They measure it by surveying customers after the resolution of their customer service conversation.

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How Can Payers Improve Member Experience and Efficiency at the Same Time?

Uniphore

Source: “ United Healthcare, Humana Top Healthcare Satisfaction Ratings ,” Nathan Eddy, Healthcare Finance, September 2021. Understanding Customer Service Challenges for U.S. Lack of scalability Call volumes skyrocketed during the pandemic at the same time contact center employees had to shift to work-from-home models.

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15 ways to handle a huge surge in contact volume

Toister Performance Solutions

Long wait times increased complaints. When volumes soar, it's a good idea to share multiple messages to let customers know wait times are abnormally long. For email and web tickets, set an autoresponder to let people know there's an unusually long response time. Are your survey scores being hurt by high volumes?

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How to Rewire Omnichannel Service with Messaging

Quiq

An overwhelming 75% of respondents want a customer service agent to know who they are and their purchase history. In Microsoft’s 2020 survey , respondents reported that only occasionally (31%) did the agent have this information. The customer service stakes are higher than ever. Yet it’s still far from customers’ reality.

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How to Rewire Omnichannel Service with Messaging

Quiq

An overwhelming 75% of respondents want a customer service agent to know who they are and their purchase history. In Microsoft’s 2020 survey , respondents reported that only occasionally (31%) did the agent have this information. The customer service stakes are higher than ever. Yet it’s still far from customers’ reality.