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Upgrade Your Call Center with These 7 Cost-Effective Methods

Fonolo

That’s why it’s become increasingly important for businesses to upgrade their call center technologies, processes, and staffing practices to get ahead of the call-spike curve — ideally without breaking the bank. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume.

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Contact Centers Close to Breaking Point According to New Global Survey

CSM Magazine

In addition, 67% of call center leaders say the frequency of outages has increased over the last 12 months. Agent attrition is on the increase for 68% whilst 70% reported escalating customer churn. For more information visit www.hammer.com.

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This Call Center Reduced Abandon Rates by 62%

Fonolo

It is one of the largest financial institutions in the state of Texas with over $840 million in assets, and provides personalized banking to more than 84,000 members across six local branches. Velocity was struggling with long hold times and a high number of abandoned calls.

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Auto Dialer Software: What is Auto Dialer and When to Use it

JustCall

At the same time, it ensures that it only connects to the answered calls. All unanswered and abandoned calls are filtered out. To put it in perspective, the auto dialer helps increase outbound calls and talk time and minimizes idle time. It saves time and enables teams to scale-up their calling capacity.

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Catch Fonolo at the National Credit Union Call Center Conference

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Credit unions must be competitive in order to stand out from those big mean banks; they must establish a truly unique offering to attract new membership. Webinar: How to Lower Abandon Rates and Improve the CX . Reducing Abandoned Calls. Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Plus so Much More!

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How to Build Effective Call Center Routing Strategies: Use Logic & Actions for Omnichannel Routing to Reduce Effort in Your Customer Experience

SharpenCX

Do callers need to enter information (and authenticate it) in your IVR, like a bank account number? If customer history shows customers abandon calls while waiting on the line, wait times matter. This option lets you route interactions based on info customers enter during your IVR, like a bank account number.

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Predictive Dialer vs Auto Dialer: What You Need to Know

aircall

If a person answers the call, an auto dialer can put the person on a brief hold until a live agent comes on the line. Back in the 1940s, banks used the first auto dialers to make calls for collections. Presents the risk of abandoned calls if agents take too long to connect. Weaknesses of an Auto Dialer.

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