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How to Stop Abandoned Calls From Ruining Your Customer Satisfaction and Toppling Your Other Call Center Metrics

SharpenCX

At this point, I was trying to half-way fold laundry and keep my 2-year-old from whining so I could hear a live person finally answer the phone. It’s the story of abandoned calls. Customers abandon calls when they’re frustrated from long hold times and unanswered questions. Sound familiar?

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4 Quick Fixes That Reduce Call Abandonment Rates Overnight

aircall

You can avoid all these potential regrets by creating routing rules that pull in unoccupied agents when call volume or wait time crosses a certain threshold. That way, you’ll at least know you exhausted every available resource when trying to keep queue times down and keep callers on the phone. Okay, okay. You got me.

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4 Quick Fixes That Reduce Call Abandonment Rates Overnight

aircall

You can avoid all these potential regrets by creating routing rules that pull in unoccupied agents when call volume or wait time crosses a certain threshold. That way, you’ll at least know you exhausted every available resource when trying to keep queue times down and keep callers on the phone. Okay, okay. You got me.

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The Complete Guide to Visual IVR

Fonolo

Abandonment leads to higher repeat calls (which can strain the call center system) and, of course, dissatisfied customers. A recent study of 200 contact centers found that when call-backs were added, 32% of the contact centers experienced fewer abandoned calls. Personalize your visual IVR.

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How to Reduce Customer Queue Time (Without More Hiring)

aircall

And you don’t need me to explain the consequences of those abandoned calls. But what can you do to drive queue times down when your hiring budget isn’t going up? Study The Current Situation. So no matter how urgent your queue time troubles feel, the first thing to do is take two steps back.

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How to Use Phone Metrics to Make Better Business Decisions

Jive

Studies have revealed that these decisions will drive 95 percent of business performance. When mining phone metrics for those key measures that will improve decision making, start with: Call volume. Response times and wait times. Measure how quickly your staff responds to inbound calls along with wait times.

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Tips and Guide for Training Remote Call Center Agents

NobelBiz

By giving your agents self-study, you are empowering them to take charge of their own development and evolution. Customer service agents don’t just sell a product or service, they also market with their personality and create a positive image of the company. A learning management system can help your agents learn anytime, anywhere.