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4 Key Contributors to Call Center Absenteeism and How to Address Them

Fonolo

You’ll want to track absence rates over an extended period and use those figures to find patterns and trends in your agents’ activity. How to Calculate Absence Rate in the Call Center. The impact of high absence rates is similar to short-staffing. Abandonment rate. Agent satisfaction and attrition.

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The Role of Real-Time Data in Workforce Management

Playvox

If too many people are scheduled, you’ll see downtime between interactions, lower occupancy rates, and lower employee productivity for the agents. If not enough people are scheduled, you will often see agent burnout due to minimal breaks between interactions, a higher-than-ideal occupancy rate, and higher overtime costs.

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Successful Predictive Dialer Campaign for Your Business

NobelBiz

Are there any trends or patterns in my sales data or market research that can help me identify my target audience? Pacing ratio : This is the ratio of the number of phone numbers dialed to the number of agents available to handle calls. Consider their demographics, interests, and behaviors. What are my competitors doing?

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The Top 4 Contact Center Trends To Boost Performance And CX

Playvox

Contact center trends can directly impact success. For the greatest impact and a clear competitive edge, contact center leaders must choose wisely when making business decisions about the trends to prioritize and implement in their organizations — because all change, even positive change, costs time and resources.

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The Complete Guide to Call Center Management

Fonolo

Average abandonment rate – the percentage of customers who hang up before interacting with an agent. Average time of work after calls – the amount of time agents spend working on related tasks after they’ve hung up with the customer. Focus on preventing employee burnout.

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What is an ACD? The Basics of Automatic Call Distribution

Noble Systems

Keeping agents and customers satisfied is critical in today’s fast-paced environments. An ACD that helps you automate tasks can reduce agent burnout, free resources for more complex tasks, and provide faster service for customers. Does the system automate processes to increase efficiencies?