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

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If that’s the case, you have to get creative to handle spikes in call volume, so you can avoid an overload of abandoned calls. One tried-and-true fix is to consider ways to reduce your Average Handle Time (AHT) , while still giving quality service, of course. Give your customers a callback or voicemail option.

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The Benefits of Using Call Queuing: Step By Step Guide

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When your customers call in, they automatically receive a greeting (usually followed by some enjoyable hold music to entertain them while they wait). If the amount of time that a customer has to wait is too long, the queue callback feature will kick in, and the next available sales or support agent will call them back. .

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Do your Reports Spark Joy? Tidy up your Reports to Reduce Call Center Stress and Boost Agent Engagement

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Maybe you wanted to check on your Service Level, but caught a glimpse of Average Handle Time. Maybe you want to see your Abandon Rate drop, and your First Contact Resolution levels improve. Which is exactly why actors and entertainers wait in a green room prior to going on TV.