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How to Successfully Handle Call Volume During Peak Times [Webinar]

Fonolo

The result is an increase in average wait time, an escalation in abandon rates and, worst of all, frustrated customers. Join Fonolo and The National Credit Union Call Center Conference on Thursday, June 28 th at at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT for the live Q&A. Lowering Abandon Rates.

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Scheduled Call-Backs Are a Call Center Superpower

Fonolo

That means if your hold times are long, your callers have the option to get a call at a later time instead of waiting for an agent. These built-in call-back features work by holding the caller’s place in line (“virtual queuing”) so the total wait time is the same. National CU Call Center Conference.

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10 Contact Center Technologies You Need to Know

Fonolo

Handpicked related content for you: Top Customer Service Conferences in 2020. Handpicked related content for you: Top Customer Service Conferences in 2020. Call-back solutions will lower your abandon rates, reduce spikes in call volume, and improve the customer experience, simply by reducing your contact center’s wait times.

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Top Seven Call Center Software Requirements for the “New Normal”

Hodusoft

The first-call resolution rate, average wait time, and abandonment rate are among the most significant metrics to monitor. The ability to track performance is crucial for determining where to allocate resources for staffing, training, and other initiatives.

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Top Seven Call Center Software Requirements for the “New Normal”

Hodusoft

The first-call resolution rate, average wait time, and abandonment rate are among the most significant metrics to monitor. The ability to track performance is crucial for determining where to allocate resources for staffing, training, and other initiatives.

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Workforce Planning: How it Establishes Gold Standard Service

Playvox

While there are many quantitative metrics to measure, such as how long it takes to cook a dish or the average customer wait time, identifying those intangible qualities of customer service can be a little trickier. Have you ever been to a conference dinner where the meal choices were rubber chicken and… rubber chicken?

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Is an 80/20 Service Level Your Call Center’s ‘North Star’?

Fonolo

So when colleagues are discussing service levels at an industry event (say, the excellent ICMI Call Center DEMO conference this month, which Fonolo will be attending) they can properly compare notes and trends. Were their wait times 30 seconds or 10 minutes? In other words, when does Abandonment Rate start to rise?).