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Advantages & Best Practices for Managing Callbacks in Contact Centers

NobelBiz

This is where the need for better management of callbacks in contact centers emanates. One solution to this problem is to increase the capacity of call center agents. However, if your contact center experiences occasional call spikes, hiring additional agents can increase agent downtime and costs.

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The Coming Disruption of the Contact Center Outsourcing Industry

Taylor Reach Group

The Contact Center outsourcing industry is a significant piece of the customer service and support landscape. The most common metrics included in CCO agreements are all quantitative: Service Level, AHT, abandon rate etc. This is not a straightforward exercise. By: Colin Taylor. The Status Quo.

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4 Easy Ways to Make Call Center Training More Fun

Fonolo

After all, workplace training has a reputation for being dull with endless PowerPoint presentations and the occasional role-playing exercise. But now, with agent engagement becoming a growing priority for call centers, it’s a great time to reimagine your approach to training your team members.

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The Complete Guide to Call Center Management

Fonolo

To help start you off on the right foot, we’ve put together a guide about all things call center management , so you know exactly how to succeed and can teach your agents how to do the same. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Why strong call center management is important.

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How patient are your customers? Erlang A may have the answer

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For many years, contact centers have used the Erlang staffing calculator to forecast how many agents they require to meet agreed service levels. For the purposes of this exercise we throw the spotlight on the advantages of Erlang A and how they relate to automated Workforce Management (WFM) solutions.

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The Ultimate Guide to Call Center Training

Fonolo

Contact center training in the most successful contact centers is an ongoing process — for every employee from the top down. Training topics may include things like: Compliance training QA training Technology/software training Sales/customer service training Why is Call Center Training So Important? Act it out.

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Improving First Contact Resolution – An Analytical Model

Taylor Reach Group

In today’s contact centers the concept of First Contact Resolution or FCR for short, is well known. Most contact center want to improve on this element, but how? This case study provides some ideas as to how to tackle improving FCR in a contact center. By Turaj Seyrafiaan. Measuring FCR.

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