InGenius

APRIL 26, 2019

Salesforce recently released an infographic on Call Center Best Practices. Alongside their post on 6 things a rep should never say , it’s a great resource if you’re in charge of – or part of – an inbound contact center. Service level, response time and abandonment rate. Here’s how.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 23, 2021

But, your contact center KPIs are an important piece of creating a happy team and happy customers. You need powerful analytics to monitor, measure, and manage your agents and your interaction data during the day. Plus, you need a high-performing, empowered contact center. Call Quality. Service level.

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CCNG

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. The already frustrated customer is now stuck in a queue with a long wait; that’s because staffing levels are down because contact centers don’t have enough customer-facing workers. It’s a vicious cycle.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

And, not all call center benchmarks will be as relevant to one call center as they would be to another. Here are a few of the top benchmark KPIs used by call centers: First Call Resolution (FCR). Better call center agent training improves FCR, and FCR drives customer satisfaction.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Whatever the size of your contact center, there will likely come a time when you notice your numbers slipping and employees losing steam while their productivity fizzles. Start Creating a Call Center Improvement Strategy. It’s time to dig into the current state of your contact center. Agent absenteeism rate.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

We’re not talking about the time-consuming interactive voice response (IVR) of the past that provided a less-than-optimal customer experience. The AI-powered voice assistants of today offer a seamless experience, reaching a virtual assistant, in seconds, that can answer customer intentions with just a few words.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Call centers have always relied on different forms of automation to provide swift service to their clientele. As technology gets smarter and more intuitive, so does the contact center that benefits from it. Read on for an introduction to call center automation, plus our top software picks!

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Fonolo

JULY 6, 2021

Contact centers help customers get the information they need from a business while gathering valuable consumer insights through outbound and inbound communication. However, a contact center can’t function properly without effective, customizable call routing. What is call routing? DID YOU KNOW? Skills-based.

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Fonolo

JUNE 3, 2021

Contact Centers Are Using More Call-Backs Than Ever. Call-backs are fully customizable to your brand. Call-backs are simple to use in practice: your customer reaches out and hears a call-back offer message. Call-backs can be used tactically for maximum impact. First Call Resolution (FCR).

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 13, 2022

First-call resolution: The ability to resolve customer issues in a single call is a great KPI to monitor for agents. Customer satisfaction score: Conduct customer surveys through Fonolo’s interactive voice response (IVR) to discover customer satisfaction scores. What are SMART goals? .

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NobelBiz

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Beyond this acceptable level, a contact center must reconsider its strategy and resources in order to lower it as much as possible. Depending on the source of the call, your agents employ a variety of strategies to reduce call abandonment. Here are 5 ways to optimize the call abandonment rate.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 15, 2022

That all depends on the goals your contact center sets. It’s up to you to set those standards and provide the right support and motivation for your call center team to achieve them. The first step is deciding where to focus your efforts. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Contact Center Metrics.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 17, 2021

If your agents have polite, customer interactions — that’s great! Customers want a pleasant phone experience, but not as much as they want a quick and easy call resolution. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Luckily, a successful call center is within reach.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 28, 2025

With the advancement of the contact center industry, benchmarks continue to shift and challenge businesses to meet higher customer expectations while maintaining efficiency. These are the essential KPIs you should track: First Call Resolution (FCR) Rate : How often are customer issues resolved in the first interaction?

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Boost CX and operational efficiency with the right set of metrics and smart additions to your contact center tech stack. By now, many contact center agents have settled into their new remote work routines, and research shows that they may be in it for the long haul. First call resolution.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Virtual hold technology helps to streamline your call center operations by offering customers a call-back through your traditional IVR or letting the customer schedule a call at their preferred time through Visual IVR. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume.

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Fonolo

MAY 17, 2017

Although there’s a plethora of intelligent call center technology to take advantage of, many organizations still only have basic functionalities in place. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. Why does contact center technology matter?

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Keep reading to discover the essential role this tool can play in your contact center’s success. How to Develop a Customer Service Strategy for Your Contact Center. Customer satisfaction surveys and customer satisfaction scores ( CSat ) are integral to the success and performance of your contact center.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 21, 2023

When a problem arises, the customer expects a quick and efficient resolution. It isn’t easy to satisfy every customer on the first interaction. However, by studying customer experience metrics such as FCR, contact centers can create a balance between customer satisfaction and reducing service costs.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

There’s no question that benchmarking and measurement are important if you want to improve anything in your contact center, but you still have to be careful about how you approach it. Some call center benchmarks are a waste of time and resources, at best. Abandonment Rate. First Contact Resolution.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The good news is, we’ve done the heavy lifting and rounded up the best strategies to implement in your call center. Most call centers track industry-standard metrics, such as Average Hold Time (AHT), Abandonment Rate, and First Call Resolution (FCR). Make data-driven decisions with KPIs.

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Hodusoft

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Achieving Excellence: Best Practices for Contact Center Performance and Quality Assurance Whether you are an entrepreneur or a professional in the contact center industry or any other sector, you know that implementing best practices can enhance performance by leaps and bounds and drive success.

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Hodusoft

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Contact Center Solutions For Your Enterprise: The New Keys to Success. Modern companies increasingly rely on contact center solutions in order to build loyalty and retention among customers. Contact center solutions also deliver other benefits to businesses, such as easier maintenance, greater security, and reduced costs.

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Balto

JANUARY 21, 2025

Agent scoring dashboard on performance focused metrics Understanding Call Center Metrics How to Choose the Right Agent Performance Metrics for Your Contact Center Choosing the right contact center metric comes down to relevance, actionability, and measurability. Balancing both types of metrics is critical.

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 17, 2024

Revolutionizing Customer Engagement: The Power of UCaaS Contact Center Software The term ‘UCaaS’ has been in the modern telephony lexicon for quite some time now. With the launch of the telephone, switchboards became the standard tools for routing calls. It’s the acronym for Unified Communications as a Service.

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Calltools

JUNE 12, 2024

Average Speed of Answer (ASA) is the average time it takes your contact center agents to answer incoming calls. It excludes time spent routing a caller to a queue or when a customer interacts with your IVR (interactive voice response) menu. The industry standard for ASA is 28 seconds.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

It feels a little old-school in this age of social media and natural language IVR, but every company has to make sure that they are answering the phones promptly. What is a Call Queue? Call queuing is a concept used in inbound call centers. Why is Call Queue Management Important.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Brad Butler, Contact Center Software Consultant @NobelBiz If you’re planning to step up your customer service and loyalty as a call center, we highly recommend this podcast episode: Master Call Center Customer Service in the Digital Age, with Jim Iyoob.

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NobelBiz

AUGUST 11, 2022

Customer expectations are higher than they have ever been and call centers are increasingly concerned with their ability to adapt to changing conditions. That’s where CCaaS – Contact Center as a Service comes in. Why CCaaS flexibility is so important for call centers?

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Enghouse Interactive

JUNE 17, 2020

Transform the Contact Center with Microsoft Teams (blog series). This new reality presents the contact center industry with an excellent opportunity to integrate with Teams and provide seamless company-wide collaboration capabilities across their customer’s organizations. IVR / Mobile IVR / Chatbots / CRM integrations.

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Balto

JANUARY 2, 2025

Agent scoring dashboard on performance focused metrics Understanding Call Center Metrics How to Choose the Right Metrics for Your Contact Center Choosing the right contact center metric comes down to relevance, actionability, and measurability. Start by aligning your metrics with clear business goals.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contact centers play a vital role in today’s modern businesses. They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. million in 2022 to US$34, 570.73 from 2023 to 2028.

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NobelBiz

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Speed and efficiency in response to each incoming call these days are becoming increasingly crucial. Fortunately, contact centers can make full use of analytics and smart routing capabilities to maximize inbound call capabilities. ‘Smart routing is a game-changer for inbound call efficiency.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Read on as we explore tried and true tactics for lowering absence rates and improving overall performance for your call center. How Contact Centers Can Cope with the Labor Shortage. Absenteeism, or absence rate, is a percentage figure that represents how much unapproved time agents are spending away from work.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cost Per Call : A Key Metric for Your Contact Center Have you ever wondered how much money you spend to handle a single call? If you’ve mulled over the question, then you must be aware of the concept known as ‘cost per call.’ Cost per call is one of the most important metrics for contact centers.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 10, 2016

As a contact center manager, you’ve got a lot of metrics to choose from as your key performance indicators (KPIs). In this blog, we help narrow down this long list to help you focus on the metrics that, when improved upon, will really help your contact center thrive. Service Quality. Outbound Dialing.

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Balto

JANUARY 2, 2025

Heres how AI optimizes key productivity metrics for lasting business impact: Scoring dashboard for measuring call center agent productivity First Call Resolution (FCR): Solving Issues Faster and Smarter First call resolution is the gold standard for efficient call center operations.

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