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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

Contact Center AI: You’re probably familiar with IVR (Interactive Voice Response), which can take semantic cues to direct customers through self-service channels. Waiting is the Hardest Part (But It Doesn’t Have to Be). When faced with unanticipated hold times and slow inquiry resolution.

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A Beginner’s Guide On An Effective Inbound Call Strategy

OctopusTech

We’ve seen businesses improve agent engagement by making individual performance stats available on agent dashboards and by the gamification of specific agent behaviors. Some companies even use call center gamification as an incentive system for performance. Fight the urge. Train your supervisors.

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10 Contact Center Technologies You Need to Know

Fonolo

An Interactive Voice Response System (IVR). In the 21st Century, you’re more likely to be eaten by a shark than to find a call center without an Interactive Voice Response System or IVR. Gamification. Voice Biometrics. New Contact Center Technologies You Should Consider.

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Tracking and Improving Call Center Agent Productivity

JustCall

Call Abandonment Rate Call abandonment occurs when the consumer hangs up before the call is initiated, or when the agent is in the process of trying to help them. The call abandonment rate is a measure of how well the call center is able to address consumer issues. It is crucial for this metric to be addressed.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

Nobody escaped the long lines and endless waiting times. Storyline: Gamification. Tip: If your contact center cares about the customer experience, wants to reduce abandon rates, and decrease telco costs, then a cloud call-back solution is a must-have solution for 2017. Why Gamification Matters.

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7 Step Action Plan for Call Center Development

Fonolo

Average handle time (AHT): If an agent’s AHT is ten minutes at the start, you could develop a goal to lower it to three minutes, for example. . Customer satisfaction score: Conduct customer surveys through Fonolo’s interactive voice response (IVR) to discover customer satisfaction scores.

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Call Center Dialer Software: Optimization Best Practices

NobelBiz

Brad Butler, Contact Center Software Consultant @ NobelBiz Improved Agent Productivity Long wait times can be a significant challenge for contact centers, causing negative consequences for both agents and customers. To mitigate these issues, many contact centers use dialers to eliminate unwanted wait times.