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3 Takeaways from Our Live Discussion on Top Call Center Metrics [Video]

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So if one imagines a “fixed pie” of all customer service interactions, then the slice of that pie occupied by voice is getting smaller. Another argument is that self-service options are getting better and better. White Paper: The Secret Sauce for Increasing Customer Happiness. How do we make sense of this picture?

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How to Eliminate Hold Time in Your Call Center

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Unsurprisingly, longer call hold times are directly correlated to higher call abandonment rates; people often give up and hang up before they get through to a support agent. As mentioned above, the abandonment rate is the most obvious metric to be affected. Poor self-service options or alternative support channels.