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How to Handle High Call Volume: 10 Strategies for Success in Sales and Contact Centres

JustCall

Reduced wait time is directly proportional to happy customers and more sales. You can free up agents by providing self-service options like interactive voice response (IVR) systems or online knowledge bases for your customers. This can result in more irate customers or decreased sales.

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5 Ways to Give Call Center Agent Productivity a Boost

Fonolo

When an agent can manage calls without transferring them to different departments, they’re demonstrating an in-depth understanding of the product or service they’re assisting customers with—a perfect indication of impressive agent productivity. Average Handle Time (AHT).

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

Increased agent burnout. Working extra overtime hours and handling back-to-back interactions all day long can quickly lead to agent burnout, especially if customers are frustrated about long wait times and take it out on agents. Then pilot your solutions and add more capabilities over time.

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What is Call Center Performance Management?

Talkdesk

In a recent customer experience survey by Customer Contact Week, consumers reported the following priorities: Easy handling of their problem Fast issue resolution Friendly, personalized service. Team leaders report high levels of call center attrition and agent burnout after certain periods of time.

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Successful Predictive Dialer Campaign for Your Business

NobelBiz

Predictive dialer software improves customer service operations as it allows to: Automate the process of calling customers back who have requested a call from an agent. This can reduce customer wait times and ensure that agents promptly address their issues. This ensures that customers are connected to the right agent.

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Advantages & Best Practices for Managing Callbacks in Contact Centers

NobelBiz

It is challenging to offer a good customer experience when customers hate long wait times. 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 10 Essential Call Center Metrics You Can’t Live Without

Babelforce

In this post: Average Handling Time Customer Satisfaction Service Level First Contact Resolution Call Abandonment Rate Percentage of Calls Blocked Call Transfer Rate Wrap-up Time Customer Effort Score Average Idle Time. 1 Average Handling Time. How to get a better idle time balance.

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