Fonolo

AUGUST 10, 2021

Developing a customer care strategy can be overwhelming, but when you break it down, it becomes a lot more manageable. Start by creating a customer care vision and set goals. What does top-tier customer service look like in your call center? 7 Call Center Empathy Phrases Every Agent Should Use with Their Customers.

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Contact Center Customer Service Agent burnout Customer Care 167

CCNG

MAY 4, 2022

It's the pressure of working with demanding customers every day in a highly structured environment which makes agent burnout a real thing. Given this information, what can contact centers do to help reduce agent churn and keep agents employed? And, according to Forbes via the U.S.

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Agent burnout Contact Center Call Center Personalization 195

SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To keep up, let’s take a look at a few call center efficiency tips to help you improve your call center performance to keep customers happy. Tip #1: Know your Agents and Encourage Autonomy. Of course, some idle time is necessary to prevent agent burnout. Don’t let all downtime be wasted time.

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Call Center Coaching Contact Center Agent burnout 67

TechSee

MAY 4, 2021

The Concept of GigCX: Freelance customer service agents. The use of gig workers in customer service – known as GigCX – is becoming increasingly common. GigCX works by sourcing freelance customer support agents to perform on a per-task basis. Inefficiencies in the traditional Call Center Model .

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Customer Service Contact Center Agent burnout Call Center 182

JustCall

APRIL 3, 2024

A surge in call volume is always good news for your business. It shows more customers are interested in your product or service. But, it also leads to chaotic calls and handling long call queues for customer support and sales teams. It can further lead to a dip in customer experience and a shrinking ROI.

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Mindtouch

MAY 31, 2018

When you examine the customer support agent experience, you’re doing more than putting your customer service efficiency under the microscope. Support agents are the people who likely know your customer best. Just think about how many times your call center team interacts with customers daily.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2023

So the question is, “Will ChatGPT replace the customer support agent?” We’ll here from an executive in the customer support industry. Vanishing Phone Customer Support is Driving US All Insane by Helaine Olen (The Washington Post) It shouldn’t be this hard to speak to a human. There may be a reason.

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Journey mapping Agent burnout Customer Service Airlines 31

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Signs of contact center burnout to look for include new or increased: Irritability or cynicism Disengagement Isolation from colleagues Absenteeism Decreased productivity or performance These signs should be addressed immediately when you notice them. Replacing agents lost to attrition is costly — averaging more than $14,000 per agent.

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Contact Center Agent burnout Morale Coaching 78

aircall

DECEMBER 28, 2020

That’s important because by optimizing distributed teams, you’ll get the maximum benefit from your call center. . Be careful not to overlook one of the most important components of setting up a distributed workforce— call center software with analytics. Why You Use a Distributed Team Model . 2) Monitoring.

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Call Center Analytics Agent burnout Metrics 62

Mindtouch

MARCH 28, 2018

Despite new trends like automated support and chatbots , the human element remains a cornerstone of customer support. Many customers still want to talk to a human being. And when those customers do inevitably call in to the contact center, it’s important that they’re met by a prompt, knowledgeable, and efficient agent.

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Fonolo

JUNE 14, 2018

To put the pedal to the metal and accelerate speed (and CX) on all levels, they may consider: Investing in more agents to support all the channels a business has in place. Implementing AI technologies to offset case volumes for those working in customer support. Don’t miss the last 3 trends!

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Chatbots Brand ambassadors Agent burnout Complaint resolution 90

Balto

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are many things you can do to make your call center more productive, like motivating your agents, equipping them with technological solutions, and implementing self-service options. What Is Call Center Productivity? How to Calculate and Measure Call Center Agent Productivity.

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 4, 2020

As a call center agent, a day of work can be like whiplash. Something goes awry and they’re swamped with back to back phone calls from angry customers. On top of that, agents often feel responsible for salvaging struggling customer relationships. You can create change in your center’s operations.

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Call Center Technology Self service Coaching 67

Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Digital channels have become an integral part of the way that organizations connect with their customers — whether that’s email, social media, live chat, SMS, or good old-fashioned telephone calls. Once you achieve this, you need to consider your workforce planning with digital and omnichannel forecasting for customer service in mind.

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Contact Center Workload forecasts Agent burnout Customer retention 55

Balto

MARCH 29, 2023

Some common use cases for AI in the contact center industry include routine task automation, real-time language translation, customer interaction analysis, real-time quality assurance, and agent assistance and coaching. What Can Contact Center AI Do?

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Coaching Virtual Agent 52

Aria Solutions

MARCH 31, 2020

As we’ve come to know that understanding our customers and meeting their needs is one of the key building blocks for this new decade, it has also become one of the most competitive areas in business. Two-thirds of businesses surveyed report that they compete mainly on customer experience. We also know that tech changes fast.

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Contact Center Agent burnout Self service Chatbots 62

Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

Agents won’t burn out trying to channel jump to satisfy needs. Related Article: How Contact Center Agent Burnout Decreases Productivity (And What You Can Do About It) Trend 3: Prioritization Of Employee Experience And Employee Engagement Your help desk is the relationship hub for your brand.

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Contact Center Gamification Agent burnout Employee engagement 52

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

One the recurring tropes in our industry is that consumer behavior and/or new channels and/or AI will lead to a decrease in the importance of the plain old phone call. Is there #VoiceShrinkage in the Contact Center? AI is Not Reducing Call Center Agent Employment. Chat, Messaging, and Customer Service.

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Call Center Contact Center Agent burnout Gamification 62

Sykes

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Despite months of planning, many customer support infrastructures couldn’t handle the added stress, resulting in the failure to meet business objectives and customer expectations. The most important steps insurers can take to get their call centers ready are: Provide agents with effective, adaptive training and personal support.

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Agent burnout Healthcare Wait times Self service 40

Sykes

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Despite months of planning, many customer support infrastructures couldn’t handle the added stress, resulting in the failure to meet business objectives and customer expectations. The most important steps insurers can take to get their call centers ready are: Provide agents with effective, adaptive training and personal support.

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Agent burnout Healthcare Wait times Self service 40

aircall

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Omnichannel” customer support stems from its conceptual ancestor: “multichannel” support. Customer support channels include phone support, email, live chat, social media, forums, self-service knowledge bases, etc. Simply put, multichannel means providing customer support over more than one channel.

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