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

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

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

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

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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First call resolution Contact Center Chatbots Call Center 48

Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

This is the three-step approach we’ve seen work most effectively to maintain and grow service quality for long-term customer loyalty. Gather strategic insights to determine preferences, including detailed reports on consumer behavior and data from customer surveys on how they use various channels.

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Contact Center Gamification Agent burnout Employee engagement 52

Fonolo

JUNE 14, 2018

Offering technology that eases the lives of customers, and acknowledges their increasingly mobile, digital lives: Providing online self-service; the ability to review your business efficiently via short online surveys; and offering chatbots for Q&As are a handful of ways to adapt your business to emerging digital channels.

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Chatbots Brand ambassadors Agent burnout Complaint resolution 90

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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outsourcing Multichannel Agent burnout Self service 48