Playvox

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Call avoidance is a common issue in contact centers and must be dealt with to ensure a positive experience for your customers. But agents can quickly become frustrated and overwhelmed when dealing with irate customers and high contact volumes, leading them to avoid interactions. Customer Rage And Pandemic Rage.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Attrition Turnover has long been an issue in contact centers.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 9, 2023

Improving Customer Service in BPOs with Multi-Tenant Contact Center Software Noted management guru Peter F. That’s the power of multi-tenant contact center software for BPOs! What is Multi-tenant Contact Center Software? Let’s understand multi-tenant contact center software with an example.

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CCNG

MARCH 8, 2023

As a contact center leader, you’re always looking for ways to improve performance and keep your agents happy. As soon as an agent starts “just going through the motions” rather than engaging with customers, interaction quality plummets—and so do customer satisfaction scores. What's a leader to do then?

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Quiq

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A positive experience with a contact center agent can serve as the nudge customers need to make a purchase, while a frustrating conversation can deter existing customers and put off new customers entirely. Customers want agents to answer their messages and calls quickly and provide accurate, helpful information.

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Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

Contact center trends can directly impact success. For the greatest impact and a clear competitive edge, contact center leaders must choose wisely when making business decisions about the trends to prioritize and implement in their organizations — because all change, even positive change, costs time and resources.

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Contact Center Gamification Agent burnout Employee engagement 52

Fonolo

AUGUST 3, 2021

This is where organizing your contact center metrics into custom reports comes into play. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics. What is a call center report? Call center reporting is more than just showing your stats. Important call center KPIs. Customer feedback.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

Brands have already made the move to upgrade from basic call centers to contact centers for the agility and flexibility that they provide. Addressing this gap between expectation and capacity, contact centers offer extended functionality and better efficiencies. What is a Contact Center?

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Traditional call center environments are often busy, fast-paced environments, but it doesn’t need to be that way. Conversations around call center optimization often focus on technology, training, and metrics, but call center workforce optimization also includes the physical elements of your operation.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This is where the need for better management of callbacks in contact centers emanates. And the best practices and tips for managing callbacks Agents proposing the best product or service is no longer a sure bet for success. One solution to this problem is to increase the capacity of call center agents.

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Balto

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With year-over-year attrition rates reaching 45% or above , the contact center can seem like a transient job. But in reality, we found that while many people leave within their first year, a majority of tenured agents spend longer in the contact center than they originally planned — and they’re happy to have done so.

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SharpenCX

MAY 6, 2020

Your contact center is a business powerhouse. Still, contact center leaders struggle to prove the value of their business unit to execs. In fact, leaders like you say the lack of understanding and respect for the contact center is a top challenge this year. Coaching your agents lowers the risk for burnout.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 1, 2020

Download Now: Partner with your VP of Ops to address these 7 projects in your contact center (one at a time). Use company goals as a marker for your quarterly contact center goals, so you set targets that contribute to the big picture. With objectives set, your agents have more manageable metrics and outcomes to impact.

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Babelforce

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In this post: · Why do Contact Centers Measure Utilization? · Utilization measures how much of an agent’s paid time is spent on the contact center floor, handling contacts and waiting for them to arrive. Why do Contact Centers Measure Utilization? However, they are two separate metrics.

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Fonolo

MARCH 8, 2022

One vital aspect of call center efficiency is call center workforce management (WFM). Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022. What is Call Center Workforce Management? Put simply, your call center workforce refers to your agents. Agent burnout. All the above is a lot to track?—

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Fonolo

AUGUST 15, 2023

When it comes to demystifying call center metrics, ‘occupancy rate’ shouldn’t be forgotten. Occupancy rate is basically a measure of how “busy” call center agents are when they are at work. But as is often the case with call centers, things get complicated quickly. Very important indeed!

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Fonolo

MARCH 25, 2021

But have you considered the impact of your agent satisfaction? Yet less than 30% of contact centers track this metric, despite its direct impact on standard industry KPIs. If you don’t know the state of your agents’ satisfaction levels, it can be difficult to create positive change. CCTR #CSat Click To Tweet.

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Fonolo

MAY 31, 2022

All folks new to the contact center world have many steep learning curves to overcome—a big one is picking up on industry jargon. From CSat score to Average Handle Time to First Call Resolution Rate , there are plenty of new terminologies that come with working at a contact center. Occupancy vs Utilization.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 5, 2021

How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center. Now that a large percentage of customer service agents are working remotely, it’s never been more important to ensure you have a solid training system in place. Yes, You Can Add Cloud-Based Call-Backs to Your Contact Center without Security Risk.

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Employee self-service allows employees to access a host of information and take care of simple processes themselves, such as requesting leave, checking on their schedules, performing shift swaps, and viewing their performance against KPI metrics. This timely reaction to metrics is crucial in a fast-paced contact center environment.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Average handle time is an important contact centre metric but it can be a double-edged sword that creates customer dissatisfaction. So, is Average Handle Time (AHT) still a relevant metric and what does it mean for contact centres today? It’s important to strike the balance between speed and personalised service delivery.

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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost. WFM to the rescue.

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Fonolo

MAY 31, 2022

All folks new to the contact center world have many steep learning curves to overcome—a big one is picking up on industry jargon. From CSat score to Average Handle Time to First Call Resolution Rate , there are plenty of new terminologies that come with working at a contact center. Occupancy vs Utilization.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2022

When we hear the word “productivity”, we often picture the volume of work a contact center agent can get done in their day. This means our definition of agent productivity needs a bit of an update. Learn how you can better your team performance below… How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center.

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Playvox

APRIL 6, 2023

Maximizing workforce management efficiency through real-time data is an often-overlooked advantage for contact centers. Related Article: Can Your WFM Solution Accurately Forecast In A Modern Digital Contact Center? Related Article: 5 WFM Scheduling Tips To Make The Most Of Your Agents (and Improve Efficiency!)

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Absenteeism, otherwise known as absence rate, is arguably one of the most overlooked call center metrics. This percentage figure reveals the amount of unapproved or unplanned time agents spend away from their work. If frequent agent absences are getting the best of your call center, it’s time to remedy the issue.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Contact centers have changed drastically in recent years. The once “in-person” centers dealing with inbound calls have been replaced by global, distributed customer experience teams. In this post, we’ll explore several trends that are driving this growth and are influencing contact center leaders’ decision-making.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But now that tickets, emails, and chat have entered the picture, interaction avoidance encompasses any effort contact center agents make to bypass working with customers in any channel. What does that look like day to day in your contact center? Related Article: 3 Tips For Optimizing Your Contact Center Schedule.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 3, 2020

We’re sharing 19 workforce optimization statistics so you can better understand what matters to your agents and how supporting their needs is better for business. Nearly a third of contact center leaders, some 30%, believe their current tools aren’t cutting it and fail to help agents deliver standout customer experiences.

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Voxjar

JANUARY 11, 2018

First Call Resolution (FCR) is arguably the most important metric for small and midsize contact centers to track. Despite the importance of tracking FCR, small and midsize contact centers are often at a disadvantage compared to the big budgets and resources that larger contact centers have.

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Monet Software

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How to treat employee burnout and reinvigorate call center engagement for the long haul. Do you feel it spreading through your contact center workforce? That sense of ennui, stagnation or general “blah” that creeps up on agents and saps their energy and enthusiasm? Triage Immediately. Loss of confidence.

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Babelforce

JULY 29, 2021

So which metrics are the most useful? 21 essential call center KPIs. #1 Talk time is a simple metric; it’s the total time agents spend dealing with callers. AHT is the average time it takes agents to handle a call, from when they pick up to when they finish after call work. And the options are virtually endless!

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Balto

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Improving productivity is one of the biggest challenges modern contact centers face. 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?

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SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

Workforce management in your contact center is all about finding balance. You balance the needs of your customers with the workload of your agents (and their development). Plus, you toss in overseeing your contact center budget, too. And, look to your year-over-year metrics for added guidance, too.

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Quality Contact Solutions

DECEMBER 31, 1969

It helps determine how your agents are operating, allowing management to make better informed decisions. If an agent’s utilization is at 95% while another is at 30%, that’s out of alignment. We’ve all seen it…call after call with little to no breaks can quickly turn into agent burnout. Talk about maximizing your ROI?!?!

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NobelBiz

MARCH 6, 2023

Predictive dialer software is a computer program that contact centers use to automate outbound calls. It automatically dials multiple phone numbers simultaneously and uses algorithms to predict when an agent will be available to handle a call. This ensures that customers are connected to the right agent.

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