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Understanding Call Center Occupancy in the Contact Center and How To Optimize It

TechSee

In today’s age of customer-centric service, call centers must deliver quick answers, short hold times, and the ability to speak to a live representative on demand. Occupancy measures how much time call center representatives spend engaging with customers when they are at work as opposed to non-productive or idle time.

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Why AHTs Still Matter and 5 Ways to Improve Them

CSM Magazine

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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Virtual Agents vs. Live Agents: The Battle for CSAT

SmartAction

Who is Better at Making Customers Happy? Whether your company uses CSAT, NPS, CES, or some other metric to measure customer satisfaction, one thing is certain — customer satisfaction plays a critical role to a company’s financial success.

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Creating a Successful Call Center Culture

Global Response

Some common company values are: integrity customer-centricity dedication sustainability teamwork curiosity Most importantly, your core values should be more than just lip service—they should factor into every other element of your culture.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era? Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it.

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Redefining the Future of Enterprise Contact Center Solutions

Balto

A contact center is considered successful if it’s customer-centric. In other words, every action and decision should directly contribute to higher customer satisfaction levels. Efficient processes and workflows contribute to reduced hold times, high first-contact resolution rates, and motivated agents.

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Top 9 Customer Service Blogs to read in 2022

Nicereply

According to the Harvard Business Review , the retention of existing customers is 5 to 25 times cheaper than acquiring new ones. As a manager, customer service principles help define what customer service means to your organization. 5 Tips for CX Leaders to Combat Customer Service Agent Burnout (Kustomer).

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.