Vistio

DECEMBER 12, 2023

High training costs, high attrition, agent burnout, and outdated systems get in the way of empowering agents to provide excellent customer service. So, how best to fix these issues to boost agent productivity and morale?

Agent burnout 52

Agent burnout Morale Customer Experience Customer Service 52

Zappix

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In conclusion, digital tools play a pivotal role in enhancing call center agents’ efficiency and delivering exceptional customer experiences. By effectively leveraging these tools, organizations can achieve cost savings, reduce agent burnout, and ultimately elevate customer satisfaction.

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Call Center Agent burnout Customer Experience Average Handle Time 52

JustCall

MAY 23, 2023

JustCall is heading to the Customer Contact Week held in Las Vegas this June, and we want you to join us for the launch of our AI-powered platform.Plus, hear from our founder during an insightful fireside chat. That’s why creating seamless customer journeys are essential for gaining a competitive edge. Meet us at CCW Vegas!

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Customer Experience Agent burnout SaaS Contact Center 52

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2023

Magnus Geverts shares his top tips for beating agent burnout—and the competition—in 2023. Great news for businesses that rely on the festive season to tide them over during the leaner months but extremely stressful for agents in contact centres. About the Author Magnus Geverts is VP Product Marketing at Calabrio.

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Agent burnout Analytics Gamification Coaching 52

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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Customer Experience Agent burnout Contact Center Metrics 84

Babelforce

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It’s estimated that the cost of replacing a single agent is anywhere between $5,000 to $7,500. But what exactly is agent burnout? Read on for: • What is Agent Burnout? • Why is Preventing Agent Burnout Important? • Why is Preventing Agent Burnout Important? Better customer experiences.

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Agent burnout Contact Center Call Center Surveys 52

Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2018

Regardless of the reason, an unhappy group of support agents can make for unhappy customers and seriously impact customer experience KPIs. Wherever you find agent burnout, dissatisfied customers are not far away. What makes customer support agents unhappy?

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Agent burnout Customer Support Self service First call resolution 59

Fonolo

AUGUST 10, 2021

A customer care strategy should be put in place to ensure the service your agents provide is always top notch and that the customer experience stays consistent throughout your organization. If customers receive the same high-quality service every time they get in touch, they’re more likely to keep calling back.

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Contact Center Customer Service Agent burnout Customer Care 167

CCNG

MARCH 8, 2023

Leaders need to empower their agents with the right resources and provide them with strategies to handle emotionally draining tasks. Moreover, striving for efficiency without compromising customer service is even more important; good customer service should never come at the cost of agent burnout.

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Morale Contact Center CCNG Agent burnout 195

Fonolo

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Consumers are always looking for a quality experience as well as outstanding support, so it will definitely be worth your trouble from a customer satisfaction standpoint. 5 Tips to Prevent Call Center Agent Burnout Before it Begins. Develop agent seating plans.

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Call Center Agent burnout Abandon rate call center workforce 147

Solvvy

JUNE 30, 2021

A customer’s interactions with a brand drives their entire perception of a business, and as most businesses can attest, each and every customer experience can leave long lasting effects. So how can you get a sense of the customer experience you’re delivering? Unfortunately, agent burnout is very real.

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Chatbots Metrics Customer Support Agent burnout 62

Mindtouch

MAY 31, 2018

It follows that when you take the pulse of your agent experience, you’ll inevitably discover opportunities to improve the customer experience, too. In many ways, the customer and agent experience are interrelated. Agent onboarding. Seasonal spikes.

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Agent burnout Call Center Customer Support Customer Experience 63

JustCall

APRIL 3, 2024

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. Harness AI assistance Ever felt that sales are slipping off your hands or that you can improve your customer experience?

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Sales Interactive Voice Response Abandon rate Wait times 52

Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 3, 2024

Many juggled the challenge of maintaining existing morale while migrating more agents back to the office ; while others simply wanted to ensure their agents stayed engaged. Outcome: Spot On Agent burnout was rampant in call centers throughout 2023 , with 32% of centers not actively monitoring for it.

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Call Center outsourcing Morale Interactive Voice Response 67

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Superior customer service is at the heart of every successful retail call center, but with all the new online shopping technology, providing a seamless customer experience can become quite the challenge. TIP: Have new hires shadow your best customer service agents so they can pick up some tricks of the trade.

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Customer Service Agent burnout Contact Center First call resolution 87

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Best Practices for Creating a Compelling Customer Experience by G. Hult (Harvard Business Review) How can a company best create a compelling customer experience?

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Journey mapping Agent burnout Customer Service Airlines 31

TechSee

MAY 4, 2021

Economic and logistical challenges have resulted in businesses turning to the gig economy to support and scale their customer service and sales efforts while lowering their fixed costs and in-house overhead. The Concept of GigCX: Freelance customer service agents. Agent Burnout.

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Customer Service Contact Center Agent burnout Call Center 182

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 may have been a good indicator of success a few decades ago, but today’s experts agree that delivering a quality customer experience carries more weight than the amount of time spent on the phone.

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Call Center Average Handle Time Agent burnout Contact Center 87

Fonolo

AUGUST 3, 2021

To calculate agent occupancy rate, divide the workload (busy) hours by staff hours. More idle time could mean low engagement among your agents, but zero idle time indicates your contact center runs the risk of agent burnout. A higher rate means less idle time. What is Call Routing in a Contact Center? Quality score.

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Call Center Abandon rate Contact Center Metrics 142

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

It should be: Objective, not based on personal preferences or viewpoints Focused on improvement, not punishment or scolding Frequent, not saved for annual reviews Vague or infrequent feedback doesn’t help agents improve their customer experience skills and only serves to damage their relationship with their manager and the company.

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Contact Center Agent burnout Morale Coaching 78

JustCall

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Think of a burgeoning e-commerce platform: if they continually hire more agents to cope with calls rather than implement an efficient IVR, they’re not optimizing their resources, leading to inflated costs. You want to answer customer queries quickly and accurately. You want to provide instant support with context and relevance.

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Interactive Voice Response Management Wait times Agent burnout 52

JustCall

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Think of a burgeoning e-commerce platform: if they continually hire more agents to cope with calls rather than implement an efficient IVR, they’re not optimizing their resources, leading to inflated costs. You want to answer customer queries quickly and accurately. You want to provide instant support with context and relevance.

Interactive Voice Response 52

Interactive Voice Response Management Wait times Agent burnout 52

ShepHyken

APRIL 10, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Experience Is Everyone’s Responsibility by Rebecca Hinds and Sarang Gupta (Harvard Business Review) In today’s digital-first world, achieving great customer experiences is more challenging than ever.

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Customer Service Agent burnout Chatbots Engineering 31

CCNG

MAY 11, 2022

BPOs report to us that they are seeing a rise in agent burnout and attrition , especially on more intense and complex programs requiring longer than "normal" training times. Perhaps burnout is also happening because of the supply chain and service issues the U.S. This is the fault of the operation, not the agent. ?

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Call Center outsourcing Agent burnout Business Process Outsourcing 195

Playvox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Managers who want to meet customer demands will typically ask their agents to work more hours. 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.

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Contact Center Management Agent burnout Interactive Voice Response 73

SmartAction

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the battle to maintain customers’ loyalty and drive repeat business, many brands leverage customer satisfaction as a competitive advantage. The caveat though, is that delivering a stellar customer experience – especially in retail, hospitality, and healthcare sectors – can be prohibitively expensive to scale.

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Virtual Agent Agent burnout Wait times Chatbots 80

SmartAction

DECEMBER 15, 2021

By starting your conversations with AI , live agents can do what they’re meant to do — handle the interactions that require a human touch. AI takes the brunt of the repetitive nature that contributes to customer service agent burnout. A bonus is the fact that customers skip the repetition as well.

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Contact Center Virtual Agent Agent burnout Self service 76

Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Read on for a complete guide on how to improve operational efficiency and deliver a better customer experience (CX) through WFM. When WFM is effective, team members deliver outstanding customer experience and positive outcomes while maximizing productivity and performance. What is Workforce Management for Call Centers?

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Playvox

APRIL 6, 2023

With real-time information, you can make crucial intraday adjustments that improve your efficiency and your customer experience. If too many people are scheduled, you’ll see downtime between interactions, lower occupancy rates, and lower employee productivity for the agents. At best, this could cause negative customer sentiment.

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Management Contact Center Best practices Agent burnout 54

Monet Software

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Even the most employee-centric contact centers must confront agent burnout occasionally. In poorly managed operations, however, burnout will be endemic and constantly drive turnover, waste resources and undermine efficiency, performance, quality and customer experience. Prevention is the Best Medicine.

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Morale Agent burnout Contact Center Coaching 100

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Training is a major cost for the industry and CX leaders often deal with 40% agent churn. 51% of poorly trained agents are pessimistic about their careers—an outlook that can lead to poor performance, unhappy customers, and agent burnout—yet 61% of agents who received good training felt optimistic.

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Agent burnout Coaching Metrics Entertainment 52

Nicereply

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Their positivity not only makes them more productive, which means customers get helped quicker (which is a big consideration for how well a customer service interaction went) but it also means there’s the possibility they’ll positively impact the customer’s mood, further improving the customer experience.

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Agent burnout Finance Advertising Personalization 98

Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

In today’s “work from anywhere” world, agents must have access to timely and transparent data so they have a clear understanding of their performance metrics. This helps them see where they need to adjust their behavior to provide exceptional customer experience.

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Self service Management Coaching Contact Center 85

Anexa BPO

AUGUST 11, 2022

More than two-thirds of consumers globally make purchase decisions based on the quality of customer service, with 90% of them willing to spend more with brands that provide exceptional customer experience – TRUE. Post-pandemic, customer service has become a “long game” and needs to be conducted by experienced CX specialists.

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Agent burnout outsourcing Customer centricity voip 52

Fonolo

JUNE 14, 2018

It’s time to look at your customers as teammates rather than as opponents. It’s time to reboot your customer experience game. Here is the reality: A poor (or even worse, unmemorable) customer experience (CX) has led to a resounding “Game Over” for many businesses in the last few years. 2018 is game time.

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Chatbots Brand ambassadors Agent burnout Complaint resolution 90