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2024 Predictions for Call Center Outsourcing

Outsource Consultants

Grading our 2023 BPO Industry Predictions Prediction: Agent Morale is 2023’s Top Priority In late 2022, we heard from new clients that a key concern for 2023 was partnering with BPO vendors adept at managing rising attrition rates. This change in focus led clients to make decisions increasingly based on agent satisfaction levels.

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

If you’re a contact center professional, you’re probably feeling the pain of agent staffing shortages. Due to the pandemic, we’re experiencing an unusual dynamic in the labor market right now. What happens when you don’t have enough contact center agents? Increased agent burnout.

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Manage High Call Volume with Ease Using IVR Automation: A Complete Guide

JustCall

Such circumstances fray the efficiency and morale of your customer service teams and steer them towards burnout, sending customer satisfaction spiraling down. Agent Burnout Constantly juggling numerous calls without technological support is a sure recipe for overwhelming customer service agents. of inbound calls.

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Manage High Call Volume with Ease Using IVR Automation: A Complete Guide

JustCall

Such circumstances fray the efficiency and morale of your customer service teams and steer them towards burnout, sending customer satisfaction spiraling down. Agent Burnout Constantly juggling numerous calls without technological support is a sure recipe for overwhelming customer service agents. of inbound calls.

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Unhappy Customer Support Agents Mean Unhappy Customers

Mindtouch

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? Inadequate tools and resources.

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Meet Customer Needs Without Overwhelming Your Agents: 6 Workforce Management Strategies to Engage your Team and Still Surpass High Customer Expectations

SharpenCX

To keep your team engaged and performing at their best, your agents need to be coached daily. Because productivity without engagement is another key contributor to agent burnout – the Rube Goldberg Machine of bad outcomes. As you forecast for customer needs and plan agent schedules, build in time for coaching each agent.

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Why Growing Businesses Need a Dedicated Agent OS

JustCall

Many growing businesses are struggling with this very hidden blocker that’s making it hard for their agents to work efficiently. It’s called the “agent tech stack mess”. The agent tech stack mess primarily breeds agent burnout. This way, even lean teams can handle a large volume of customer queries.