Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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JustCall

MARCH 9, 2023

Did you know that 70% of customers that had their issues solved favourably in the first call would be willing to return to your business for repeat purchases? This is how important customer experience is, especially in the context of contact centers. What are Contact Center Software Solutions?

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Personally, my favorite of these quotes is “It’s not how we make mistakes, it’s how we correct them that defines us,” and this couldn’t be truer when it comes to customer service. Roughly half of customers indicate that their customer service interaction was centered on trying to resolve a problem or issue.

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VocalCom

MARCH 12, 2018

The contact center is, without question, an intense environment. To keep agents organized and focused, managers may present them with a rigid protocol. However, good management is only part of ensuring agent success. Here are five tips for empowering contact center agents to offer the best customer service possible.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 12, 2016

When I think about “great” service, I envision a customer interaction that required little customer effort, that was resolved on the first contact, by the first agent, and in which the agent served as a positive ambassador for the brand. But, does hiring great contact center agents equate to great service?

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Agent burnout directly harms the quality of customer service your business provides and significantly hurts your company’s bottom line. It’s hard to ignore the fact that contact centers are plagued with high agent burnout and turnover rates. Some contact centers experience almost no turnover at all.

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Edify

OCTOBER 13, 2020

“I’m so happy I was able to help you today, ma’am!” Well, actually, you didn’t.

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When customers have an issue that may impact their loyalty, the experiences that truly matter aren’t with a logo, a brand logo or marketing slogan, it’s their interaction with your contact center agents. Every customer base is unique and requires a unique blend of problem solving skills and contact center tools.

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When customers have an issue that may impact their loyalty, the experiences that truly matter aren’t with a logo, a brand logo or marketing slogan, it’s their interaction with your contact center agents. Every customer base is unique and requires a unique blend of problem solving skills and contact center tools.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 30, 2021

Microsoft says 90% of Americans use good customer service as a factor when deciding whether to do business with a company. Why would customers stay loyal to brands that are slow or can’t offer help? Why wouldn’t a customer find a company that makes buying and learning a product or service quick, easy, and accessible?

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SharpenCX

JUNE 24, 2020

You crack down on metrics to drive up agent performance, but KPIs don’t budge. You monitor interactions to see where agents need help, but your performance plans don’t get them back on track. I keep tabs on a few forums where contact center agents share their frustrations (and successes) at work. What gives?

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Ameyo

JULY 19, 2018

We recently had an interesting discussion with a Customer Service Head of one of the leading banks in Africa, about how banking experience can be improved by empowering customer service agents with the right access to the backend applications for resolving customer queries efficiently.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

As a call center stakeholder—be it an owner, manager, or supervisor—the task of harnessing call center reporting to pinpoint areas for improvement, optimize agent performance, and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction can seem daunting. Table of Contents What is Call Center Reporting?

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When customers have an issue that may impact their loyalty, the experiences that truly matter aren’t with a logo, a brand logo or marketing slogan, it’s their interaction with your contact center agents. Every customer base is unique and requires a unique blend of problem solving skills and contact center tools.

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Agent Empowerment Contact Center Metrics Best practices 40

Toister Performance Solutions

APRIL 30, 2020

And if your contact center is doing this to customers, you're also wasting precious handle time by not empowering your agents to serve people faster. But first, let’s look at how contact centers are wasting time. How do contact centers waste time? How do contact centers waste time?

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SharpenCX

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You form new strategies or tailor your old ones to the new expectations of customers. But through it all, one question remains the same: Do you know how to keep customers happy? Turns out, much of that happiness comes from the service you deliver. And, another 76% think customers are smarter and more informed, too.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. Here, we step beyond employee engagement and look at this category as your agents’ holistic experience. Customer Satisfaction.

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DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Should Customer Service be a Sales Channel? Wells Fargo is no longer making daily news headlines, but the impact of their overly aggressive cross-selling culture will be felt by contact centers throughout the United States for a long time. Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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CCNG

JANUARY 18, 2023

One of the major initiatives abuzz in the Contact Center industry is agent empowerment and how it will improve performance and CX. Agents who feel empowered are comfortable making decisions on their own, which gives them a keen sense of ownership with every customer interaction. The concept is simple.

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Aspect

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The holiday season is all about giving and on this Thanksgiving Eve there’s no better time to show your customer service and contact center agents how grateful you are for them. Agents want to feel as if they have the autonomy and responsibility to not only handle complex questions but also make decisions.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. Here, we step beyond employee engagement and look at this category as your agents’ holistic experience. Customer Satisfaction.

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Coaching Average Handle Time Customer Experience Metrics 52

Customer Service Life

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Pretty much every contact center on the planet has some sort of a quality assurance process — or so I learned when I contracted with an outsourcer a half dozen years ago. Like other KPIs, this is a metric that’s tracked and improved upon from the organizational level all the way down to each individual agent. What’s next?

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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. Use customizable reports and historical data to forecast service needs.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 1, 2017

For many organizations, a huge part of this new year task is setting contact center priorities — priorities that can have a colossal impact on the customer experience. But deciding on annual goals and specific yearly focuses for a call center isn’t always easy. Tip: Begin to examine your existing contact center processes.

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bold360 Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

CSS tools, unlike human agents, are available 24/7 across multiple channels. Customers increasingly prefer using self-service tools: CEB (now Gartner) reports that 81% of consumers try to self-serve before calling a contact center. CSS Tools Go Beyond the Chatbot.

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teleopti

JUNE 5, 2019

The importance of human connection in business has come back in focus in recent years with the upward trend for customer experience (CX). This has consequently elevated the role of the contact center and its crucial position in creating customer-brand connections. For more info, read the press release!

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 21, 2015

This process validates the effectiveness of individuals evaluating agent performance and improving customer service. With the increase of remote employees and QM often being outsourced in the contact center, traditional calibration may not be ideal, so develop an approach that is best for your organization.

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teleopti

JULY 15, 2019

Tommy Palomäki at Teleopti explains why it pays to focus on CSR’s (Customer Service Representatives) well-being using automated Workforce Management to inspire and motivate staff. Combat overwork and stress – maximize the latest forecasting technology to right-size your contact center for the future.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Let’s face it, the call center of yesteryear is not wholly relevant when looking at customer service operations today. Even the terms “call center” and “contact center” are called into question, given the images they evoke of rows of agents in cubicles lined up to fill a room.

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Bright Pattern

MARCH 8, 2018

According to Gallup, highly engaged customer service teams achieve, on average, a 10% increase in customer ratings and a 20% increase in sales.

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Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Successful customer service organizations create a culture that encourages it. Engaged employees are more enthusiastic about their contribution to the business and, ultimately, increase the level and consistency of service provided to their clients. Employee engagement is more than just a buzzword.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Real-Time Agent Assist uses AI and Machine Learning to analyze customer needs and emotions, then deliver real-time coaching so contact center agents can take the best next step for customers. Real-Time Agent Assist. Automated Call Summaries .

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Contact Center Pipeline

JUNE 8, 2017

The future of work and the impact that artificial intelligence will have on the workforce has been a hot topic lately. The publicity has been a bit unsettling, though, given the tendency to couple the acronym AI with the word “replace”—as in “AI Will Replace Half of All Jobs in the Next Decade” or “Could […].

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Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 13, 2015

In recent years, some service providers have subscribed to the theory that companies should strive to provide a level of customer service that is just “good enough,” and should not spend the effort or resources trying to delight their customers. Customers will be satisfied if you just get the basics right, they say.

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teleopti

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Based on the insights of Calabrio/Teleopti’s customer community combined with our first-hand experience of guiding organizations through the often-complicated maze of scheduling and forecasting, here is an insider’s guide to making the most of your WFM technology. . 5 ways to become a WFM guru. Get to know your people.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JULY 7, 2016

My mother had a lot of children… 10 to be exact. She had multiple means of teaching this brood of children acceptable social behaviors. These included metaphors, analogies and idioms. I recall an idiom she offered me when I spent the birthday money my aunt sent but had not written a thank-you note. While I […].

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TechSee

MARCH 7, 2019

The contact center industry continues to face extremely high agent turnover, with some outbound and telemarketing centers experiencing attrition rates as high as 27% annually. Contact centers are ready for change. Current approaches to agent empowerment. Building a better VEA.

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