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Trends to Improve Your Contact Center in 2024

Calltools

This lets customers handle their own needs while your agents tackle more demanding issues. Your call center can use interactive voice response (IVR) technology to make self-service even more convenient. With IVR, callers can say what they want to accomplish instead of sitting through a list of service options.

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7 Tips to Handle Seasonal and Unexpected Call Volume Spikes

JustCall

Read more: Manage high call volume with ease using IVR automation Seven tips for managing seasonal and unexpected call fluctuations Unexpected spikes and dips in call volumes are normal. Self-service enablement For self-service, you can deploy conversational IVRs , chatbots, FAQ sections, and help centers.

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How to Effectively Empower Call Center Agents

Global Response

What does empowerment look like when it comes to their role? Agent empowerment is key for increasing retention and job satisfaction, but it also plays a large role in effective customer service and customer satisfaction. So, how do you create empowered call center agents who can deliver great service day-in and day-out?

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Three Ways to Effortlessly Cut Average Handle Time 

Toister Performance Solutions

The interactive voice response system (IVR) prompts you to enter some basic account information like the last four digits of your social security number. The real frustration begins once you (finally) get a live agent on the phone and they ask you for the same information all over again. Then your IVR steps in.

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How to Empower Contact Center Agents

VocalCom

To keep agents organized and focused, managers may present them with a rigid protocol. However, good management is only part of ensuring agent success. Agent empowerment is equally essential, and that means giving agents a voice when establishing contact center practices.

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Best Contact Center Software in 2023

JustCall

Using call center software, you can drive efficiency into call center functions like call routing, queueing, IVR, and much more. Gladly Gladly Gladly is all about driving customer loyalty by offering tools that enhance personalized interactions between your business and customers.

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The 5-Point Customer Experience Health Check for Contact Centers

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Check for Agent Empowerment . Companies that set the bar for customers experience often are the ones that empower their agents to solve problems and go “above and beyond” for their customers. Personalization is more than just knowing the customer’s name. Is Your Customer Journey a Highway to Hell or a Stairway to Heaven?