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Improving First Call Resolution Rates

Global Response

Do your agents need a bit more training? Consider adding more detailed FAQs to your website, integrating chatbots, and implementing interactive voice response (IVR) systems. This technology can be used in IVR systems to better understand customer requests and route calls more accurately.

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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. Poor agent typing skills.

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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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Buddying Up – Putting Virtual Employee Assistants at the Heart of Agent Development

TechSee

Deploying the most effective and sustainable VEA would require the integration of multiple technologies, such as interaction guidance, decision support, robotic process automation, workflow optimization and agent career path development. Current approaches to agent empowerment. Team-based models.

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25 Call Center Leaders Share the Most Effective Ways to Boost Contact Center Efficiency

Callminer

Our solution, VIA Contact Centre, is actually an adapted form of Skype for Business that offers added benefits to the contact center like call recording, smart agent selection, and interactive voice response – the latter is particularly useful as it negates the need for switchboards entirely.