JustCall

APRIL 9, 2024

Let’s dive into some practical tips to conquer those call fluctuations! Unexpected surges and drops are challenging and require proper management tools. If agents are not available during a particular season and call volume peaks, it would result in missed calls and extended wait times. That’s where JustCall can help.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you haven’t been paying attention, agent attrition has continued to rise, according to our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. And high turnover rates won’t just hit you in the wallet — it also impacts morale, which will affect any new hires. Of course, the above tips will do you no good if your business doesn’t follow through.

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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). And, you shouldn’t have to worry that running a lean contact center puts agents at risk for burnout and disengagement. Because modern WFM is shifting.

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Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 18, 2015

In a previous blog post, I provided tips to help managers and team leaders prepare their frontline agents to handle irate callers. It’s also important to provide support for your agents after an irate call: An upset agent can actually cause their next caller to become irate. Have you ever seen this?

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

It lives in how you use your insights to fuel positive changes that improve your customer and agent experience. Your data is a powerhouse of information that lets you spot operational inefficiencies, agent empowerment issues, or inaccuracies that make your customer interactions difficult. Which agents do they interact with?

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

It lives in how you use your insights to fuel positive changes that improve your customer and agent experience. Your data is a powerhouse of information that lets you spot operational inefficiencies, agent empowerment issues, or inaccuracies that make your customer interactions difficult. Which agents do they interact with?

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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. Virtual Employee Assistants (VEA) – or digital buddies – have been tapped as an effective solution to help contact centers both support and motivate their agents.

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