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Metrics That Matter: Average Handle Time

Taylor Reach Group

Average handle time is a wonderful tool. One of the issues that often occurs is that often people are trying to manage agents to a particular average as opposed to recognizing that the average is simply a midpoint of all the conversations that are taking place in that channel. By John Cockerill.

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Three Ways Call Centers Can Reduce Average Wait Time

JustCall

Average wait time vs average handling time Average handling time (AHT) is the time it takes an agent to complete a call. It’s calculated by dividing the total time taken on calls by the total number of calls. Implement self-service tools The best way to clear a call queue faster?

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Macros Are an Essential Contact Center Tool… if Used Correctly. Here’s How

Customer Service Life

The problem is that macros are a tool and so many contact center leaders are trying to hammer a nail into a piece of wood using a screwdriver. Put yourself in the shoes of a contact center agent who’s required to keep their average handle time around six minutes but is also required to type out the same 10-step process thirty times per day.

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GLOBO to Demo Chat Tool that Delivers Near Real-Time Human Translation at CCW Conference & Expo

The GLOBO Blog

GLOBO, a language technology and services company specializing in multilingual communication, is making near real-time, human translation possible. GLOBO will demo its new chat translation tool at Call Center Week (CCW) Conference & Expo (booth #1019), held June 26 to 30 at The Mirage in Las Vegas, NV.

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Lessons Learned from the Frontlines of CX: How One Company Improved Customer Satisfaction by 23% Despite a Volume Surge

bold360 Blog

That businesses can actually improve their key indicator metrics during uncertain times if they have the right systems and tools in place. Like many businesses during much of 2020 with customers impacted by COVID-19, the UK bank saw spikes in customer service demand. The backstory is illuminating across industries.

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Things You Can Do to Improve Your Contact Center’s CX

pindrop

ANI Validation combined with ANI Match can be a powerful tool to improve the customer experience while also saving time and money for the contact center. Contact centers use authentication tools to provide frictionless, personalized customer experiences. But some authentication tools are better suited to that task than others.

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How To Manage The Average Handling Time (AHT) For Contact Centers?

NobelBiz

However, it is obvious that insufficient training, incompatible interfaces and other factors might result in an increase of Average Handling Time. But, how is the Average Handling Time (AHT) calculated? What is the Average Handling Time (AHT) for Contact Centers?