Fonolo

MAY 3, 2023

Lowering call abandonment rates in contact centers is one of the most powerful performance levers available to call center managers. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know in order to understand, measure, and reduce call abandonment in your contact center. What is an Abandoned Call?

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JustCall

MARCH 9, 2023

Given the fact that contact centers are where most of the customer activity happens, this department needs robust tools and solutions to handle the load. To help businesses manage call volumes in addition to keeping their efforts goal-aligned, they can choose from various types of contact center solutions.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Optimizing team productivity is the key to achieving this goal, and this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps necessary to unlock your call center’s full potential. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center? CSAT = (number of positive responses / the total number of responses) x 100.

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NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to this insightful blog post, where we discuss building a successful outbound lead generation strategy for contact centers. If an outbound campaign works with a list of 500 leads and only 50 persons answer back, the Contact Rate for that particular campaign will be 10%. And no wonder. And no wonder.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contact centers play a vital role in today’s modern businesses. They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. million in 2022 to US$34, 570.73 from 2023 to 2028.

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Monet Software

JANUARY 16, 2020

Blended agent assignments have been a staple of the contact center since the advent of automated call distribution (ACD) systems. Enabling outbound agents to fill in on inbound lines when call volumes spike, for example, has offered valuable options for enhancing call center metrics, like service levels and abandonment rates.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

If you’ve manage an aging contact center, then you’ve probably identified several inefficiencies which limit your success. Maybe its call volumes that exceed contact center capacity. When you transform contact center inefficiencies into proficiencies you are transforming money “wasted” into money saved.

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Monet Software

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Top tips for using call center analytics and reporting to make the case for your spending forecast. It’s almost that time again. The contact center budgeting process is never easy. That’s why we created The Ultimate Guide to Budgeting for Your Call Center !) For many SMBs, the annual budget is coming due.

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eGain

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Sorry, no such thing for AI in the Contact Center this time around. eGain has many killer use-cases and real-world success stories for Contact Center AI from its blue-chip clients. 23% improvement in FCR (First-Contact Resolution). Agent training time reduced by 60%. 80% reduction in resolution time.

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aircall

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

That’s a financial services sales agent, a type of call center agent whose job it is to help customers make informed decisions when it comes to purchasing financial services. . When a customer needs further assistance, a financial services sales agent has to be available to receive their call. The person you spoke to?

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AWS Machine Learning

JULY 29, 2022

Providing your customers with a highly efficient post-sales and service experience. Establishing highly efficient contact centers requires significant automation, the ability to scale, and a mechanism of active learning through customer feedback. This includes contact centers such as Avaya, Cisco, Genesys, and others.

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Fonolo

MAY 17, 2017

Although there’s a plethora of intelligent call center technology to take advantage of, many organizations still only have basic functionalities in place. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. Why does contact center technology matter?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

A bad forecast can directly lead to under- or overstaffing, which then has cascade effects on average handle time, CSAT, labor waste… the list goes on and on! If the business expects nick-nack sales to increase throughout the year, you can assume to same for calls. What if I don’t have historical data?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

A bad forecast can directly lead to under- or overstaffing, which then has cascade effects on average handle time, CSAT, labor waste… the list goes on and on! If the business expects nick-nack sales to increase throughout the year, you can assume to same for calls. What if I don’t have historical data?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. An agent’s child gets sick, an unexpected website outage triggers an influx of inbound calls, marketing runs a sale without advanced notice, etc. Real-time adherence. That’s life!

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. An agent’s child gets sick, an unexpected website outage triggers an influx of inbound calls, marketing runs a sale without advanced notice, etc. Real-time adherence. That’s life!

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Monet Software

JUNE 10, 2021

8 Tips for Optimizing Schedules and Enhancing Contact Center Workforce Engagement.at the Same Time. Many contact center managers, however, don’t realize how much more value their scheduling activity can deliver to employees, beyond letting agents know when to show up for shifts. We all love a win-win.

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Tethr

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Welcome back to the product update blog! For example, sales leaders can now set a report to show only the top five objections their sales team struggled with that day, week, or month. And, you know, a low-effort experience. ). Here’s a look at the Tethr updates for September 2021… Reporting enhancements.

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VocalCom

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Predictive behavioral routing brings numerous benefits to the contact center and your business. This can further lead to the optimization of other contact center KPIs, such as improved first contact resolution and reduced average handling times.

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eGain

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Sorry, no such thing for AI in the Contact Center this time around. eGain has many killer use-cases and real-world success stories for Contact Center AI from its blue-chip clients. 23% improvement in FCR (First-Contact Resolution). Agent training time reduced by 60%. 80% reduction in resolution time.

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bold360 Blog

MAY 14, 2020

In the first of a three-part conversation, Nate and I discussed how CX leaders are coming from the world of the contact center, what makes a good leader and how Nate took this journey himself. “We’ve Transitioning from the contact center to CX leadership. How much overlap exists between the contact center and CX?

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Call4You Marketing implemented NobelBiz Omni+, an advanced, full-featured cloud contact center solution equipped with an impressive stack of options and features that can be easily integrated, customized, and optimized to any contact center use case. RELATED ARTICLE What is IVR?

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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. This includes calls, emails, live chat, and social media.

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eGain

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Sorry, no such thing for AI in the Contact Center this time around. eGain has many killer use-cases and real-world success stories for Contact Center AI from its blue-chip clients. 23% improvement in FCR (First-Contact Resolution). Agent training time reduced by 60%. 80% reduction in resolution time.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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TeleDirect

MAY 12, 2023

Call and contact centers tend to focus on customer satisfaction and agent performance. In the case of an outbound call center, it refers to the customer’s experience when they are on the receiving end of contact from your business. As with average handle time, the “right” length will depend on the industry.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 16, 2024

Are you struggling to boost customer satisfaction, enhance agent efficiency, or increase lead generation in your contact center? So, as a call center owner, manager or supervisors how do you tackle these difficult challenges and improving the overall performance within your contact center?

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TeleDirect

AUGUST 10, 2022

In the case of a call center, metrics are a crucial way for businesses to ensure that their contact center is functioning at its top level and providing the best service possible. What Are Call Center KPIs? For instance, call center KPIs usually include targets like average wait time or first call resolution rate.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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Expivia

APRIL 29, 2021

It will be easy to see how your call center metrics fluctuate. Average Handle Time. The average handle time is the best call center KPI to gauge how efficient your process is. This is the whole time your rep spends on the interaction. This is part of the average handle time as well.

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bold360 Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2020

For example, If a customer is trying to decide between two products on your website, a sales agent will likely be the best resource for the chat. When customers call your contact center, call routing sends customers to the right department for their inquiry. Decreased Average Handle Time (AHT). More Sales.

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Monet Software

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Anticipating the future is a core mission for any contact center. Inevitably, the CFO wants an accurate budget and the recruitment team needs to know how many full-time equivalents (FTEs) to bring on two months from now. Fortunately, contact center forecasting requires neither a crystal ball nor a math Ph.D.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It’s 2019, which means contact center metrics from 1999 are almost old enough for their first legal beer (and already knocking them back in Canada.) That said, the contact center accumulates millions of data points every single day. How do we use that data to improve the customer experience? But where do we start?

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NICE inContact

MARCH 10, 2016

As a contact center manager, you’ve got a lot of metrics to choose from as your key performance indicators (KPIs). In this blog, we help narrow down this long list to help you focus on the metrics that, when improved upon, will really help your contact center thrive. Service Quality. Outbound Dialing.

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Babelforce

APRIL 28, 2021

As the front line between your company and customers, contact centers are key to fostering this loyalty. This article will explore six easy-to-implement call center customer service tips to improve your support. 6 easy-to-implement call center customer service tips. #1 1 Reduce hold time with virtual queuing.

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TLC Associates

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The responses to your contact center RFP can help you develop a strong sense of which partners can deliver on their promises to increase your revenue and public perception. Protect your investments by visiting one of their contact centers first. Personal devices may not be used on the contact center floor.

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VocalCom

AUGUST 26, 2019

Big data has been a buzzword in the customer service industry for some time now. As every brand knows, all data—big and small—can be applied in some manner to drive sales and improve customer service. Contact center metrics. Key performance indicators (KPIs) reveal the efficiency of your contact center practices.

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