CCNG

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. Employees and gig workers are harder to retain, and the job of the customer-facing agent is getting more complicated and stressful. Customer phone calls cost the company more money.

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Management Average Handle Time Self service First call resolution 195

NICE inContact

JUNE 5, 2019

However, every day in the contact center, supervisors and managers send incomplete messages to their agents, failing to prescribe what “medicine” is needed to correct their performance problems. So how can you effectively “treat” your contact center with invaluable coaching medicine? Select the Right QM Platform.

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Coaching Contact Center Average Handle Time Quality management 54

Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Real estate 334

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

We spent the last couple of months asking influencers and industry leaders how they thought the pandemic had impacted customer service. Read the Full Industry Report Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. Contact Center Teams Had to be More Empathetic. Nobody escaped the endless waiting times. .

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Consulting Consulting 159

Playvox

JANUARY 24, 2022

Delivering exceptional customer experiences is the new competitive advantage. While it’s hard to argue against the importance of delivering great CX, it’s also all too easy to assume that the experiences your contact center delivers are up to par simply because you are handling interactions efficiently.

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Contact Center Customer Experience Brand ambassadors Average Handle Time 88

Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

Providing an ever-improving customer experience while boosting contact center agent productivity is paramount for your business. During the best of economic times, it’s a smart business practice. Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center.

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Contact Center Coaching Schedule adherence Abandon rate 74

Fonolo

JUNE 9, 2020

Is your contact center providing the best customer experience possible? One of the most challenging aspects of running a contact center is managing your team. After all, these are the people who connect with dozens of your customers each day and support them with any issues or challenges they may have.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time First call resolution Metrics 129

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. They’re protecting and building your company’s brand — no matter what they have to deal with from customers. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

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Contact Center Agent burnout Morale Coaching 78

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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Contact Center Gamification Call Center Average Handle Time 176

TechSee

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The traditional contact center – with agents in cubicles following scripts and rushing to meet individual KPIs – will soon be a thing of the past. Agent collaboration also enables a higher First Contact Resolution (FCR) rate by eliminating time-consuming escalations. What’s the climate of your contact center?

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Contact Center Wireless Scripts Average Handle Time 117

Myra Golden Media

APRIL 11, 2023

A whopping one-third of contact centers have laid off employees in the last 12 months, reducing their headcount by about 33%. Despite fewer resources and fewer employees, contact centers are expected to achieve the same or better results. Learn more about Balto AI’s solutions here.

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Average Handle Time Contact Center First call resolution Analytics 156

Customer Relationship Metrics

JULY 26, 2017

It’s just the nature of the contact center industry. Or is it time to put humanity into your contact center? It’s time to put humanity into your contact center.” Managing a contact center is fast paced and furious. You feel like no matter what you try, it’s not going to work.

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Contact Center Calibration Construction Customer centricity 211

SharpenCX

MAY 26, 2020

It’s common for some business leaders to view their contact center teams as an afterthought. This isn’t helped by contact centers’ notoriously high turnover rates. Call center jobs are, too often, chalked up as entry-level roles. The world is changing, and customers run the show.

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Contact Center Customer Service Coaching Customer Experience 128

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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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Management Gamification 52

Customer Service Life

MAY 21, 2018

The first was to gauge our quality performance across all of our programs and the second was to be a thought leader in the customer experience space — working to promote best practices in our approach to customer satisfaction (CSAT) survey results and share valuable insights with clients. Average Handle Time (AHT).

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Metrics Contact Center Customer Experience Average Handle Time 68

SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

But with the right training and encouragement, most contact center agents can become effective and efficient communicators. Positive experiences with a contact center agent go a long way. In fact, 73% of customers will stay loyal to a company if they encounter friendly customer service agents.

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Contact Center Coaching Scripts Average Handle Time 128

Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

The strain to balance taking care of employees to protect them from the coronavirus while maintaining business continuity continues for contact center leaders. As contact volume, customer anxiety and agent stress all still soar, what you once managed can now feel overwhelmingly un-manageable. Every time.

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Best practices Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 84

JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

And the only way to succeed is through an effective contact center management system. This blog will look at the tips and best practices for contact center management. Follow them to optimize your contact center operation and ensure smooth customer service. What is Contact Center Management?

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Contact Center Management Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 52

Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

For most contact centers, surviving the first months of COVID-19 required swift operational reboots that began with major work-from-home (WFH) transitions. The strain of balancing the need to protect employees from the coronavirus while maintaining business continuity continues for contact center leaders. Every time.

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Best practices Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 83

DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Real-Time Guidance Drives Contact Center Digital Transformation September, 2023 In 2005, Donna Fluss, founder and president of DMG Consulting LLC, published a book called The Real-Time Contact Center , which had a twofold purpose.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Analytics Consulting 48

Playvox

APRIL 5, 2022

Most companies aspire to excellence in customer experience (CX). But without getting contact center performance right, all other CX elements – such as marketing, user experience, etc. How do you build a high performance contact center? After all, the employee experience drives the customer experience.

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Contact Center Coaching Metrics Average Handle Time 77

Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn. It’s no secret that better coaching creates more effective agents and better overall customer interactions. Why then do so many call centers struggle to convert coaching into real, measurable results? Don't Coach to a Number.

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Coaching Call Center Average Handle Time Contact Center 59

Fonolo

APRIL 6, 2020

The Best Apps for Virtual Contact Center Teams. We’re going to walk you through some of the best remote contact center technology and apps to use for your business and remote teams. This call center solution is great for larger teams and businesses. Using Virtual Contact Center Apps .

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Call Center Multichannel 108

Fonolo

AUGUST 12, 2021

Not only does it lead to higher profits and lowered costs, it also results in better employee engagement and improved customer experiences. So many factors damper agent productivity, like high call volumes and staff turnover, both of which are only too common in the call center industry. Average Handle Time (AHT).

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Call Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time Construction 148

DMG Consulting

MARCH 10, 2023

5 Applications to Boost Contact Center Performance in a Tough Economy View this article on the publisher’s website. As enterprises tighten budgets due to the troubled economy, contact center leaders are under greater pressure to improve productivity while enhancing the customer experience (CX).

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Gamification Quality management 48

Serenova

AUGUST 25, 2020

There are two constants in the contact center. Customer expectations are evolving, and contact center leaders are working to elevate the customer experience. Which workforce management processes and solutions drive rapid decision making and contact center productivity?

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Contact Center Schedule adherence Management Coaching 81

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. Learn more here.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Call Center CRM 52

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ready to level up your contact center team? Improving call center agent performance can seem overwhelming, and you might wonder where to start. TIP: Common KPIs for contact center agents can include average handle time (AHT), first call resolution (FCR), and customer satisfaction score (CSat).

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Call Center Schedule adherence Average Handle Time Construction 87

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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Contact Center Customer Experience Journey mapping Average Handle Time 52

CSM Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

Customer experience is more important than ever. As already-high customer expectations continue to evolve, businesses need to pivot rapidly to meet them. And with so much still in flux, that’s not set to change any time soon. Why invest in coaching agents? But coaching techniques haven’t yet been updated to match.

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Customer Experience Coaching Average Handle Time Contact Center 59

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Importance of Reporting and Analytics in a Contact Center Reporting and analytics are one of the crucial components that help gain an accurate and sincere state of a contact center’s development. Presented using reports to monitor a contact center’s performance over time.

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Best practices Analytics Contact Center Coaching 52

NobelBiz

MARCH 19, 2024

Call center dashboards play a vital role in contact centers. Call center dashboards provide the kinds of insights and metrics that contribute to having improved agent performance and more successful campaigns. Types of Call Center Dashboards So what types of call center dashboards are there?

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Call Center Average Handle Time Abandon Call Contact Center 59

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Contact center managers know that quality monitoring and management is necessary to maintain or improve Customer Satisfaction (CSAT). It can be difficult, however, to tie contact center contributions to CSAT and then to resulting dollars, making it even more difficult to justify needed quality management investments.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Quality management First call resolution 61

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Call center optimization is a strategic approach that focuses on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of call center operations. When companies implement specific tools and best practices, they can significantly improve their customer experience (CX), increase agent performance, and ensure high-quality service.

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Best practices Call Center Interactive Voice Response First call resolution 104

SharpenCX

MAY 6, 2020

Good customer service drives higher revenue, happier customers, and lowers churn. Your contact center is a business powerhouse. Still, contact center leaders struggle to prove the value of their business unit to execs. And, why investing in the contact center can catapult your business forward.

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Contact Center Call Center Coaching Agent burnout 76

Callminer

JUNE 9, 2020

Average handle time, or AHT, is an important call center metric. To calculate AHT, add your total talk time + total hold time + total after-call tasks, and then divide by the number of total calls. That is your average handle time. Calculating Your Average Handle Time.

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Average Handle Time Best practices Call Center Coaching 182

COPC

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In last month’s article , we looked at how coaching customer satisfaction (CSAT) to a number may lead to wasted time and effort, employee dissatisfaction, and difficulty improving CSAT results. CSAT as an Output Metric Something we need to align on first is that CSAT is an output metric in the contact center, not an input.

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Metrics Coaching Average Handle Time Consulting 92