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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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

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Balto

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Myth: Call coaching software is only helpful for onboarding new agents. Fact: 61% of tenured agents use call coaching software and those who do have higher job satisfaction and other success metrics across the board. How Does Call Coaching Software Help New Agents? How Does Call Coaching Software Help Tenured Agents?

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3CLogic

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Agent retention has long been a challenge for contact centers. In fact, a recent ICMI survey shows the average contact center’s agent turnover rate was 58% year over year. So why is high employee turnover so common among contact centers? Go Beyond Metrics To Offer Individualized Coaching.

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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? This technology is a component that takes calls and assigns them to the appropriate agent.

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SharpenCX

MAY 16, 2022

Outbound contact centers are often considered synonymous with spammers, but when run ethically and with the right purpose, they can play a critical role in deepening your relationships with your existing customers and connecting with new ones. Inbound Vs. Outbound Contact Centers. Average Handle Time (AHT).

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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? Smarter Coaching Is A Smart Investment.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 21, 2021

TIP: Common KPIs for contact center agents can include Average Handle Time (AHT), First Call Resolution (FCR), and Customer Satisfaction score (CSat). If you don’t already have a system to track agent performance , it’s time to make the upgrade. Offer coaching sessions. Showcase their impact.

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

(Working with contact centers around the world, we know that better than anyone!). That’s why we’ve put together a glossary covering some key CX terms, with some links to further resources so you can become your company’s CX expert in no time. Average Time to Abandon (ATA). Average Handling Time (AHT).

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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. Starting with the Source of Quality CX — Your Contact Center Agents.

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Balto

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

So, it comes as no surprise that one of the primary challenges identified by financial services contact center employees is the easy access of available desktop tools. In fact, one in five contact center employees has listed desktop tools among their top operational challenges for four years in a row.

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Customer Service Life

JANUARY 7, 2021

They boast a number of benefits for contact centers handling text-based support channels like email, chat, SMS, social media, and more, including: Improved speed and accuracy when interacting with customers. Reduced time to full resolution. The fact of the matter is that all savvy contact center agents use them.

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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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NobelBiz

MARCH 14, 2022

The primary goal of an outbound campaign is to reach prospects and turn them into actual customers, fulfilling business objectives such as buying a product or service, conducting surveys, establishing appointments, brand promotion, debt collection, etc. So the question is: How to build great outbound campaigns for your contact center?

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Customer Service Life

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Early in my career as a contact center manager, I did many things that make me cringe nowadays. I rode that high horse for a long time — even marking team members down on their quality evaluations for failing to end calls with that simple question.

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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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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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Call Design

JULY 6, 2021

Here’s a list of 10 key metrics that can be used by contact centre managers to ensure the delivery of both strong customer experiences and financial performance through workforce efficiency. According to a Contact Center Helper report, 95.7% First Contact Resolution. Average Handle Time (AHT).

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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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TechSee

JUNE 4, 2019

Nowhere is that truer than in call center training – bringing new agents up to speed on products, processes and the productivity expected of them. Traditionally, contact centers have trained new agents using one-on-one coaching or classroom-style role-playing, where the focus is on imparting knowledge and customer service etiquette.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In our sphere, a successful contact center is defined by its ability to manage customer interactions and meet their needs, while also operating in an efficient and cost-effective manner. To become a successful contact center, managers should pay exhaustive attention to four aspects, the first of which is a well trained workforce.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact centers are always looking for ways to reduce costs. This is particularly true during periods of uncertainty and economic downturn, when call center cost savings contribute to business continuity. The Best Call Center Cost Reduction Strategies. Reduce second-time calls with better FCR.

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Taylor Reach Group

APRIL 8, 2021

Anyone that has ever worked in a contact center, knows the importance of efficiency. In a typical contact center, we measure efficiency from every angle: Number of contacts per hour, Average Handle Time (AHT) , After Call Work (ACW) and Agent Occupancy just to name a few! And the winner is ….

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Noble Systems

JUNE 27, 2019

Ultimately, your unique business needs will determine what is included in your cloud contact center system. However, there are some technologies and capabilities that are must-haves for all cloud contact center deployments – here are the ten most essential. Speech analytics is another essential for cloud contact centers.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The success of your call center agents depends heavily on your ability to lead them to that success. Just as any great sports team is only as good as its coach, a call center team is only as good as its manager. Determine what your employees think of your leadership skills with an anonymous survey. First call resolution.

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Noble Systems

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Improving contact center agent productivity can have a major impact on bottom-line results. There are many lists of “Top” Contact Center KPIs that you can access with a simple Internet search. There are many lists of “Top” Contact Center KPIs that you can access with a simple Internet search. —-.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Contact Center Customer Experience always starts with how a customer feels before knowing how a particular technology works. And the premise of how customers feel when they call your contact center starts from your IVR messaging. The IVR messaging is what customers hear when they call your contact center.

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Vistio

MARCH 11, 2024

If you work in a contact center, you know just how crucial a well-trained agent can be. Regularly Assess and Refine Training Content One of the keys to ensuring effective agent training is maintaining up-to-date, relevant training content that addresses the evolving needs of your contact center and its agents.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The data collected, measured, and analyzed for contact centers is an absolute gold mine. This article focuses on the crucial role of customer data analytics in contact center performance and customer experience. Satisfaction surveys include open, closed, multiple-choice, and free text zones.

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SharpenCX

JULY 26, 2023

Every call your contact center receives brings heaps of data with it: customer information, customer preferences, product insights, customer satisfaction scores, and much more. What is Call Center Data? Call center data is any information that comes from customer interactions in your contact center.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It’s time to turn to the brain of the operation: your customer service data. Download Now] Use the data that lives in your contact center to improve your customer experience. The only way to sustain service levels is to learn what’s really happening in your contact center. Solicit customer feedback with surveys.

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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Real-Time Guidance: Help for Agents and Customers. DMG Consulting’s survey of contact center operational and technical goals and investment priorities for 2022 showed that executives are primed to make a series of technology investments to enhance the performance, productivity, and perception of their service organizations.

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Callminer

APRIL 24, 2020

Call scoring evaluation forms can also be helpful for enhancing quality assurance within the call center. In addition to call monitoring and scoring, managers and supervisors should also make it a point to schedule in time for targeted coaching sessions with agents. Training, however, should not be viewed as a one-time thing.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Once the root causes behind low scores are identified, decision-makers within a contact center can start implementing personalized coaching sessions for agents to overcome their weaknesses and improve their performance in different customer interactions.

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Taylor Reach Group

JANUARY 11, 2018

The Contact Center outsourcing industry is a significant piece of the customer service and support landscape. The staff labor is resold either on a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), per hour or per minute basis. By: Colin Taylor. The US market size was estimated by the Everest Group at between $78 and $81 billion dollars annually.

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Balto

JUNE 13, 2022

In the contact center industry, we talk a lot about the importance of first call resolution (FCR). The more queries we can resolve on the first contact, the more satisfied customers are. Why Are Manager Requests Metrics Important to Contact Centers? Here are seven tips to help you reduce contact center escalations.

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DMG Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When it comes to contact center systems and applications, no topic is generating more buzz and excitement than artificial intelligence. Because GPT-4 and similar generative AI technologies can produce realistic humanlike text, they have a wide range of uses in contact centers as well as other customer experience-oriented functions.

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