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? 7 Employee Retention Strategies For Contact Center Managers.

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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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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.

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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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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2018

This article underlines the value of DSS in customer service and focuses on the potential computer vision brings to call/chat centers, where providing a positive customer experience (CX) at scale is critical to success in the current competitive business climate. Current state of DSS in contact centers.

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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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The GLOBO Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Your Contact Center is driving toward efficiencies, better experiences, and empowered customers. 79% of contact centers report they serve customers who are not native speakers of their primary language. Is your contact center ready? First Call Resolution (FCR). Average Handle Time (AHT).

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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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Call Experts

JULY 28, 2022

Contact center support is a vital part of any business. A contact center can help save you time and money while delivering outstanding service to your customers. The right contact center will improve customer satisfaction , which leads to increased sales and profitability. What Is A Contact Center?

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NobelBiz

AUGUST 11, 2022

Customer expectations are higher than they have ever been and call centers are increasingly concerned with their ability to adapt to changing conditions. That’s where CCaaS – Contact Center as a Service comes in. Why CCaaS flexibility is so important for call centers?

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NobelBiz

APRIL 5, 2022

These days, the contact center is the face of a company. The customer experience can make or break your business, so it’s important to understand the factors that make a great customer service representative and a great contact center. However, managing a contact center doesn’t come without its challenges and risks.

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InGenius

JANUARY 2, 2019

A bite-sized breakdown of typical contact center terminology. When you're working in a fast-paced contact center environment where time is precious, it makes sense to use a set of special words that are going to help speed up communication and keep productivity levels running high - but what are they?

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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. These reports also boost your call center and business intelligence by providing actionable data.

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TechSee

MARCH 12, 2019

But while happy customers are vital to the success of a business, happy representatives are equally important, especially with high agent attrition rates presenting a real challenge for contact enters in 2019. Bringing visual automation to contact centers. The Value of Automation. The Power of Visual Automation.

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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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The GLOBO Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Your Contact Center is driving toward efficiencies, better experiences, and empowered customers. 79% of contact centers report they serve customers who are not native speakers of their primary language. Is your contact center ready? First Call Resolution (FCR). Average Handle Time (AHT).

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As the key to customer relations between companies and consumers, the contact center and more specifically agents, must respect a perfect showcase of a brand for the outside world. AHT is an abbreviation for “Average Handling Time.” It is one of the most typical criteria assessed in contact center support services.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As the key to customer relations between companies and consumers, the contact center and more specifically agents, must respect a perfect showcase of a brand for the outside world. AHT is an abbreviation for “Average Handling Time.” It is one of the most typical criteria assessed in contact center support services.

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JustCall

MARCH 10, 2023

In an ideal contact center, all calls directly reach their destinations, and all agents handle every call perfectly. Customers do not have to wait in queues or be put on hold, and issues get resolved in the very first call. For starters, it may give your contact center a nudge towards digitization.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 4, 2022

You can come pretty close to this scenario—all you have to do is learn how to monitor your call center performance! Which Elements of the Call Center Should You Monitor? Agent performance measures how your contact center agents fare in their day-to-day work. How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Most often, abandonment is a symptom of long hold times. Average Handle Time (AHT). This shows the average amount of time each call takes. This KPI could indicate that a call center manager needs to invest more time in training agents. First Call Resolution (FCR).

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Fonolo

JULY 16, 2019

Given that the average person spends one third of their lives at work, it is no wonder that we develop whole worlds of vocabulary to use within our professional environments. than to say, “Where are we with the average handling time metric this week?” It is one of the best practices to measure the average expected time.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Sharing a view of a physical document, agents can point to a particular line to clarify billing or contract issues, validate coupons, or view damaged goods prior to returns. Incorporating remote visual assistance into day-to-day operations helps: reduce customer effort and wait time. lower high call volume. improve efficiency.

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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. To this end, we have grouped the top contact center trends for 2019 into these three categories: human, effortless and transformative. Learn more.

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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. To this end, we have grouped the top contact center trends for 2019 into these three categories: human, effortless and transformative. Learn more.

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JustCall

AUGUST 23, 2023

One effective strategy is by integrating powerful contact center solutions. Contact Center Compliance Check: Continuously update your team on industry regulations to maintain compliance and implement robust security protocols to safeguard customer data against potential breaches.

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Mindtouch

AUGUST 21, 2019

This might include documentation, policies, procedures, and any other relevant expertise and experience provided by individual workers across an organization. This might include documentation, policies, procedures, and any other relevant expertise and experience provided by individual workers across an organization.

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ViiBE Blog

MAY 20, 2021

With its ability to provide a more acute issue identification and real-time resolution, AR can improve customer service experience on every stage of technical support – from unboxing and installing to troubleshooting. AR has shown to have a positive impact on KPIs of customer service teams and overall business productivity.

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ViiBE Blog

MAY 13, 2021

So what exactly do call centers do? What does a call center do? Customer satisfaction is a crucial metric and the priority of every call center employee. At the core of each call center or contact center is the customer interaction. Which software is used in call centers?

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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. Resolution: Did the call end up with the customer’s problem resolved?

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

“Simply put, the number one mistake call centers make when it comes to comparing and purchasing call center monitoring software is…”. Failing to take the necessary time to involve input from all areas when developing the business requirement documentation for the software. Mark Rapley. KwicInternet.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A QA process can help improve quality of customer service by measuring qualitative data from calls and interactions alongside quantitative data. Document your QA process All effective QA processes share (at least) three things in common: they are straightforward , understandable , and repeatable.

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Voxjar

AUGUST 15, 2021

Call center scorecards are referred to by many names: quality assurance scorecard, customer service scorecard, quality scorecard, call center quality scorecard, and probably a few others. This makes it a lot easier to establish training guidelines and get your call center agents on the same page.

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