Toister Performance Solutions

APRIL 30, 2020

And if your contact center is doing this to customers, you're also wasting precious handle time by not empowering your agents to serve people faster. But first, let’s look at how contact centers are wasting time. How do contact centers waste time? Poor agent typing skills.

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ViiBE Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

On the other, each call must be handled as promptly as possible to ensure that the next caller has a short wait time. Given these opposing demands, how can a center ensure that agents handle each call as efficiently as possible? A classic call center metric to measure this is the Average Handle Time (AHT).

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CCNG

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the last 20 years, the Internet has allowed companies to outsource or offshore their contact centers overseas. Now, AI is shaping how contact centers operate. Contact centers are becoming more responsive and efficient, and they're providing elastic customer service for the first time.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 12, 2023

The same holds when considering how artificial intelligence is changing the contact center. . Tools like interactive voice response (IVR) and smart call routing are tried and true ways to save time and money – and offer better service. Again: these tools employ automation and at least a bit of artificial intelligence.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2023

If there’s one thing managers need to understand about digital transformation, it’s how artificial intelligence is changing CX in the contact center. Gartner reports that AI chatbots alone can save the contact center industry up to $80 billion in annual labor costs by 2026. What AI tools Will Improve Contact Center CX?

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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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CCNG

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. The already frustrated customer is now stuck in a queue with a long wait; that’s because staffing levels are down because contact centers don’t have enough customer-facing workers. It’s a vicious cycle.

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VocalCom

MAY 15, 2017

For this reason, average handling time, or AHT, is often considered an important metric to measure in the contact center, as agents strive to offer great customer service while keeping their interactions as short as possible. Keeping agents well-informed is essential to reducing average handling time.

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Calltools

MAY 3, 2023

5 Tips to Enhance Agents’ Experience Your contact center agents’ experience is just as important as your customers’ experience. 5 Tips to Enhance Agents’ Experience Your contact center agents’ experience is just as important as your customers’ experience.

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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

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Entrepreneur and CRM expert Bobby Darnell describes business development as a “contact sport.” When it comes to contact center development, what Darnell means is that you must engage. You can’t passively improve a call center. . Call center development is an essential subset of any overall business development plan.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve decided up your contact center game. Picking an effective contact center strategy is a process that requires thought, evaluation, and preparation. We’ve got eight essential tips so you can start improving your contact center today.

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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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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. Metrics for Evaluating Contact Center Agent Performance. Average Handle Time (AHT). Where should you begin? TIP: Don’t overdo it!

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Global Response

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Maximize contact center potential to meet contract-driven service level agreements. Boosts Effectiveness by Aligning Scheduling Scheduling is an important tool to increase productivity and lower attrition. This includes efficient management of time off requests from a business needs perspective.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Customer care QA processes are moving from limited sampling to real-time, holistic analysis thanks to emerging conversation intelligence technologies that impact every corner of the contact center for the better. The rate at which contact center technology has evolved accelerated during the pandemic years.

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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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Calltools

JULY 12, 2023

Contact centers face the ongoing task of finding new ways to enhance customer experience. Optimizing your contact center will help your customers experience better interactions with your agents, leading to greater customer satisfaction, higher retention rates, and improved brand recognition.

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Vistio

JANUARY 16, 2024

As companies strive to maintain their competitive edge and foster customer loyalty, modern contact center technology solutions, like next-best-action guidance and automation, can be invaluable in optimizing processes and empowering agents to deliver outstanding experiences consistently.

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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. But how can they achieve this?

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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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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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Global Response

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

What is a Multi-Channel Contact Center? Ready to increase customer engagement and satisfaction, reduce average handle time and grow sales? Then it might be time for you to consider a multi-channel contact center for your business. So what is a multi-channel contact center?

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

Introduction Contact centers are one of the most underrated departments of a business. It is important to equip your call centers with the right toolset and insight for them to function well. What Is Contact Center Analytics? This means your contact center is adequately equipped.

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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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TechSee

MARCH 5, 2020

Overworking employees can actually drive up call center costs by causing burnout and leading to high agent turnover. A report by HDI shows that when call center agent utilization rates approach 60–70%, the contact center will experience high attrition because they are pushing the agents too hard. Sharing the Knowledge.

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TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

Today’s contact centers face a daunting challenge. From small helpdesks operated by specialist manufacturers to vast contact centers run by leading telecoms and consumer electronics providers, end users can now receive faster, more effective service and support from both live human agents and virtual assistants.

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Taylor Reach Group

APRIL 1, 2020

If you asked any contact center manager two months ago about their business continuity plan, they’d likely opine on their facility’s readiness to address just about any emergency scenario. Here are five ways contact centers can support their onsite workers amid the coronavirus outbreak: 1. by JD Fairweather.

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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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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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Aspect

JUNE 4, 2020

To follow the same path as Rumi — at least in a business sense — contact center leaders must have a plan that enables them to rapidly respond and adapt to change. Business Continuity in the Contact Center. annual improvement (decrease) in average handle times. annual growth in agent productivity.

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Tethr

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Similarly, CX leaders could discover the top five customer friction points leading to churn, and contact center leaders could see the top reasons driving Average Handle Time (AHT) increases. New tools to easier configure custom scores. This new feature gets you to the data you need quickly. We can help.

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Fonolo

APRIL 6, 2020

Whether it’s on social media, chatbot or other AI technology features, it’s important to know what your customers want and use tools that will help you increase your ROI. You may think that call centers are for big companies but the truth is, they have a lot of value for small and medium-sized businesses as well.

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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?

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BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. We’ve long been proponents of making transactional customer service low effort, for both customer and contact center. Can AI Handle Complex Customer Care? So let’s get into it.

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 17, 2024

Revolutionizing Customer Engagement: The Power of UCaaS Contact Center Software The term ‘UCaaS’ has been in the modern telephony lexicon for quite some time now. With the launch of the telephone, switchboards became the standard tools for routing calls. It’s the acronym for Unified Communications as a Service.

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