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Average Handle Time: A Comprehensive Guide

Hodusoft

Average Handle Time: A Comprehensive Guide In the call center industry, time is a lot more valuable than money. When agents learn to make the most of their stipulated time and provide superior customer service within that, then nothing can stop money from pouring in. What is Average Handle Time (AHT)?

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When IVR meets Visual Assistance – Retaining the Lost Waiting Time

TechSee

IVR technologies are limited without sight. Interactive voice response (IVR) is a technology that allows a computer to interact with customers through the use of voice and touch-tone telephone keypad. Bringing visual assistance to IVR. Humans are visual creatures. Assisted Service.

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A Call Center Glossary: The A-Zs of Call Centers

Fonolo

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?” Thereafter, the IVR routes the call to the most appropriate agent.

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What is wrap-up time?

Babelforce

After the call, the agent enters data into the call center CRM or other data systems. Sending required documents: the caller might be looking for resources. Following up with an email and the required documents or instructions will resolve their concern. You can slash average handling time this way.

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Beyond the AI Customer Service Hype: Practical Applications for Real Results

UJET

Without AI, customers often spend extra time navigating generic IVR (interactive voice response) menus. And when they aren’t connected to the right agent the first time, your agents have to spend valuable time redirecting calls. After a call, agents spend extra time copying notes to your CRM tool.

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Contact Center Acronyms: What They Mean & When to Use Them

InGenius

Contact centers use an automatic call distributor (ACD) to automatically route calls to specific agents based on customer data, an agent's skillset, times of day or IVR selection, to ensure the right person always answers the call. AHT - Average Handle Time. CRM - Customer Relationship Management.

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10 Contact Center Technologies You Need to Know

Fonolo

An Interactive Voice Response System (IVR). In the 21st Century, you’re more likely to be eaten by a shark than to find a call center without an Interactive Voice Response System or IVR. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. What’s Inside: The Role of the Voice Channel.