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Silencing the Noise: Unveiling the Impact on Contact Centre Agents and Brands

CSM Magazine

In fact, recent research shows that 69% of agents reference background noise around them or customers as a key component of declining mental wellbeing. All of which leads to a drop in waiting time and misunderstandings, which always increases average handling time (AHT).

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Inbound and Outbound Converge in the New Contact Center

COPC

I found this article in CRM magazine, Inbound and Outbound Converge in the New Contact Center , to be an interesting one because it discusses some of the changes in our industry that are being made possible by process and technology, but with an eye to improving the customer experience. By Leonard Klie – CRM magazine.

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Investing in Innovation: Inside the Mind of the Man Behind Salesforce Service Cloud

Talkdesk

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. This conversation originally appeared in Opentalk magazine. You meet with customers all the time. When it comes to call centers and service centers what are people focusing on today compared to a decade ago?

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Investing in Innovation: Inside the Mind of the Man Behind Salesforce Service Cloud

Talkdesk

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. This conversation originally appeared in Opentalk magazine. You meet with customers all the time. When it comes to call centers and service centers what are people focusing on today compared to a decade ago?

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Avoid Seasonal Highs and Lows with These Customer Experience Tips

CSM Magazine

If an interactive voice response (IVR) system is difficult to use, customers either hang up or zero out to an agent, raising inbound call volume and prolonging average handle time. consumers felt critical customer service issues could have been avoided if companies had contacted them earlier.

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Call Center Management: Challenges, Strategies, Tips, and Best Practices

Hodusoft

For customer service businesses, call/contact centers play an important role in driving sales, improving retention rates, delivering excellent customer service and ultimately enhancing their brand’s reach and achieving positive recognition. Here are some reasons why businesses need call or contact center management: 1.