CCNG

JANUARY 4, 2023

While self service is getting better and better through the use of artificial in­telligence (AI) of varying degrees of sophistication, many questions continue to end up with agents, either because the customer couldn’t find the answer through self ser­vice, or the customer simply doesn’t like self service op­tions.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Contact Center CCNG Self service 195

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact center leadership must think strategically and find sustainable call center cost reduction strategies that do not compromise the quality and efficiency of the brand’s service. Slash inbound inquiries with self-service. Identify three to five issues that drive most of your inbound customer contacts.

Call Center 196

Call Center Self service Gamification Contact Center 196

CCNG

JULY 27, 2022

Call center executives track strategic metrics and KPIs to make a business case for good customer service on behalf of their clients. With the shift to multi-or omnichannel contact centers, today's emphasis is on customer experience. more likely to feel extremely empowered to resolve customer issues.

Call Center 195

Call Center Metrics At home agents Average Handle Time 195

Call Experts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A 24-hour customer service number can be a great asset to any business. It gives customers the confidence and support to call at any time and address their issues promptly and professionally. Today, customer service is a necessity for any business. In this article, we will dive into customer service.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Average Handle Time Customer retention Metrics 52

Global Response

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2023, customer service can be the distinction between long-term success and brand loyalty and failure as a business. Think about it: customers have endless options to choose from, so if they have a negative customer experience, they don’t have to stick around. Seem extreme?

Customer Service 62

Customer Service outsourcing Construction Technical Support 62

Global Response

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Customer service outsourcing is a huge industry, resulting in approximately $525 billion dollars of spend every year, in fact. But if you’re not outsourcing your customer service yet, it may seem like a big project that’s not necessarily worth the investment. What is Customer Service Outsourcing?

outsourcing 62

outsourcing Customer Service Metrics Best practices 62

NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Email, chat, social media, self-service: everything is going up. Voice is changing – average handle time is going up and calls are becoming more complex. Power looked at 124 customer service organizations spanning 13 industries in North America. Interesting, isn’t it? A new report from J.D.

Call Center 52

Call Center Average Handle Time Contact Center Self service 52

Hodusoft

MAY 24, 2023

Even though the technology has been around since the 1990s, many call centers and contact centers have started using it not only to authenticate their customers and protect their data but also to improve several call center metrics. As per another study, voice biometrics can cut customer authentication time by more than 90 percent.

call center software 52

call center software Call Center Self service call center solutions 52

TechSee

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The ongoing shift to self-service has brought about many positive changes to the customer service field. Fewer customers now require assistance from live agents to pay bills or carry out other simple tasks. Helping customers resolve tricky issues puts pressure on the contact center in several ways.

Call Center 124

Call Center Personalization Contact Center Self service 124

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

It seems like every company in every industry wants to harness the power of AI to enhance operations and positively impact the lives of their customers. A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT.

Technology 122

Technology Customer Service Gamification Contact Center 122

The Northridge Group

JULY 20, 2023

Additionally, in the recent 2023 State of CX report conducted by The Northridge Group , survey responses revealed that while nearly 50% of consumers had knowingly spoken to a customer service associate working from home, almost 75% of those respondents felt the associate’s location did not impact the resolution of their issue.

Contact Center 121

Contact Center Abandon rate contact center associations Metrics 121

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“Expect to see more focus on digital and self-service, less brick and mortar, more efficiency-builders for company and customer, and an increased call for the return of voice to handle the challenging stuff. That includes our experience as customers. Consumers feel isolated as it is. AI is here to stay.

Contact Center 176

Contact Center Gamification Call Center Average Handle Time 176

Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

If customers are being sent to the wrong department, then they tied up customer service personnel from helping the right people. Successories motivational posters were part of a study at a call center, and they found office art and motivational posters increase productivity by 33% compared to barren offices. Alex Tebbs.

Contact Center 334

Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Real estate 334

Fonolo

JUNE 5, 2018

Is NPS Still the Best Metric for Customer Satisfaction? For over a decade, “Net Promoter Score” has held the spotlight when it comes to measuring customer satisfaction, but that seems to be changing now. This study asked 1,900 customer service leaders about their priorities for call center metrics.

Metrics 79

Metrics Call Center Average Handle Time Self service 79

bold360 Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

I’ve already provided my overall predictions around AI in 2019 , but another area I think we’ll see a dramatic shift away from the status quo is in how customer service teams work overall and, fundamentally, how they approach and grow in their careers. Here’s why: Chatbots will handle the grunt work.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Chatbots Brand ambassadors Average Handle Time 49

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Call4You Marketing implemented NobelBiz Omni+, an advanced, full-featured cloud contact center solution equipped with an impressive stack of options and features that can be easily integrated, customized, and optimized to any contact center use case. A well-calibrated IVR system is the cornerstone for intelligent contact center automation.

Best practices 105

Best practices Call Center Interactive Voice Response First call resolution 105

OctopusTech

MARCH 1, 2023

Most companies will set up or adopt a call center to field customer service requests and complaints. These call centers organize phone support queues and equally distribute calls to reps on the service team. While call centers are a common feature of most customer service teams, setting up one for your business is no easy task.

Interactive Voice Response 62

Interactive Voice Response Call Center Gamification Schedule adherence 62

OctopusTech

AUGUST 31, 2022

The customer service sector is evolving continuously every day. It often seems like a new communication platform is introduced daily which your representatives should use to stay updated by communicating with your clients and ensuring customer satisfaction. Deliver a better customer service and experience .

Interactive Voice Response 62

Interactive Voice Response Call Center First call resolution Self service 62

Enghouse Interactive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Contact centers, using AI and UCaaS, drive better customer service perceptions, agent performance and improve overall outcomes . In our last blog , we explored how successful companies outperform customer expectations by leveraging video – a communications channel that customers have come to prefer. planned, 46.5%

Self service 66

Self service Contact Center Chatbots Average Handle Time 66

VocalCom

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

First contact resolution, average handling time…many brands consider these KPIs critical for measuring their customer service success. While resolving an issue quickly may restore faith in a customer, minimizing his effort to begin with is the greatest way to earn his trust. The truth is, not much.

Customer effort 48

Customer effort Average Handle Time Contact center software Interactive Voice Response 48

Playvox

JANUARY 24, 2022

What’s worse, without customer experience metrics in place, is that you won’t know until it’s too late. At that point the impact of customer frustration will already be hurting your bottom line. But to get to this level of service excellence, you may need to rework contact center operations to focus on enhancing CX.

Contact Center 88

Contact Center Customer Experience Brand ambassadors Average Handle Time 88

TechSee

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This simple tactic avoids unpleasant surprises that can lead to customer churn. Next Issue Avoidance (NIA) is a metric used by a growing number of customer service departments, one that encourages and enables agents to predict likely problems. Improve self-service options. Next Issue Avoidance. Poll your agents.

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Average Handle Time Metrics Self service 84

Balto

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Average Response Time (ASA) corresponds to the average duration between receiving an incoming call and an agent responding to it. The metric can be useful in determining how accessible the service is to customers by measuring the average speed of the answer. Average Handle Time (AHT).

Metrics 52

Metrics Call Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time 52

Toister Performance Solutions

MAY 13, 2021

One client implemented this tactic, and the results were immediate: #2 Focus agents on first contact resolution (FCR) Stop showing real-time productivity data to agents, including average handle time, emails per hour, and chats per hour. Repeat contacts drive a lot of volume. Hard data can get other departments to act. #8

Contact Center 71

Contact Center Wait times outsourcing Self service 71

Uniphore

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A Forrester poll of members of 17 of the largest health plans in the country found an industry average score of 70.2 on a 100-point scale for customer satisfaction, which Forrester categorizes as an “OK” rating. What’s the key to driving improved customer satisfaction? Improved member satisfaction.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Contact Center Self service Wait times 52

VocalCom

APRIL 2, 2018

In reality, while digital channels are used most prominently in today’s customer service, many people still call brands when they need assistance. As many studies have shown, digital channels are favored only when they work seamlessly. Many companies worry about reducing average handling time in order to cut costs.

Interactive Voice Response 48

Interactive Voice Response Contact center software Average Handle Time Self service 48

NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Hyper efficiency is a term used to describe the streamlining of processes to increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve customer service. These metrics should be data-driven, allowing you to identify areas of improvement and track progress over time.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Management Gamification 52

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

NICE inContact recently commissioned a study by Forrester Consulting —the Total Economic Impact of NICE inContact CXone—to quantify the financial benefits and strategic value of migrating from on-premises contact center technology to its cloud customer experience platform, CXone. Unify to Deliver Immersive Customer Experiences.

contact center solutions 48

contact center solutions Cloud contact Contact Center Virtual Agent 48

Inbenta

DECEMBER 14, 2021

They’re turning to online channels for self-service insurance information and support — instantly, seamlessly, and at any time. According to a 2021 report, 50% of customers rank digital communications as a high priority (but only 17% of insurers use them). Buy: Generate quotes, sell services and products.

Chatbots 52

Chatbots Upselling Average Handle Time Analytics 52

Netomi

AUGUST 10, 2022

In our customer case studies , we frequently talk about milestones such as our customers reaching deflection rates of X%, yet what do these terms really mean? As you progress with your conversational AI journey, which key customer experience metrics can you see improve with AI?

Metrics 59

Metrics Average Handle Time Chatbots Airlines 59

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

What Service Level Metrics Are Most Relevant to Your Business Now? Let’s face it: Contact center metrics that measure customer service as if it’s some kind of race (think Average Handle Time) are frankly table stakes. Are their values still clearly aligned with your brand?

outsourcing 62

outsourcing Customer Care Metrics Contact Center 62

Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Effective agent training and coaching have been a top priority for contact centers for a long time. Much of it has been focused on performance metrics such as average handle time, speed to answer, after call work and first call resolution. Doing so will optimize the customer journey and customer satisfaction.

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Gamification Analytics Average Handle Time 59

SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In fact, research on Fortune 1000 companies found increasing data usability by only 10% led to an average of $2B in revenue growth for the companies each year. And, the same study found reducing time and effort to put context behind user data by 10% made employees more productive company-wide. Use your data to your advantage.

Call Center 98

Call Center Customer Experience Contact Center Metrics 98

Hodusoft

JANUARY 17, 2024

As per a renowned study , four out of every five customers prefer omnichannel communication because of the seamless communication experience. Before coming into contact with a live agent, customers get to interact with IVR systems. In that, they get several self-service and various other options.

Contact center software 52

Contact center software Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Multichannel 52

SharpenCX

DECEMBER 9, 2020

I knew if I didn’t jump on a call with customer service right then and there, I’d likely forget (or procrastinate) until it was too late and I couldn’t get the charges removed. If that’s the case, you have to get creative to handle spikes in call volume, so you can avoid an overload of abandoned calls.

Abandon Call 67

Abandon Call Metrics Call Center Interactive Voice Response 67

Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Effective agent training and coaching have been a top priority for contact centers for a long time. Much of it has been focused on performance metrics such as average handle time, speed to answer, after call work and first call resolution. Doing so will optimize the customer journey and customer satisfaction.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Gamification Analytics Average Handle Time 48