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What is First Call Resolution in Call Center Metrics?

Fonolo

This blog will teach you what FCR is, the difference between First Call Resolution and First Contact Resolution, and everything about FCR that you need to know to succeed in a contact center. What is First Call Resolution (FCR) in Call Center Metrics? Contact Center Trends 2021.

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What is First Call Resolution (FCR): A Complete Guide

Hodusoft

What is First Call Resolution (FCR): A Complete Guide. Customer service has become a competitive aspect for all businesses. Companies, regardless of their size, are leaving no stone unturned to improve their customer service experience. What is the first call resolution (FCR)?

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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. But what mix of live agents versus AI is best for your business?

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Optimizing AHT During a Visual Engagement Session

TechSee

Visual engagement is a proven strategy to improve call center performance, especially as it relates to two key metrics: 1) First call resolution (FCR) : The percentage of customers that achieve resolution during their first contact, with no further action required and 2) Average handle time (AHT) : The amount of time it takes to resolve an issue from (..)

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Dedicated Call Center: Key considerations for shared vs. dedicated customer support

Global Response

Your next important decision is whether you want shared or dedicated Brand Specialists handling your inbound calls. Defining “shared” and “dedicated” customer support In the shared model, Brand Specialists working on your call center account are “shared” among several brands, businesses or accounts.

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7 Ways to Reduce Average Handling Time in your Call Center

LiveChat

On the other side, the agent invested her time with nothing productive in it. Call centers face such scenarios on a daily basis. The key point that plays a significant role in this is ‘Average Handling Time’. Just another metric to measure the efficiency of a call center. Understand your Agents Well.

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How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

Average Handle Time (AHT). Average Handle Time (also known as Average Response Time) refers to the amount of time it takes for an agent to answer an incoming inquiry. But be warned: the problem with average handle time is that it measures agency efficiency but not effectiveness.