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Schedule like a Boss

Monet Software

You need to understand contact trends, including how volumes change throughout the day, week and year; how average handle times are evolving; where your agent occupancy stands; and so on. You might handle everything from inbound sales to product repair scheduling to billing support. 1 Start with Data.

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Why Call Center Quality Assurance Is So Important

Global Response

For example, you might measure first call resolution rate, average hold time and average handle time, while also measuring how satisfactorily the agent resolved the call, how empathetic or understanding the agent was of the customer’s problems, the overall quality of the information or solution provided, and so on.

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6 Customer Service Goals That Matter Most in 2023

Global Response

Increase our inbound sales leads in 2023.” Increase our inbound sales leads by 30% in Q1 compared to Q1 of 2022.” After all, you don’t want to decrease your response time at the expense of the quality of your service. Measures can take the form of simple numbers, percentage growth rates, or other metrics.