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KPI Series: Reducing Manager Requests and Escalations

Balto

In the contact center industry, we talk a lot about the importance of first call resolution (FCR). The more queries we can resolve on the first contact, the more satisfied customers are. Industry benchmarks put the call escalation rate at about 10%. Employ Guided Contact Center Software.

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20 Call Center Pros Share the Most Undervalued Call Center Metrics and How To Better Leverage Them

Callminer

FCR on social/text needs to be amended to first conversation resolution as customers rarely provide all info needed to resolve a query upfront, but measuring this provides a benchmark you can use against other channels. Without question, our most important metric is first call resolution…”.

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The anatomy of an effortless customer interaction

Tethr

It might surprise you to read this, but “I don’t think service leaders need to be sold on the notion that issue resolution is important, ” shares our SVP of Product Research, Ted McKenna. What’s interesting to note about this one may have immediately become apparent if you’re looking at the call flow illustration above.

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AI-Driven Excellence in Call Center Quality Management

Balto

Call flow: how well the agent is directing the call flow and whether they’re sticking to the script. Some of these metrics include: First Call Resolution (FCR) Rate: Quantifies the percentage of inquiries that are fully resolved from the initial interaction, without requiring call rerouting or follow-up calls.