Callminer

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The floor of any call center is the organization’s mission-critical space intended entirely to serve the very purpose for which the center exists – handling calls. As such, your call center’s main floor, where agents take on customer concerns daily, ought to be bound by a thoughtful and helpful set of rules.

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aircall

JANUARY 29, 2021

In a nutshell, call center training is the time that your company spends teaching call center representatives how to use communication techniques, digital tools, and workflows to ensure a good customer experience with every call. Call center training encompasses many different areas.

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Callminer

APRIL 21, 2020

The role of a call center manager is complex and challenging. Call center managers may be involved with hiring and training call center agents , monitoring call center metrics tied to agent performance , using speech analytics tools for ongoing quality monitoring , providing ongoing feedback and coaching, and more.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact centers are always looking for ways to reduce costs. This is particularly true during periods of uncertainty and economic downturn, when call center cost savings contribute to business continuity. However, these drastic measures are usually short term as they negatively affect CX and employee morale.

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Callminer

JUNE 18, 2020

Employee departures can be tough to handle in the fast-paced environment of a call center. Exit interviews allow lost talent to tell you what went wrong and what aspects of your call center’s operations could stand to be updated. What frustrated you? How was your relationship with your manager?

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Tethr

JUNE 5, 2020

Does your contact center need a morale boost? Improve employee morale and reduce call center stress using these strategies. A leadership team that thinks they’re above everyone else is a morale murderer. The post Maintaining morale in your contact center appeared first on Tethr.

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Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

If creating a successful call center is proving challenging, our team has 40+ years of experience managing call centers and creating successful cultures. How your team communicates, shares information, and collaborates makes up a big part of your call center culture. Communication. Your customer focus.

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Fonolo

MAY 27, 2021

Engagement is especially important for call centers, since staff turnover is typically high. Research shows that customer complaints, poor morale, and low pay all attribute to high turnover rates in the call center industry. Best Practices for Agent Engagement Surveys.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

Are you grappling with the complexities of call center metrics, seeking to elevate customer experience, and driving operational excellence through insightful data analysis? The right call center reporting system isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s an absolute necessity.

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Callminer

OCTOBER 3, 2019

There are many characteristics that successful call center representatives share, some being more important than others. Additionally, there are some characteristics that will be more important based on the needs and functions of a particular call center, although many traits are universal to all who work in a call center setting.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

For most workers, it’s been almost a year away from the office — and morale is high: 86 percent of remote workers feel less stressed. But for call center leaders it’s been a year of tirelessly onboarding new tools and deploying new strategies catered to remote work. Innovation — Key to Building Better Call Centers.

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Babelforce

JANUARY 20, 2022

Call center managers have one hell of a challenge sometimes, and it’s a challenge to keep a level head. Not only are you responsible for overseeing a team of productive call center agents , but you’ve also got the needs of their company’s customers to consider. Effective leaders are essential for any successful business.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

By harnessing cutting-edge technology and advanced analytics, call centers can gain valuable insights into their operations as they unfold , making informed decisions in the heat of the moment. In a call center setting, real-time monitoring refers to the continuous observation and analysis of customer interactions as they occur.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For call centers, metrics provide insights that shape strategies and determine operational efficiency. To optimize ATT, call centers employ various strategies, such as agent training programs, call scripting, and technological tools, to strike the right balance between service quality and efficiency.

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JustCall

MARCH 6, 2023

Call Center Productivity and Metrics Call center metrics are crucial to understand and measure performance. They can show whether you need to upgrade technology solutions to meet changing customer expectations and call volumes. Some of them are: Call arrival rate, for frequency of inbound calls.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

However, executing new outbound lead generation programs can be challenging, here are the top 15 challenges related to executing new outbound lead generation programs in call centers and how to tackle them. According to a report by SmallBizGenius , sales representatives must make an average of 18 calls to reach one potential buyer.

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TeleDirect

JUNE 2, 2021

Every call center strives for outstanding customer service. But what’s the best way to get there? Empower your call center, and customer service automatically improves. Empower your call center, and customer service automatically improves. How To Empower Call Center Agents.

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OctopusTech

AUGUST 31, 2022

One thing that has remained constant for a long time is that users still prefer to solve their queries on a phone call rather than choosing any other medium and that’s where Interactive Voice Response comes in. What if there are high call volumes of your customers? . Not sure if an IVR system is right for your business?

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2022

On the surface, increasing the efficiency of your call center appears to be a simple and straightforward process. Simply reduce the amount of time spent on the phone with clients, which gives you more calls handled in a day and hence more efficiency for your business. What is call center efficiency?

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Balto

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Monitoring agent performance is fundamental for keeping your call center running at optimal levels. . This guide will introduce you to some of the most important call center metrics and KPIs. These are the most relevant call center performance metrics to measure: Average After-Call Work (ACW).

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Download Now: Grow your management and coaching techniques with 29 key takeaways from your call center manager playbook. How do you need to grow your call center manager skills to be the best manager for your team? Or, maybe your call center platform keeps dropping their calls. Multitasking.

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Dialer 360

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Various factors determine the success and failure of an outbound call campaign. However, there are some best practices that make an outbound call center more successful. However, make sure that agents are making calls without sounding unnatural and contrived. Happy calling. Feedback Loop: A Boon.

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Xaqt

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Monday the Center for Disease Control (CDC) sounded the alarm bell that the spread of Coronavirus in the U.S. While no one knows what the actual impact of the virus will be, we expect that call centers across several industries along with public sector service agencies will be adversely impacted.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Feast your eyes on the infographic below (along with the accompanying Coles notes) which acts as a handy cheat-sheet for those looking to revitalize their contact and call centers with simple changes (including gamification, service levels, and call-backs), all of which will continue to shape the landscape in 2019. Call-Backs.

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Dialer 360

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Call center performance evaluates the effectiveness of the customer service team. Call centers frequently receive a lot of data from platforms that control different business operations. What is call center performance monitoring. Why call center performance monitoring is necessary.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2018

Here, experts and influencers in the CX and CS industries give us incredibly valuable soundbites on best practices, boosting morale, improving performance, implementing technology, building partnerships, and delivering a well-orchestrated customer support offering to your burgeoning audience of customers.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Being a contact center agent, particularly if you are in a call center, is mentally taxing work, and can certainly take its toll if support, either managerial or psychological, is unavailable to you. This certainly applies to those keeping their contact centers buoyed in the larger customer service universe.

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Outsource Consultants

MARCH 29, 2021

But not all outsource call center partnerships are created equal — and they all require management. Quite frankly: if you’re not challenging the status quo with your call center partnership, then you’re not doing enough. Call Center Tip #2 — Set Realistic KPIs. Call Center Tip #3 — Avoid KPI Cannibalization.

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Playvox

APRIL 11, 2023

Keep contact center agents engaged and dedicated to delivering world-class customer interactions by implementing these best practices today. Give Contact Center Agents A Purpose Everyone wants their work to mean something, so make sure agents understand how their work connects to the bigger picture of your company’s success.

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Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

This way, wages are fair across the board, consistent, and avoid future morale issues among peers. Throw compensation into the mix, and you have the makings for the ultimate morale deflator. This contrast can make remote-workers feel undervalued and will lower morale and engagement for all staff.

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Robert Davis

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In my observation of the new process in place, agents are standing and participating, their morale is up, they are engaged, and people are actually volunteering to demonstrate skills practiced in group skill transfer. Since then, we have rolled out a robust huddle process. It’s made a world of difference!

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Quality Contact Solutions

MARCH 1, 2021

The dynamics of a call center helped fuel my competitive spirit. According to an article about the remote workforce , 72% of employers say remote work has a high impact on employee retention, and 90% of employees feel flexible work arrangements increase employee morale. Times have changed, my friends. Remove Distractions.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

To keep turnover under control, you have to make sure your managers are trained to keep engagement up and morale high. Related Article: 7 Smart Ways to Reduce Call Center Turnover Forever The Role Of A Manager In Agent Well-Being Few things have a bigger impact on your agents’ emotional well-being than how they’re managed.

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Uniphore

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Moreover, it’s crucial to recognize your contact center agents in the right way. Best practices for recognizing your frontline agents’ success include: 1. Calling out team wins to keep morale levels high. Show an Interest Show your call center agents that you care about your staff.

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Tethr

APRIL 1, 2020

What if the secret to driving customer loyalty was engaging your call center reps? Would you then spend more time and resources improving call center morale? Consider the sheer number of challenges call center agents face during a workday. An already challenging job requires more incentives.

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Quality Contact Solutions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Improved employee satisfaction and morale: If you think about how an assessment is viewed by a front line agent making telemarketing calls, if done correctly, an assessment can be very positive. Possibly seeing those ideas become a reality can be a real morale booster.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Let’s talk about solutions and best practices you can leverage to set your remote teams up for success. The Playvox WFM solution has made a significant impact on our ability to scale our customer operations team and gives our agents a morale boost as they now know their schedules will be accurate.

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