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The Manager’s Guide to Call Center Service Levels

Fonolo

In the world of contact center metrics, service level has always held a special place. This metric is universally understood across the industry, and clearly conveys how quickly customer calls are answered by support agents. What is the Purpose of Service Levels? Where Did the 80/20 Service Level Rule Come From?

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Guest Blog: Customer Service in Retail – Infographic

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Patrick Thuot who shares an infographic about how customer service can help the retail industry. A customer-centric approach can help any type of business succeed. – Shep Hyken. This offers an opportunity to delight the customer.

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Contact Centers Focusing Less on 80/20 Service Level

Fonolo

In the wide world of call center metrics, “service level” has always held a special place. The longevity of service level is astonishing when one considers the enormous changes that have occurred in customer service technology over the last few decades. Surprisingly, service level is in 4 th place!

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What is a Service Level Agreement? How to write an SLA?

ViiBE Blog

ViiBE Blog What is a Service Level Agreement? A Service Level Agreement (SLA) is exactly what orchestrates these questions. In this article, we will discuss what an SLA is, the types of it, in what situations you would need an SLA, how to write it, and the consequences of not meeting SLA requirements.

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Guest Blog: 10 Surefire Ways to Improve CSAT Score

ShepHyken

CSAT score is a metric to identify customers satisfaction levels while they are interacting with your brand. A higher CSAT score indicates better customer service. Every year, businesses in the United States lose $83 billion due to a lack of good customer service. Make it easy for customers to reach you.

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Guest Blog: Building a Customer-Centric Culture Around CRM Software

ShepHyken

Customer service is everyone’s job— from sales reps, finance, IT, operations, to management— and the more employees buy into it, the more they will exceed in providing higher quality service. As a reference, Shep defines the Six D’s of Creating a Customer-Centric Culture in his Customer Service Blog: Define it.

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What is a Service Level Agreement? How to write an SLA?

ViiBE Blog

In the world of a large variety of services, it becomes crucial to establish the “rules of the game” meaning to define what services your provider will supply you, under what conditions, what KPIs will be used to assess the quality of the service, and what will happen in case of the downtime. What does SLA stand for?