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9 Effective Call Center Strategies to Implement in This Year

Fonolo

The good news is, we’ve done the heavy lifting and rounded up the best strategies to implement in your call center. Most call centers track industry-standard metrics, such as Average Hold Time (AHT), Abandonment Rate, and First Call Resolution (FCR). Provide self-service options.

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The Role of IVR Call Center in Optimizing Customer Interactions

TeleDirect

Most of today’s customers want a self-serve option, enabling them to quickly gain information without speaking to a call center agent. Research by SQM Group found that the first call resolution rate when using IVR rose to 74%, the highest rate of all contact channels. What Is an IVR?

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Cost Per Call : A Key Metric for Your Contact Center

Hodusoft

Cost per call is one of the most important metrics for contact centers. As an owner or a manager of a contact center, you must calculate your cost per call to make sure that you have no inefficiencies in your operations. What is the cost per call? What is a good cost per call?

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Top 5 Conversational Automation Considerations for Healthcare CX Providers

Uniphore

According to a Forrester survey, 17 of the largest healthcare plans have an industry average score of 70.2 That’s only “OK” according to industry standards—far below ideal. And patient satisfaction counts. out of 100. In other words, better CX can improve patient retention. That’s a serious improvement. Want to learn more?

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What Are Call Tracking Metrics?

aircall

Real-time data is helpful for identifying immediate issues within the call center—such as an increase in call volume—so you can manage it quickly. . Benchmarking Against Call Center Metrics Industry Standards. In this section, we look at call center benchmarks in general and in the e-commerce industry.

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Improving Customer Service in BPOs with Multi-Tenant Contact Center Software

Hodusoft

In this blog post we have discussed the benefits of multi-tenant contact center software for both BPOs and their clients and how it enhances customer service operations. With so many customers valuing first-call resolution ( FCR ), the industry standard of 75 percent feels inadequate.

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Hyper Efficiency: The Next Frontier in Contact Center Operations Management

NobelBiz

The following formula is used to get the AHT (Average Handle Time): the duration of the exchange itself (AHT), the duration of the caller’s wait (MEA), and the duration of the file’s post-call processing (ACW). This indicator is regarded as one of the most influential metrics for measuring customer service effectiveness.