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The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume [Industry Report]

Fonolo

Sometimes the causes of call spikes are understood, even anticipated. Yet, in many cases, these periods of peak call volume come as a real shock to everyone in the contact center. For example, a study by Wells Fargo found that 60% of banking transactions are made by customers who still prefer to do business with a teller.

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The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume [Industry Report]

Fonolo

Sometimes the causes of call spikes are understood, even anticipated. Yet, in many cases, these periods of peak call volume come as a real shock to everyone in the contact center. For example, a study by Wells Fargo found that 60% of banking transactions are made by customers who still prefer to do business with a teller.

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Best Practices for Recruiting, Hiring and Training

COPC

offers three recommendations to determine the appropriate skill set needed in hiring call center professionals to address the needs of an omnichannel customer. The examples presented are agent-focused but the same approaches can and should be applied to supervisors and other key positions.