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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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10 Effective Strategies to Reduce Call Center Demand

Fonolo

High call volumes are three words that can strike fear into the heart of any call center professional. Without the right preparation, even the most established operations can find themselves struggling with call demand, and trying to stay afloat when faced with an onslaught of customer queries.

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7 Tips for Success from Experienced Call Center Professionals

Fonolo

Operating a successful contact center is rarely a simple undertaking. As any customer support manager knows, there are a number of crucial factors that come into play when looking to succeed in the call center world. We often hear from call center managers who are trying to improve their call metrics with our solutions.

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Why First Call Resolution is the Most Important Call Center Metric

Pointillist

Many call center leaders cite First Call Resolution (FCR) as the most important metric to track. FCR has strong links to customer satisfaction, service efficiency, and service costs. Research firm Frost and Sullivan calls First Call Resolution the “home run” of call center metrics.

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Call Center Outsourcing: Pros, Cons, and Best Practices

OctopusTech

Call center outsourcing refers to a strategic business decision made by a company to delegate its customer support inquiries from a third-party source often called a Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) rather than hiring an in-house team of employees. These channels include live chat, phone calls, SMS, email, and social media.