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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

Voice is still the dominant channel in the contact center and will remain so for many years. “Expect to see more focus on digital and self-service, less brick and mortar, more efficiency-builders for company and customer, and an increased call for the return of voice to handle the challenging stuff.

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Call Center Outsourcing: Pros, Cons, and Best Practices

OctopusTech

They use Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in their call centers where customers can interact with the self-service menu by using speech recognition or dial entry features and get connected to the right operator who can solve all their queries.

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Why First Call Resolution is the Most Important Call Center Metric

Pointillist

—McKinsey & Company To use FCR in your call center effectively, you need to understand more about what it is and how to calculate it. You also need to know why First Call Resolution is important, along with standard benchmarks and emerging FCR trends. What is First Call Resolution?