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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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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. Data from ICMI also reveals that 76% of call center professionals believe bilingual support improves the customer experience, brand loyalty, and customer satisfaction.

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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. Research firm Frost and Sullivan calls First Call Resolution the “home run” of call center metrics. What is First Call Resolution? The reason?

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Call Center Outsourcing: Pros, Cons, and Best Practices

OctopusTech

Companies should carefully make decisions about whether to outsource a part or an entire call center operation from a third party. Instead of managing call center functions, companies can focus on marketing, sales, product development, and future planning which are critical for the growth and to survive in the competition.

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Top Metrics that Measure Inbound Call Center Performance

Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

The cases that should be included in the formula are issues that can be resolved during the first call–for example, booking changes, cancellations, and upgrades. A contact center’s FCR improves when clear goals and outcomes are laid out while continuously tracking agent performance. Average Call Transfer Rate.

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