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10 Effective Strategies to Reduce Call Center Demand

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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

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This formula is probably the most accurate representation of what it takes to achieve success in the call center for this reason; running a great contact center is an incredibly complicated undertaking, with dozens of interrelated, moving parts. We all know how expensive hiring and training new staff can be.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

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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. of interactions.

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Why First Call Resolution is the Most Important Call Center Metric

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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

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Reduction in costs An important advantage of outsourcing call centers is savings in costs. Companies can save a lot of overhead costs of building and maintaining an in-house call center team which includes hiring, training, infrastructure, employee salaries, and technology.