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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. DID YOU KNOW?

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New survey highlights current state of caller authentication

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Validating calls before they are picked up by IVR or a call center agent eliminates the need to authenticate customer while on the phone. Lengthier calls increase operating costs for your call center. Download our 2019 State of Call Center Authentication survey today.

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Call centers prefer removing agents from authentication process

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Today, agent-based authentication makes up roughly 20 percent of the cost and duration of an inbound call. That’s because contact centers rely on knowledge-based authentication (KBA) that requires telephone operators to ask a series of personal questions to verify each callers’ identity.

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Why First Call Resolution is the Most Important Call Center Metric

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—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?

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

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And while the thought may seem daunting, there are several new ways to resolve the problems that will erode call center operations ‘ success around the world. Here are the ten most prominent trends that can help call center professionals stay ahead of the curve. A Knowledge Base is Crucial to Online Services.

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Top Metrics that Measure Inbound Call Center Performance

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To calculate for the Service Level, divide the total number of calls answered within the threshold by the total number of calls and the total number of abandoned calls. A 2016 survey by Call Center Helper shared that 62.7% of call center professionals view Service Level as the most essential KPI.

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