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What is IVR?

Freshcaller

IVR or Interactive Voice Response is a system that reads out a menu or list of options during a phone call, and depending on the input (keypress made by the caller) received, redirects the call to the next level of menu options or to the right person. What is it that makes people dislike your IVR experience?

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25 Call Center Leaders Share the Most Effective Ways to Boost Contact Center Efficiency

Callminer

Most call centers struggle with efficiency at one time or another. And because efficiency is directly tied to minimizing overhead costs in the call center, it’s a prominent challenge. Find out what you can do today to boost efficiency and improve call center performance by reading our pros’ responses below.

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17 Surprising Stats About Call Centers

Fonolo

We have 17 gifts for you today, or rather, 17 intriguing facts about call centers! You may know a few of these already, but trust us: It never hurts to revisit some of the pivotal advancements, trends, stats, and interesting facts that have made waves in the call center industry (both past and present). Call backs anyone?

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Contact center customization when it matters most

Talkdesk

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many global agencies have issued travel advisories or restrictions, large conferences and entertainment events have been canceled, and companies are beginning to ban business-related trips. Call centers are overloaded with heavy volumes resulting in long hold times and time-to-callback.

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How to Stop Abandoned Calls From Ruining Your Customer Satisfaction and Toppling Your Other Call Center Metrics

SharpenCX

Callers often mistake automated voices for live agents, so if they hear the same message repeated too frequently, they may get frustrated. There’s plenty of room for creativity when it comes to entertaining your customers. Improve your IVR. Research found that improving IVRs contributes to lower call abandonment rates.

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IVAs: Self-Service Solutions that Work

DMG Consulting

When it comes to service or sales activities, consumers are thrilled to interact with an intelligent self-service solution that knows who they are, regardless of the channel in which they interact; is able to handle a majority of their requests; and has the sensitivity to know when to transfer them to a live agent.

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What is IVR & How do Businesses Use It?

JustCall

Well, IVR could help you fix this little problem easily. IVR Interactive Voice Response is a telephone-based menu system that allows the identification, routing, and segmentation of callers to the most suitable agent within a workforce. How does IVR work? IVR is the first responder to a call.