Tethr

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Contact center reporting and analytics are essential for customer service and customer experience (CX) leaders to understand contact center performance accurately. Depending on the report, data surfaced can be used to understand agent performance, improve coaching, refine products and services, and so much more.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

With Zenarate AI Coach, customer and prospect-facing agents master the skills necessary to succeed in their role before their first live interaction. Just like human-to-human role play, Zenarate coaches agents on tone, soft skills, and best and required practices throughout their role-play simulation.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 23, 2021

But, your contact center KPIs are an important piece of creating a happy team and happy customers. Plus, you need a high-performing, empowered contact center. But, don’t feel burdened to track the dozens of KPIs in your contact center. Call Quality. Active Contact Resolution.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Hold Queues : Ensures calls are answered promptly, minimizing wait times. Smart Call Routing : Directs calls to the most suitable agent based on expertise, language, or past interactions. This increases the likelihood of first-call resolution. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) provide valuable insights.

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Balto

JULY 28, 2022

You’ve got a contact center team of all-stars. However, call times are extensive, and escalations are prevalent. According to our revealing Real-Time Index report on contact center call trends, it could be the lack of active listening. ” The Positive Impact of Active Listening in Contact Centers.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Contact center leaders turned to customer and agent analytics to catapult performance to new heights. This month, we’re over the moon to give you a glimpse at what Centricity’s doing to move the contact center forward. They couldn’t walk the contact center floor and listen to snippets of calls.

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Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

The strain to balance taking care of employees to protect them from the coronavirus while maintaining business continuity continues for contact center leaders. As contact volume, customer anxiety and agent stress all still soar, what you once managed can now feel overwhelmingly un-manageable. Every time.

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Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

For most contact centers, surviving the first months of COVID-19 required swift operational reboots that began with major work-from-home (WFH) transitions. The strain of balancing the need to protect employees from the coronavirus while maintaining business continuity continues for contact center leaders.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Picture this: Y ou’re the coach of a soccer team. The same goes for contact center management. If some agents are ill-equipped to handle certain calls, why have them answer the call in the first place? Enter skills-based call routing. 3 Tips to Improve Call Routing in Your Contact Center.

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Noble Systems

JUNE 27, 2019

Ultimately, your unique business needs will determine what is included in your cloud contact center system. However, there are some technologies and capabilities that are must-haves for all cloud contact center deployments – here are the ten most essential. Speech analytics is another essential for cloud contact centers.

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Serenova

AUGUST 25, 2020

There are two constants in the contact center. Customer expectations are evolving, and contact center leaders are working to elevate the customer experience. For this reason, workforce management has become a core focus of discussion amongst leaders looking to take their contact centers to the next level.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

To provide top-notch customer support, contact centers need to have an exhaustive and comprehensive customer perspective. A 360-degree customer view is an approach that allows contact centers to gain a complete understanding of the customer through collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources.

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Vistio

MARCH 11, 2024

If you work in a contact center, you know just how crucial a well-trained agent can be. Common performance metrics to consider include increases in first-call resolution rates, reduction in handling times, lower employee turnover, and improvements in customer satisfaction scores.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 12, 2023

Now, as corporations move to permanent remote and hybrid work models, it may seem difficult to keep your team as connected and productive as they are in person. The Era of Remote Work In-person contact center teams have slowly crept back to the office since the pandemic. But they may not look the way they once did.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The data collected, measured, and analyzed for contact centers is an absolute gold mine. This article focuses on the crucial role of customer data analytics in contact center performance and customer experience. These reports also boost your call center and business intelligence by providing actionable data.

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SharpenCX

MARCH 5, 2020

Over the past few years, the rise of social media, always-in-hand mobile devices, and the generational workforce and consumer swap have made waves in customer service and best practices for contact centers. Contact centers and customer service strategies can’t shift fast enough to keep pace with the rest of the world.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

Harnessing the power of real-time monitoring in call centers is like having a crystal ball that reveals customer needs and preferences in the moment, enabling personalized interactions that leave a lasting impression. This enables them to identify areas for improvement and provide timely feedback and coaching to agents.

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Callminer

JULY 5, 2018

When it comes to improving efficiency, many call centers choose to record phone calls and track average handle time , and first call resolution rates. The less effort required on every call should lead to agents being able to assist more customers. How can you improve contact center efficiency?

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The Northridge Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This article was originally published on Contact Center Pipeline and can be viewed here. As customer expectations and channels for outreach continue to evolve, the contact center is becoming more and more complex and critical. The Role of QM in the Contact Center. How a robust QM program can remake the CX.

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JustCall

MARCH 10, 2023

In an ideal contact center, all calls directly reach their destinations, and all agents handle every call perfectly. Customers do not have to wait in queues or be put on hold, and issues get resolved in the very first call. Thank you for calling us at XYZ.” What is a call flow?

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The success of your call center agents depends heavily on your ability to lead them to that success. Just as any great sports team is only as good as its coach, a call center team is only as good as its manager. Keep up to date on their personal goals and the goals they have for their team.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ready to level up your contact center team? Improving call center agent performance can seem overwhelming, and you might wonder where to start. TIP: Common KPIs for contact center agents can include average handle time (AHT), first call resolution (FCR), and customer satisfaction score (CSat).

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 3, 2022

Despite the rise of chatbots and tools to quickly solve customer issues, Harvard Business Review recently reported that 58 percent of customers prefer to call the contact center to solve urgent issues. Fortunately, new technologies help improve customer service agent performance before they even take their first call.

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Talkdesk

JUNE 21, 2019

One important way to reduce these important call center metrics is by reducing the amount of work it takes to wrap up previous customer interactions so that your agents are freed up to handle the next one. In this blog, we outline what call wrap up time is and actionable steps you can take to reduce it in your contact center.

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Balto

JUNE 13, 2022

In the contact center industry, we talk a lot about the importance of first call resolution (FCR). The more queries we can resolve on the first contact, the more satisfied customers are. Industry benchmarks put the call escalation rate at about 10%. Employ Guided Contact Center Software.

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TLC Associates

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The responses to your contact center RFP can help you develop a strong sense of which partners can deliver on their promises to increase your revenue and public perception. Yet don’t let your instincts alone make the final call for you. Protect your investments by visiting one of their contact centers first.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Once the root causes behind low scores are identified, decision-makers within a contact center can start implementing personalized coaching sessions for agents to overcome their weaknesses and improve their performance in different customer interactions.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. To this end, we have grouped the top contact center trends for 2019 into these three categories: human, effortless and transformative.

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3CLogic

JULY 14, 2020

Today, only 1-2% of recorded voice calls are analyzed by the average contact center, leaving hundreds of thousands of minutes of data untouched. That’s because an analysis of every single call by hand – a process that can take up to a half hour per call – would be a waste of time and resources.

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Serenova

AUGUST 25, 2020

There are two constants in the contact center. Customer expectations are evolving, and contact center leaders are working to elevate the customer experience. For this reason, workforce management has become a core focus of discussion amongst leaders looking to take their contact centers to the next level.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This efficiency reduces idle time and increases overall contact rates. NobelBiz OMNI+ takes the capabilities of Predictive and Power Dialing to the next level, transforming the contact center landscape with its versatile suite of dialing options. Read Case Study Watch video CRM Integration What Is a CRM Call Center Integration?

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. To this end, we have grouped the top contact center trends for 2019 into these three categories: human, effortless and transformative.

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Balto

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Running a contact center in the healthcare space isn’t an easy task. However, call centers can find cost savings, efficiencies, and more when using modern software solutions. In this piece, we’ll provide you with insights into everything you need to know about healthcare contact center software.

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Serenova

JULY 7, 2020

Contact center supervisors must be equipped to better identify and tailor training programs to each agent’s skill gaps and training needs. 6 Steps and Best Practices for Your Best Call Center Staff Training Program. Contact centers must train agents to work smarter and more effectively.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Simply put, call center management is how a team of leaders helps run the call center. Management activities include training, coaching, onboarding, scheduling, forecasting, and more. Call Center Management Roles Defined. The first type of call center manager role is the director.

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HireIQ

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Doug Conant, former CEO of Campbell Soup, once said, “To win the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace.” Your first instinct may be to increase coaching efforts or training to alter agent behavior on the phone. Is it their empathy on difficult phone calls?

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