Fonolo

MARCH 9, 2023

CCMC’s Customer Rage Study is a fascinating look at CX, designed to help customer service pros identify pain points and reduce customer complaints in the contact center. 66% of respondents had a serious problem with a product or service over the previous year. How to Create a Useful Customer Perception Survey 10.

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Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

Providing an ever-improving customer experience while boosting contact center agent productivity is paramount for your business. Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center. The quality of customer service and support can also have an impact on the productivity of a contact center.

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Contact Center Coaching Schedule adherence Abandon rate 74

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

For most call centers, service level is a very important KPI. It measures two parameters: 1) the availability of call center agents to assist customers; and 2) the speed with which agents resolve customer queries and concerns. How to Efficiently Manage Service Levels with the Right Technology.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

‘Service level’ measures the accessibility of a company to their customers, and that company’s ability to manage call volume fluctuations and execute their staffing strategy. It is directly tied to customer service quality and is often a vital indicator of a contact center’s overall performance.

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Injixo

JANUARY 29, 2019

Does your contact center have a robust Service Level Agreement? Service Level Agreements are a tried and tested tool to improve alignment, productivity and service quality in contact centers. If not, here is your chance to introduce one.

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Injixo

OCTOBER 19, 2022

What is your contact center service level goal? But what do these actually mean and how do you know if you have the right measure? Odds are, some or all of the groups are at either 80/20, 70/30 or some combination of those. They are extremely common. Do you use average speed of answer (ASA)?

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It could be argued that customer service is uniformly about a few core things: Giving consumers agency; shepherding them towards a positive outcome to their problems; and providing solutions and smiles by whatever means (and using whatever technology) necessary. Service Levels. Luckily, again, we have you covered.

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The Northridge Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

The Contact Center is increasingly serving as the face of a company for customers. Contact center associates are often the only people within a company that most customers will ever get the chance to interact with. Download Northridge’s 2021 State of the Customer Service Experience Report for additional CX insights.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Contact centers are like people: We’re all at different stages, chugging along healthily but sometimes faltering along the way. As we begin to look back at 2018, one thing is becoming clear: Not every contact center is created equal. All contact centers face barriers, and you certainly know your own intimately.

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Callminer

JULY 22, 2018

It is one of the strongest expansion levels of any outsourcing market sub-segment. challenges can include how to effectively manage and support customer service agents staffed all over the world. The post 4 Measurements of CX Success in the Outsourced Contact Center appeared first on CallMiner. Final Thoughts.

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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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CX Global Media

MAY 25, 2017

And Lori Bocklund has seen both happen in the current Wild West of contact center technology that exists today. Unstable Contact Center Technology. As Lori states, when it comes to contact center technology, all of this is happening. It’s like the Wild West out there with contact center technology.”

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TLC Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

When you are in the evaluation stage, choosing the right contact center hinges upon each vendor’s response to typical exploratory questions within the RFP. Even when you’ve made your choice, you still want assurances you’ve wisely chosen an outsourced contact center partner. What should you expect from this document?

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Global Response

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Drives Service Levels with Proper Forecast The ability to use historical data, trends and other variables such as special events, allows WFM to create volume and staffing forecasts that align with business needs. Maximize contact center potential to meet contract-driven service level agreements.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Despite a considerable investment targeted at improving service levels and reducing waiting times for the CRA’s support channels, recent tests by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) show that service levels have worsened for the second straight year, primarily due to a lack of agent training and knowledge management.

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Expivia

AUGUST 18, 2021

And one of the best technical ways to ensure that is to become an omnichannel contact center. And if you are, but you’re not getting the results you want, learn how to optimize your omnichannel contact center to reap all its benefits. What Is an Omnichannel Contact Center? Why does that matter?

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Monet Software

JANUARY 16, 2020

Blended agent assignments have been a staple of the contact center since the advent of automated call distribution (ACD) systems. Enabling outbound agents to fill in on inbound lines when call volumes spike, for example, has offered valuable options for enhancing call center metrics, like service levels and abandonment rates.

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 3, 2021

This is where organizing your contact center metrics into custom reports comes into play. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics. What is a call center report? Call length is an analytic that informs reporting on First Contact Resolution (FCR). Important call center KPIs. Service level.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 18, 2018

This story demonstrates that call centers help companies improve overall service levels. To achieve and maintain a good holistic service level, however, it is imperative for call centers to improve and maintain their internal service levels, too. A common reality in call centers?

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Fonolo

MAY 19, 2022

The customer service climate is constantly evolving, which means your contact center’s operation must adapt to keep up. Contact center technology is a key component of the way your business functions. Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022. The Shift to Remote Work. Let’s dive in!

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Playvox

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If your contact center is like most, you probably have a robust set of guidelines that document your procedures, detail your standards, and outline how employees should handle various situations. But one thing many contact centers are missing is a remote work company policy. How Can I Best Monitor Remote Employees?

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Monet Software

MARCH 10, 2021

Will remote agents continue to represent a significant proportion of the call center workforce? Or will SMB contact centers and clients rush to bring employees back to the traditional production floor? The contact center workforce was already going remote. Here’s why. Flexibility & Scalability. Cost-savings.

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JustCall

MARCH 9, 2023

This is how important customer experience is, especially in the context of contact centers. While your call agents strive for favorable first-call resolution metrics, your business should focus on providing them with the right customer contact center software that lets them do their job well.

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Playvox

APRIL 19, 2023

Excellent time management is crucial in a contact center. Being able to strategically plan and prioritize tasks not only ensures your customers get the service and support they need in a timely manner, but it also increases agent productivity, decreases overall stress, and improves job satisfaction. What Is Time Management?

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Playvox

JUNE 28, 2022

While presenting a tremendous opportunity for business growth, this trend also creates challenges for contact centers. Customers now expect to do business with an omnichannel contact center that delivers consistent and seamless customer experiences regardless of the channel they use. What Is An Omnichannel Contact Center?

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CX Global Media

JULY 12, 2019

The fifth step ( Step 1 , Step 2 , Step 3 , Step 4 ) in the contact center agent journey is about agent retention. Retaining contact center agents has always been a significant focus area in contact centers. A several Expert Sessions are dedicated to the topic of on-boarding contact center agents.

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Playvox

APRIL 21, 2023

Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. An omnichannel customer support center connects customers’ interactions no matter where they take place.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

Brands have already made the move to upgrade from basic call centers to contact centers for the agility and flexibility that they provide. Addressing this gap between expectation and capacity, contact centers offer extended functionality and better efficiencies. What is a Contact Center?

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SharpenCX

MAY 26, 2020

It’s common for some business leaders to view their contact center teams as an afterthought. This isn’t helped by contact centers’ notoriously high turnover rates. Call center jobs are, too often, chalked up as entry-level roles. Starting with the Source of Quality CX — Your Contact Center Agents.

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CX Global Media

JUNE 6, 2017

In our ever-growing global economy, omnichannel language support needs to be included in your contact center strategy. Learn why omnichannel language support is needed in your contact center. And managing language services has not been on the top of a contact center leaders list. Click to Tweet.

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Fonolo

MAY 19, 2022

The customer service climate is constantly evolving, which means your contact center’s operation must adapt to keep up. Contact center technology is a key component of the way your business functions. Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022. The Shift to Remote Work. Let’s dive in!

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Contact Center Technology Interactive Voice Response CRM 67

Talkdesk

MAY 12, 2020

The latest trend in at-home agent training centers around online, specialized tools that offer hands-on practice with a contact center interface, testing employees’ ability to learn and adapt to a technology they’ll be using daily. Encourage them to introduce their role on the team as well as how the agents can contact them.

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Outsource Consultants

APRIL 18, 2024

Contact Center Performance Metrics: CPC (Cost Per Call): Calculates operational costs per call. SL% (Service Level): Percentage of calls answered within a predefined time frame. ASA (Average Speed of Answer): Average wait time before a customer’s call is answered.

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Transparent BPO

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Nothing is more important to the ongoing success of a contact center than its ability to identify and develop tomorrow’s leaders today. Yet, many centers place little time or value in cultivating leaders and often limit formal agent training to the initial two-week period — just enough to get them onto the floor.

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teleopti

JULY 1, 2019

Let’s discuss how contact centers can address the questions above from the perspective of the WFM analyst and contact center management. Contact Center Management – Deriving meaningful insights from that data. WFM Analyst – Going from a data novice to a data Rockstar.

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