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Guest Post: How to Improve First Call Resolution (FCR) Using Knowledge Management System

ShepHyken

He discusses why first call resolution is important and what companies can do to resolve their customers’ queries in the first call. The authenticity of an organization very much depends on the quality of the customer support that it provides. What is first-call resolution (FCR)?

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Fast-Track Your First Call Resolution FCR in 9 Easy Steps

NobelBiz

The First Contact Resolution Rate (FCR) is a crucial KPI for measuring the effectiveness and quality of your customer service. This indicator is regarded as one of the most influential metrics for measuring customer service effectiveness. When a problem arises, the customer expects a quick and efficient resolution.

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Get a Call Away from Success: Outsource Customer Care Services

Blueship Call Center

We’ll go through its advantages and advise on how to outsource customer care services flawlessly. Next, we’ll discuss how to choose the best outsourcing partner before highlighting top-notch customer service outsourcing firms. However, the issue stems from the internal employees that handle customer care.

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CX4Now: Contact Center KPIs that Matter

Fonolo

Dennis Wakabayashi, CX Expert, Team Wakabayashi: “I see new kinds of data that we’ve never seen before plugging into customer care; digital footprint metrics like number of chats, or number of clicks to the website, or other additional steps in the customer journey. We want the customer to be happy.”

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ROBUST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CAN CUT COSTS

CCNG

When the customer finally gets a hold of a live person, the agent needs to calm down the frustrated customer before they can help them. This can add another 30 to 45 seconds to the call. ADDING MORE COSTS TO CUSTOMER CARE But the added cost doesn’t end there. Again, this is more cost to the business.

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This Call May Be Recorded: How Conversation Intelligence Is Transforming the Contact Center Industry

BlueOcean

Customer care QA processes are moving from limited sampling to real-time, holistic analysis thanks to emerging conversation intelligence technologies that impact every corner of the contact center for the better. And as Forrester points out, the resulting dashboards and word clouds that point to top call drivers aren’t enough either.

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Our Top 6 Picks for Call Center Automation Software

Fonolo

Call center automation is the practice of using technology to tackle manual, time-consuming tasks on behalf of your agents. By automating these simple tasks, you can lighten the load for your call center employees so they can focus on tackling more complex issues, like customer care. Let’s look at chatbots as an example.