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You are Doing First Call Resolution Wrong

Customer Relationship Metrics

I’ve seen this every day in the last 25 years working with call centers. This kind of check marking trap became even more obvious recently when I served as a judge of the Finalists for an international customer service award program. How do you quantify First Call Resolution ( FCR )? The check mark trap.

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GUEST POST: Skyrocket the Customer Experience and Mitigate Financial Risk

COPC

By Vicki Brackett – BPO Veteran, WFH pioneer and SVP of Partner Success, livepro We all know employee perceptions of how they are treated directly influence their feelings about their employer. Further, how customers feel they are serviced greatly impacts how they perceive your brand. Get Employee Engagement Research Insights.

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Coaching your customer service teams remotely with customer feedback

Hello Customer

Customer service teams carry great responsibility. They are at the frontline of customer issues and complaints. Customers can be more anxious when they call, and your agents are faced with even more and more challenging questions. So, how do you pull your customer service team through?

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GUEST POST: Skyrocket the Customer Experience and Mitigate Financial Risk

COPC

By Vicki Brackett – BPO Veteran, WFH pioneer and SVP of Partner Success, livepro We all know employee perceptions of how they are treated directly influence their feelings about their employer. Further, how customers feel they are serviced greatly impacts how they perceive your brand.

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How to Evaluate Call Center Manager Performance

Fonolo

Call center managers have many tools to evaluate call center performance, including call center agent performance evaluations. But, who evaluates the call center manager? That falls on everyone – the executive team, the agents, and sometimes the call center manager themself. First Call Resolution (FCR).

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How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

According to Microsoft’s State of Global Customer Service report , 36% of surveyees said that the most frustrating part of a poor customer service experience is engaging with an agent who lacks the knowledge or ability to solve their issue, while 31% said it was having to repeat or provide their data multiple times.

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Seven ways to increase agent’s performance in call centers

SoliCall

Increasing the performance of agents in call centers is crucial for delivering exceptional customer service and achieving business goals. Here are seven ways to enhance agent performance in call centers: 1 – Comprehensive Training. 4- Quality Assurance Programs. 7 – Supportive Work Environment.