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Workforce Management for Call Centers: What You Need to Know

Playvox

Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost. Leaders must set the tone for everyone else to follow.

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Why Your Contact Center Needs A Remote Work Policy?

Playvox

Remote work is a benefit that’s highly important to customer service agents. Agents in our survey were resounding in their praise for remote work arrangements. A sprawling 2022 survey of more than 20,000 knowledge workers by Microsoft offers some insights. Why bring agents back when even managers are satisfied with it?

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Workforce Optimization: What It is and Why You Need It

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Schedule adherence – When agents don’t adhere to schedules, they aren’t available to service customers as planned. Improved Customer Service and Retention A recent Forbes Advisor survey revealed 48% of consumers are willing to pay more for quality customer service.

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Small Business Call Center Software Solutions

Noble Systems

Advanced call center features can help your SMB grow with the ability to manage a variety of programs, including marketing, lead generation and sales, customer service, helpdesk support, collections, surveys, and more. Additional Resources: Ebook: Buyer’s Guide to Contact Center Technology. Auto-Attendant and IVR.

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Top Call Center Efficiency Metrics And How To Improve Them

Playvox

Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Perhaps the most common of CX metrics, CSAT is often in the form of a customer survey on a four- or five-point scale that indicates how satisfied a customer or group of customers is with a specific product, transaction, or interaction with a company and its service level.