Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

According to Harris Interactive, even before the pandemic, 77% of customers said it took too long to reach a live agent by a contact center phone number. One solution is to leverage your interactive voice response (IVR) system to get callers’ phone numbers and use a virtual hold system to call back.

Best practices 83

Best practices Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 83

Call Center Weekly

JULY 19, 2018

When I called Customer Service, the company’s first and foremost objective was to resolve my issue during the premiere call or “provide first call resolution”-no matter how long it took.

Call Center 136

Call Center First call resolution Advertising Interactive Voice Response 136

Expivia

APRIL 1, 2021

Most companies put all their education (Notice we said Education, not Train, you TRAIN animals…you EDUCATE people) in how to run a specific program, skill, or channel. Most companies want to educate as fast as they can so they can have reps producing as quickly as possible even to the detriment to their client or customer.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Education Self service Call Center 52

Callminer

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

No matter if a contact center is taking catalog orders or responding to bank customers’ rate inquiries, callers want fast and accurate responses that result in the desired outcome, be it a successfully completed purchase or update on a credit application. TechnologyAdvice. Technology_Adv.

call center software 210

call center software Call Center Contact Center Analytics 210

Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

Our solution, VIA Contact Centre, is actually an adapted form of Skype for Business that offers added benefits to the contact center like call recording, smart agent selection, and interactive voice response – the latter is particularly useful as it negates the need for switchboards entirely. Too many portals…”.

Contact Center 334

Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Real estate 334

Call Center Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

By Diana Aviles In my career so far, I’ve probably listened to a gazillion calls (or so it seems) in which the first 90 seconds consists of a spirited rant about the IVR. The complaints vary- from how they feel it takes too long to reach a human, to how the IVR has trouble understanding what the customer is saying.

Interactive Voice Response 136

Interactive Voice Response First call resolution Call Center Analytics 136

Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

First Call Resolution for customer inquiries pretreated by automated processes increased resolution by 75% due to improved access to information via supporting tools, with only the exceptional issues routing to live agents.

Self service 79

Self service Contact Center Chatbots First call resolution 79

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ensure consistency of response, investigate First Call Resolution (FCR) and Average Hold Time (AHT) variations between agents. Treat Automation like a member of your staff with assigned KPIs, reviews and ongoing re-training.

Self service 76

Self service Contact Center Benchmark Chatbots 76

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 19, 2020

With key-word analysis and indexing used to trigger KB document searches, along with presentation to agents and dissemination to the customer (in the format they prefer) helping to ensure more comprehensive support is provided while improving first call resolution (FCR) and driving support time reductions.

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First call resolution Feedback Enterprise Contact Center 52

SharpenCX

AUGUST 21, 2023

First, assess what a “good” first impression means to you and your customers. Fast resolution times? Then, make it SMART by setting smaller goals and adding in KPIs and parameters: “Increase first call resolution by X% within Y [days, months, years].” Consistent, branded messages? Friendly agents?

Call Center 67

Call Center First call resolution Contact Center Contact center software 67

JustCall

APRIL 5, 2022

This cloud-based phone system re-routes calls to the right department/individuals without any manual intervention of a receptionist. Advanced call routing, in this sense, addresses a major gap in support quality. It decreases the customer waiting time and improves first-call resolution. Reduced Communication Costs.

voip 52

voip Real estate Interactive Voice Response Education 52

Enghouse Interactive

JULY 27, 2020

Register for our webinar with Dane Smith, Enghouse Education and Training Manager, and Jacki Tessmer, VP Product Marketing. Transform the Contact Center with Microsoft Teams (blog Series). Blog #3 Seeing is Believing! Transform your Contact Center with Microsoft Teams. The tools are here. Take advantage of them now!

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Education First call resolution Cloud contact 52

Noble Systems

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Greeting them using a recorded message (often through an IVR). Choosing the best call routing path based on the information provided, time of day, call queue status, IVR selections, customer attributes, and a range of other factors. 6 common strategies for call distribution.

First call resolution 57

First call resolution Call Center Interactive Voice Response call center software 57

aircall

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The latter will also notice that your call funnel ris more efficient, with shorter waiting times and fewer dropped or missed calls. Studies show that computer-telephone integration r educes the average length of a call. As a result, your team fields a larger volume of calls and resolves issues quicker.

Customer Support 83

Customer Support Call Center Interactive Voice Response Automatic Callback 83

aircall

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The latter will also notice that your call funnel ris more efficient, with shorter waiting times and fewer dropped or missed calls. Studies show that computer-telephone integration r educes the average length of a call. As a result, your team fields a larger volume of calls and resolves issues quicker.

Customer Support 54

Customer Support Interactive Voice Response Call Center Automatic Callback 54

Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This means that each step should be designed to optimize service processes, reduce handling time and enhance the overall experience, while ensuring quick resolution of any issue(s), thereby increasing overall First Call Resolution (FCR) percentages. Proactive Outbound Engagement + Self-Service = More Success.

Self service 52

Self service Abandon rate Contact Center First call resolution 52