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Hyper Efficiency: The Next Frontier in Contact Center Operations Management

NobelBiz

For instance, McKinsey.com found that using advanced real-time analytics: reduced average handle time by up to 40%, increased self-service containment rates by 5 to 20%, cut employee costs by up to $5 million, boost the conversion rate on service-to-sales calls by nearly 50%, all while improving customer satisfaction and employee engagement.

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A Beginner’s Guide On An Effective Inbound Call Strategy

OctopusTech

Engage agents The saying “happy agents make happy customers” may be overused, but that doesn’t mean it’s not 100% true. Engaged employees feel an emotional commitment toward their employers and are more vested in helping their employers succeed. Fight the urge. Train your supervisors.

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7 Games and Activities Designed to Boost Call Center Agent Engagement

Fonolo

While there are plenty of ways to engage call center agents, there is one low-cost, fun way to boost motivation and general satisfaction with your employees – games! How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center. Why do games help call center agent engagement? Mystery Prize.

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Call Center Software 101: An Introduction to Customer Contact Technology

Noble Systems

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) – Voice menus that allow callers to complete actions over the phone via voice or keypad input (or through spoken responses, with more advanced speech recognition features), similar to auto attendants, but with more flexibility and functionality.

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Small Business Call Center Software Solutions

Noble Systems

Auto-Attendant and IVR. Adding an IVR (interactive voice response) to the mix provides additional options, such as gathering more specific information to help send the call to the right place (ie, differentiating between a new order, customer service on a previous order, or a billing question). allow the number.

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Spotlight on Noble Systems

Jon Arnold

Noble CC is the main platform, and seems to cover the bases - omnichannel, inbound and outbound calling, advanced IVR, skills-based routing and a full range of compliance check-boxes. WFM is self-explanatory, IQ is their analytics suite, and Game is gamification. Around CC are three complementary pieces - WFM, IQ and Game.

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6 Tips for Managing High Call Volumes During the COVID-19 Crisis

Noble Systems

They may also reveal ideas for changes to IVR routing. With advanced IVR systems, companies can quickly create new flows, define subscript routing, and define help tables to more effectively address customer issues and enrich the hold experience. All employees, including contact center agents, are now working from home.