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20 Call Center Pros Share the Most Undervalued Call Center Metrics and How To Better Leverage Them

Callminer

In an omnichannel/multichannel environment, many organizations struggle with consistency across channels, so leveraging FCR across channels provides a great metric to ensure that customers are getting real resolutions, regardless of channel. But if there is a single sore point: it’s the often-ridiculous wait times.

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How to Measure Contact Center Agent Productivity and Five Ways to Boost It

Playvox

In times where doing more with less is critical, the first place a business should look to save costs is with their people and their processes. A more productive contact center will have shorter wait times and higher First Contact Resolution rates, usually leading to increased customer satisfaction. What is the occupancy rate?

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10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center

Hodusoft

This will help in efficient allocation and utilization of resources including the agents, preventing understaffing during peak call times and overstaffing during quieter periods. Real-Time Monitoring : With the help of real-time monitoring tools, customer wait times can be minimized greatly.

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9 Benefits of Cloud-Based Call Center Solutions

Global Response

This greatly increases your ability to offer remote work, work with distributed call center teams, and create a more strategic team.

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7 Ways to Get Better at Customer Service

Kayako

If that information changes, be proactive about letting customers know and updating your availability and average wait times across your web properties. Salesforce notes that as employee engagement rises, businesses see as much as 100% higher customer loyalty. Train and Empower Your Reps. Meet Customers Where They Are.

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8 Uses of Artificial Intelligence to Boost Customer Experience Measurement

Pointillist

Let’s say a machine learning program can detect that you are stressed out and plug in a call-center rep faster, reducing your wait time. This will keep your stakeholders and employees engaged and ensure that the customer experience measurement program is poised for growth and success. to 1 p.m.?’