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Happy New Year and Welcome to 2023!

Taylor Reach Group

We have seen more than 20 months of long wait times due to “higher than normal contact volumes”. . They will rationalize and rebalance their staffing and service levels for all contact channels. More candidates were ghosting, and current workers reconsidered what they want to do and be when they “grow-up”.

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Global Research Reveals 3 Ways to Make UK Agents More Impactful

CSM Magazine

Put Employee Engagement First When employees are disengaged and feel out of control, they are generally less productive and more likely to leave—the worst-case scenario in a tight labour market. What is interesting is that AI is considered to be the most effective as a tool to help agents rather than customers.

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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. The quality of customer service and support can also have an impact on the productivity of a contact center. What are your wait times by channel?

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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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Workforce Optimization: What It is and Why You Need It

Playvox

Schedule adherence – When agents don’t adhere to schedules, they aren’t available to service customers as planned. This results in long wait times and abandoned conversations. WEM adds the element of employee engagement as the linchpin to delivering outstanding CX. Why is WEM Better than WFO?

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Call Center Optimization: Best Practices & Strategies

JustCall

With the help of contact center optimization, the business manages its regular call center operations and improves employee engagement. It also manages the hiring and training of employees, call center workforce scheduling and better customer interaction. The lesser the waiting time, the more customers prefer to engage with.

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Top 5 Call Center Reporting Methods to Follow

Expivia

Average handle time : What was the average handle time for the center (from call start to post-call memos)? Service level : How many calls were handled at a given time? Average speed of answer : How long did the callers wait before an agent answered? Longest delay : What was the longest wait time?