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5 Ways to Reduce Holiday Lines and Customer Wait Time

Comm100

41% of shoppers have abandoned a purchase due to long wait times, and 86% avoid shops if they perceive the queue to be too long. But during the holiday season, an increase in wait time may be hard to avoid. Use these 5 tips to help keep wait times short for your customers this upcoming winter. Mobile site.

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How to Stop Abandoned Calls From Ruining Your Customer Satisfaction and Toppling Your Other Call Center Metrics

SharpenCX

Customers abandon calls when they’re frustrated from long hold times and unanswered questions. Meanwhile, managers and leaders are disappointed by plummeting metrics and the inability to satisfy every customer. Your AHT will uncover where your customers’ time is being wasted. Make wait times more tolerable.

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Boost Stadiums with Oracle EPM: Elevate Fan Experience and Ops

CSM Magazine

In the high-stakes world of sports and entertainment, the right technology can turn game day into an unforgettable experience. That’s where Oracle Cloud EPM comes into play, providing a level of agility stadium operators require to keep up with the dynamic nature of sports and entertainment events.

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25 Call Center Leaders Share the Most Effective Ways to Boost Contact Center Efficiency

Callminer

No sacred cows … watch out for any processes that are time vampires. Metrics, Measure, and Monitor – Make sure your metrics and associated goals are clear and concise while aligning with efficiency and effectiveness. Make each metric public and ensure everyone knows why that metric is measured.

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Top 3 Reasons Why Call Centre Workers Have One of the Highest Turnover Rates

CSM Magazine

We count on agents for assistance with a broad array of consumer needs including technology, healthcare, housing, finance, utilities, entertainment, travel, and internet access. The call centre industry is metric driven with a culture of continuous improvement. Nevertheless, 78% of agents report metric manipulation. 21% Quotas.

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4 Quick Fixes That Reduce Call Abandonment Rates Overnight

aircall

Because unlike some metrics, call abandonment rate is one number managers can influence immediately. Shifting the criteria to solely account for scenarios an agent can control will not only make your numbers look better, it will give you a more relevant metric to base management decisions around. Change The Definition. Okay, okay.

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Mastering Call Queuing: The Ultimate Guide to Efficient Customer Communications

NobelBiz

With the right call queuing system in place, you’ll witness improved call handling, reduced wait times, and heightened agent productivity. This indispensable process optimizes agent availability, reduces wait times, and crafts engaging on-hold experiences. The result?