AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Like many ML organizations, accelerators are largely used to accelerate DL training and inference. In this post, we discuss how M5 was able to reduce the cost to train their models by 30%, and share some of the best practices we learned along the way. These embeddings are inputs to a customer-facing tier-1 Amazon service.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

There are many metrics and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) that give you insights into agent productivity, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction. These metrics can significantly improve your decision-making process and make your agents and customers happier. Key Metrics for Measuring Agent Performance. Call Volume.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cost Per Call : A Key Metric for Your Contact Center Have you ever wondered how much money you spend to handle a single call? Cost per call is one of the most important metrics for contact centers. It’s a metric that’s used to determine the budget allocation for each call. How to calculate the cost per call in a contact center?

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Playvox

JUNE 22, 2023

Tracking, reporting, and improving upon metrics are essential across all areas of business, including finance, sales, marketing, and contact center management. Understanding the key call center efficiency metrics to track , and more importantly, how to improve them, will set you up for success and help keep your customers happy.

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aircall

MARCH 10, 2021

The right people, training, and call center training materials ensure that your call center agents are working hard to enhance the customer experience, even when tasks are piling up. The problem is figuring out exactly which call center training materials you should use to achieve this. What Are Call Center Training Materials?

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Playvox

MAY 24, 2023

For just about any business or department, metrics are crucial to measuring performance. For the typical contact center, metrics are the key to identifying the reason behind a bad day and being able to create operational efficiency that helps avoid a repeat. Let’s break down these three key metrics.

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In this post: Average Handling Time Customer Satisfaction Service Level First Contact Resolution Call Abandonment Rate Percentage of Calls Blocked Call Transfer Rate Wrap-up Time Customer Effort Score Average Idle Time. There are plenty of metrics and KPIs you can track to gain useful insight into your contact center operations.

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CX Global Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Don’t Waste Your Money on Empathy Training! Empathy training is a waste of time and will have little to no effect on the customer experience in your contact center. Don’t waste your money on empathy training alone, do this instead. They practice and model good empathy skills and lead by example. Being respectful.

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Calltools

JUNE 9, 2021

Explore the top inbound KPI metrics you should monitor to improve your operational efficiency. Importance of Inbound KPI Metrics. Are you providing the level of service your customers deserve? Without KPI metric monitoring, you may not even know which areas of your operations need improvement. Abandonment Rate.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you take a tech tool like ChatGPT and ask it about call abandonment in the contact center, the AI-powered bot will give you an earful about one of the most persistent problems in the customer service industry. But asking the powerful generative pre-trained transformer a question won’t save a single abandoned call. No kidding, right?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Prior to my arrival at XGS, the company had trained its focus on the flooring space and had kicked off an ambitious growth phase. . Since I assumed the chief executive role, we have targeted our efforts on continuing to grow our service footprint, but doing so in tandem with delivering excellent customer care. Voice of Customer.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Call center managers can establish benchmarks by setting goals for their call center metrics , also known as key performance indicators (KPIs). The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics. Better call center agent training improves FCR, and FCR drives customer satisfaction. Service level (SLAs).

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

JULY 9, 2018

How does a contact center know it’s consistently delivering high quality service? It begins with setting metrics. The right metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) should effectively measure a business’s specific capacities. Here’s a list of the most crucial metrics that inbound call center must measure.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 19, 2024

Call center dashboards provide the kinds of insights and metrics that contribute to having improved agent performance and more successful campaigns. Let’s delve deeper and explore the dashboard functionalities, key metrics, best practices, and their pivotal role in enhancing customer satisfaction.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 21, 2020

Download Now: Get real about coaching with 7 practical tactics to coach and train your agents. How do you know what metrics to measure to see if your customers are satisfied and loyal? Let’s take a look at what metrics to measure in your contact center to become a more customer (and employee) centric company. Service Level.

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Monet Software

JUNE 11, 2018

Service level is just one element that contributes to a customer’s positive call center experience – but it’s an important one. If your business is like most contact centers, you calculate service level by the percentage of calls answered within a pre-determined time period – for example, answering 80% of calls in 20 seconds or less.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In particular, we provide practical best practices for different customization scenarios, including training models from scratch, fine-tuning with additional data using full or parameter-efficient techniques, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and prompt engineering. How can your generative AI project support sustainable innovation?

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SharpenCX

MAY 26, 2020

With effective and frequent customer service training and coaching. Invest in your agents to get the quality of service and performance you want. So, how do you fit frequent customer service training into your every day? Make sure it’s clear to your agents that there’s a schedule for different kinds of training.

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Callminer

APRIL 24, 2020

In essence, this structured interview process allows a group of candidates to work through tasks and assessments; it also gives those in charge of hiring the opportunity to select the best performers in the group and train them together to become new call center agents. Focus on the Metrics that Matter Most. Avoid Negative Language.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 3, 2021

This is where organizing your contact center metrics into custom reports comes into play. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics. To clearly depict achievements and opportunities, your contact center metrics should be displayed in a visually appealing way that clearly defines your achievements. Service level.

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Quality Contact Solutions

DECEMBER 31, 1969

One of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to inbound call center outsourcing is around metrics. Because there are so many metrics that are available to track internally, externally, at the inbound call center agent level and the program level, it’s no wonder people stop to think “where do I begin?”

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JivoChat

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many people don’t understand the importance of customer service metrics. Consider that 78% of customers will do business with you again after a mistake if you have excellent customer service. The main challenge is knowing which metrics to track. Don’t take this personally. Ticket Volume. Unresolved Tickets.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 23, 2021

Metrics aren’t everything. This guide digs into some of the essential contact center metrics to look out for, so you can pick and choose which ones need your focus. Service level. Service level is a fundamental metric. Service level helps you dissect the details of your call center.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

Are you grappling with the complexities of call center metrics, seeking to elevate customer experience, and driving operational excellence through insightful data analysis? These reports are the snapshots, the tangible records that document everything from call volumes and service levels to agent productivity and customer satisfaction scores.

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COPC

APRIL 19, 2023

When designing a balanced scorecard, include the metrics related to your core values and ensure they are weighted appropriately. If you manage a sales organization, your scorecards wouldn’t be complete without conversion metrics. quality, service, etc.). quality, service, etc.).

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As leaders and managers, you need to get down and dirty with metrics, KPIs, and agent performance to run a successful contact center. For example, Fonolo’s Voice Call-Backs make it easier to retain customers. 3 Establish Call Center Metrics and Improve KPIs . SLAs: Service-Level Agreements are your promise to your customers.

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Global Response

MAY 1, 2023

However, if you want to: improve the cost-effectiveness of your call center raise your service levels effectively improve CSAT and provide better customer experiences understand staffing needs to manage demand and call volume improve employee retention and satisfaction …then you need workforce management.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Employee training. For example, if an employee is scheduled to work 35 hours, and spends 10 hours doing other tasks, the shrinkage rate for that person is 10/35 or 29%. For example, staff training and team meetings help you inform and educate staff. They help your agents feel engaged and improve your customer service.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 15, 2023

When it comes to demystifying call center metrics, ‘occupancy rate’ shouldn’t be forgotten. In this post, we will look into how occupancy rate is calculated, what value it adds to the vast mix of call center metrics and the problems that can arise if it is used improperly. What is Occupancy in a Call Center?

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Global Response

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Customer service outsourcing is a huge industry, resulting in approximately $525 billion dollars of spend every year, in fact. But if you’re not outsourcing your customer service yet, it may seem like a big project that’s not necessarily worth the investment. Is outsourcing really more affordable than managing things in-house?

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TASKE Technology

JANUARY 16, 2014

These targets are measured in terms of service level. Wikipedia defines that “service level measures the performance of a system. Certain goals are defined and the service level gives the percentage to which those goals should be achieved.” Resolve Poor TSF Levels.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics. A good contact center report extracts comprehensible information from your call center metrics and data. For example, you might want to understand customer satisfaction through the CSAT score in your call center. What is Call Center Reporting?

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Global Response

MARCH 26, 2024

Quality of service When outsourcing services, you need a partner that will deliver equal, if not better, quality of service than your in-house team. Evaluate the vendor’s performance metrics and quality control processes to ensure they meet your expectations.

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Global Response

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These third-party agents are trained to handle everything from: Answering customer queries Providing customer service Giving technical support Processing phone orders Qualifying inbound leads Some inbound call centers do provide outbound services. Think through your customers’ pain points to determine which services you need.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Say “hello” every time you see them on their shift and try your best to get to know them on a professional but friendly level. You’ll be working very closely with them on training and development which means there needs to be reciprocal trust on both sides. Offer On-Going Training. Average handling time (AHT).

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Global Response

MAY 22, 2023

If you currently use inbound or outbound call center services and are looking for ways to: expand your services improve service levels increase efficiency develop more flexible and scalable models support business growth …then a blended call center might be a better fit for your business.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 4, 2022

Completion and maintenance of training. For example, low cSat scores aren’t usually an isolated symptom of poor agent performance. Your call center might have some efficiency issues around workforce management and training gaps that cause longer hold times, heightened abandon rates, and other indications of poor service.

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