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THE PHONE CALL IS A POWERFUL, FORGOTTEN LEADERSHIP TOOL

CCNG

The client was a Fortune 200 international company that had contracted us to answer technical support calls from customers. The hiring profile for these employees requested a high level of customer service, but strong technical support experience was not required.

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Proven Customer Support Tools for Startups With Plans to Scale

aircall

Customers want their issues resolved quickly, and when assisting a large volume of clients with a small (but mighty) support team, it’s a good idea to make “first-call resolution rates” one of your top priorities. To succeed in this, however, the first step is to minimize ”escalating” issues beyond the associate level.

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Why Every Contact Center Manager Should Consider Voice-Driven AI

SmartAction

ML is a powerful tool. It can verify new accounts, take payment information, provide technical support, automate routine tasks with human assistance, and more. This means a lighter load and less stress for your agents, resulting in less worker attrition, as well as requiring fewer workers in your call center.

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Everything You Need to Know About Auto Attendant

Hodusoft

As per a research by SQM Group, self-service first call resolution ( FCR ) rate is 74%, and those who opt for a self-service option prefer it to an IVR used to navigate callers to agents for issue resolution. Recording audio messages does require more than a nice voice and some basic recording tools.

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Mastering Skills-Based Routing: The Future of Efficient Call Management

NobelBiz

It’s a system where incoming calls are directed to the most skilled agent in that particular area, ensuring a higher chance of first-call resolution. Understanding Agent Profiles or Skill Inventory The first step in skills-based routing involves creating detailed agent profiles.

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Slaying 6 Myths on Remote Visual Support

TechSee

Visual assistance technology is a powerful tool for technical support, but it can also help address other customer inquiries, deliberations, and bureaucratic issues. Remote support is a valuable addition to all customer service channels. The opposite is true.

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Call Centre 101: Understanding Inbound and Outbound Calls

Select VoiceCom Blog

Representatives can also redirect customer calls to the ideal department where they can better help solve the problem. Technical support Technical support is a type of customer service, but not all customer service calls are technical support. What Is an Outbound Call?