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Call center cost reduction strategies

TechSee

” Techniques to optimize time. Improve AHT with knowledge bases. Average Handle Time (AHT) is a traditional contact center KPI that measures the average duration of a communication between an agent and a customer. Accelerate resolutions with AI-powered agent assistance. Techniques to optimize staffing.

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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

Waiting is the Hardest Part (But It Doesn’t Have to Be). Customers have not only come to expect inevitable wait times — they’ve come to loathe them. When faced with unanticipated hold times and slow inquiry resolution. Build resources within your knowledge base for fast and simple reference.

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6 Tips for Managing High Call Volumes During the COVID-19 Crisis

Noble Systems

In many cases, this exponential increase in call volume is causing a number of related issues , from excessive wait times and higher average hold times, to more disconnects than ever before and more frustrated customers, where patience may already be in short supply. Analytics keeps agents on track with new KPIs.

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A Beginner’s Guide On An Effective Inbound Call Strategy

OctopusTech

We’ve seen businesses improve agent engagement by making individual performance stats available on agent dashboards and by the gamification of specific agent behaviors. Some companies even use call center gamification as an incentive system for performance. This may help them with benchmarking and goal setting.

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Hyper Efficiency: The Next Frontier in Contact Center Operations Management

NobelBiz

With WFO tools in place, managers can allocate resources effectively, ensuring that the right number of agents is available at all times for handling customer inquiries, thereby reducing wait times, leading to improved productivity levels and minimizing labor costs due to increased utilization rates, etc.

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6 Expert-Approved Tips on How to Build Your Agent Dream Team

JustCall

Remember that even the smallest of technical snag can lead to prolonged wait times and by extension, frustrated and angry customers. Build a Resource Hub Another extremely important strategy that works wonders is empowering agents with a knowledge hub in the form of how-to guides and other resources on the product (and the company).

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

Nobody escaped the long lines and endless waiting times. Storyline: Gamification. Why Gamification Matters. Gamification guides and reinforces high-value activity by capturing employee performance data and, in turn, using that data to motivate them with rewards and points. 3. Gamification.