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Phone Calls: How to Improve Your Customer Relationship Management?

CSM Magazine

Using Interactive Voice Response Systems. Interactive voice systems or IVRs are automated telephone systems that allow customers to interact with a company without being connected to an operator. This technology uses voice or touch-tone dialing and only supports basic interactions.

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Avoiding Work-at-Home Virtual Shock

Virtual Live Labs

Organizations are now understaffed, and customers grow weary of the messages on the IVR addressing the long wait times. Labor costs can rise. Customer satisfaction and sales revenue can be impacted as well. That means more pressure. Now leadership wants to make employees “more accountable,” and the cycle continues.

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Avoiding Work-at-Home Virtual Shock

Virtual Live Labs

Organizations are now understaffed, and customers grow weary of the messages on the IVR addressing the long wait times. Labor costs can rise. Customer satisfaction and sales revenue can be impacted as well. That means more pressure. Now leadership wants to make employees “more accountable,” and the cycle continues.

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Scaling Success: Call Center Solutions for Small Business Growth

CSM Magazine

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, intelligent call routing, and robust analytics enable small businesses to streamline operations, track performance metrics, and gain valuable insights.

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Average Handle Time: A Comprehensive Guide

Hodusoft

As per Call Centre Magazine , the industry-standard AHT is six minutes and ten seconds. Also, by considering AHT, they can ensure that calls are directed to the appropriate agents or departments to minimize waiting times. Decline in call abandon rates Did you know that longer handling time can increase call abandon rates?

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How to Weather Any Storm: Strategies for Driving CX Efficiency

Quiq

As we saw during the early days of the pandemic, wait times skyrocketed and call centers were quickly overwhelmed. In an article for CX Insight Magazine, our CEO Mike Myer shared how messaging can make your agents 5 to 7 times more efficient. Empower your customer service team with the right tools. There is a better way.

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Avoid Seasonal Highs and Lows with These Customer Experience Tips

CSM Magazine

Time and time again, organizations are losing customers to the black hole of wait times and inefficient processes during their seasonal bumps. The following are a few approaches that have worked successfully for many of my clients: Review/revise your IVR. Proactive notifications.