NICE inContact

JANUARY 29, 2019

Clearly, curbing agent attrition requires a multi-pronged approach. Here are 10 steps any contact center can take to help increase retention, and reduce call center attrition it begins with the hiring process. If agents don’t have what they need to successfully assist customers, they may not last long.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Today’s agents are clearly the heroes of the contact center – managing angry customers, solving complex problems and juggling multiple systems. They now have to soar up to new levels thanks to the increasing number of channels and complexity of interactions from digital customers. But that is not where it stops.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Today’s agents are clearly the hero of contact center – managing angry customers, solving complex problems and juggling multiple systems. They now have to soar up to new levels thanks to the increasing number of channels and complexity of interactions from digital customers. But that is not where it stops.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When clients contact customer service, it is typically because they have a problem or want information. Agents must face complex or redundant situations, deal with disgruntled customers, all while maintaining their own performances. As a result, many agents are exhausted, and attrition rates are skyrocketing.

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Uniphore

JUNE 17, 2021

3 Ways to Boost FCR and Reduce Customer Churn With AI & RPA. Few KPIs have a bigger influence on the customer experience than First Call Resolution (FCR). When customers call in with an issue, they expect it to be solved then and there. In fact, 63% of customers churn after a bad experience.*. Why FCR Matters to CX.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Talk of ChatGPT is everywhere from your LinkedIn feed to the evening news to, yes, this blog. Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. So let’s get into it. Those first three are what we’d expect.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 10, 2016

In this blog, we help narrow down this long list to help you focus on the metrics that, when improved upon, will really help your contact center thrive. Customer Satisfaction : Customer satisfaction indicates how your agents performed in solving customer issues. So, what are the top metrics you should be looking at?

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 30, 2019

We established the NICE inContact CX Excellence Awards Program to celebrate and honor organizations that drive creative, innovative customer interactions. The 2020 NICE inContact CX Excellence awards program recognizes customers like you, who strive for excellence.

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Team Support

MARCH 3, 2021

In Part 1 of this blog series we introduced the new imperative for customer support and customer success—achieving success for your customers… and for your bottom line. The second way is to use B2B customer support tools to proactively strengthen your customer relationships and reduce churn.

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Lithium

APRIL 5, 2022

Your customer experience team is no stranger to attrition — It's a tough gig! Our latest release delivers new tools that will help you keep employees — and customers — happy for years to come. Read the full Spring Launch blog. Some blog areas are limited to Khoros customers only. Available On-demand.

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Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Customer satisfaction is not just a feel-good metric; it’s a tangible indicator of how well your products, services, and interactions resonate with your audience. In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of measuring customer satisfaction and delve into key metrics that provide valuable insights.

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Totango

JANUARY 26, 2021

Being proactive about churn prevention provides an antidote to customer attrition. Utilizing technology makes it one of the easiest ways to keep more customers. Read on to learn what churn is, how an attrition analysis can help you pinpoint why you’re losing customers, and what steps you can take to prevent customer churn.

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ProProfs Chat

JANUARY 9, 2020

An average company loses 10 to 30 percent customers annually and gaining new customers is around 10 times costlier than keeping the existing ones happy – Philip Kotler. These words from the father of modern marketing, themselves indicate how crucial the customers are for any business. What is Customer Churn?

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Uniphore

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is a contributed blog post by Dipu KV, President – Operations & Customer Experience at Bajaj Allianz General a recent guest on Uniphore’s Conversations that Matter podcast. That’s the extent to which digitization is being used nowadays to transform the customer service landscape. came to the fore. came to the fore.

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Advantage Communications

JANUARY 28, 2019

In a previous blog, titled “ 5 Reasons Low Attrition Rates are Great for Customer Service ”, we looked at how a low attrition rate in your company’s customer service is absolutely essential to a successful customer experience.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Depending on your customers and what their journey looks like, other data points will be needed to supplement. CES – The Customer Effort Score was introduced by the CEB (now Gartner) in 2013. According to extensive research by a variety of firms, CES has a powerful correlation to customer loyalty. Suggestions?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shaista Haque, writes about the millennial generation’s use of technology and how it is affecting their customer experience. The millennial consumer must be understood in order to deliver an Amazing customer service experience. nurture bonds with customers.

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn. It’s no secret that better coaching creates more effective agents and better overall customer interactions. Effective coaching not only keeps agents from walking out, it also makes them better customer service providers. Your Customers Feel It Too.

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In fact, research shows that the average annual attrition rate for contact center agents ranges between 30 to 45%—an astonishing 2X the average annual employee churn rate for all other types of jobs in the U.S. It’s no secret that call centers have high turnover. Feelings of isolation. A lack of empowerment, autonomy, and engagement.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 9, 2020

When many of us in the business world (yes, even those of us in customer-facing roles) hear the phrases ‘Customer Success’ and ‘Customer Experience’, we often think of them as interchangeable. After all, don’t they both deal with engaging customers? Understanding Customer Success. Looping in Customer Experience.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

You need to keep up with constantly growing and shifting customer expectations. Inadequate contact center software can not only hamper your ability to manage your operation appropriately, but also inhibit your agents from providing the superior customer experience you want to offer. Contact center management is hard.

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Eptica

AUGUST 1, 2018

At the same time, working in customer service is a stressful and high-pressure job. No wonder that an average of 21% of agents leave their jobs every year, with more than 1 in 5 companies experiencing annual attrition rates of over 30%, according to Contact Babel. Keeping agents engaged is crucial to the customer experience.

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Totango

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

What is customer churn ? The answer directly relates to your success at retaining customers and maintaining revenue levels. Read on to learn what you need to know about what customer churn is and how to calculate it. What Is Customer Churn? You can also think of customer churn as the opposite of customer retention.

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GetFeedback

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

We kicked off our Customer Experience (CX) Ambassadors Program in January featuring an interview with Myshka Sansoin , manager of customer advocacy and self-service activation at BRP. Q: Graham, how did you find yourself working in the customer experience space? . Q: How would you define great customer experience?

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Self Service Hospitality Survey Effort Score 218

Integrity Solutions

JANUARY 28, 2021

What’s more, truly effective salespeople spend time building up a deep understanding of and trusted relationships with their customers. They become the face of the organization and the partner in their customers’ success. If your company does, you’ll stand out — and retain more salespeople and customers alike.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 9, 2020

When many of us in the business world (yes, even those of us in customer-facing roles) hear the phrases ‘Customer Success’ and ‘Customer Experience’, we often think of them as interchangeable. After all, don’t they both deal with engaging customers? Understanding Customer Success. Looping in Customer Experience.

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Stella Connect

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Fast-growing companies with ambitious customer service goals and limited resources may find call center staffing tricky — what’s the magic number of agents you need to meet demand and service customers effectively ? Calculating the right call center staffing level for your customer service team should rely on a tried-and-true formula.

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Talkdesk

APRIL 10, 2019

Tracking The Call Center Metrics That Matter Maintaining a high level of customer experience is difficult, especially considering the dozens of metrics that you could be tracking to help you answer the question “Are my customers happy?”. The higher the SLA, the less time your customers spend waiting to speak with one of your agents.

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Stella Connect

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Managers spend their days coaching and training their team on brand standards, best practices, and overcoming common customer issues. Agents keep up with incoming tickets and customer queries, with little insight into their performance and even less visibility into what they need to do to develop and grow. But, it doesn’t have to be.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Twenty years ago began a shift to contact center outsourcing to offshore locations, especially the Philippines and India, and away from the local market where customers on the other end of the phone were located. 24 x 7 coverage : agent attrition is always a challenge, especially in a tight labor market.

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Pink Guava

JUNE 29, 2021

Relook at Customer Experience with New Lens Customer Experience origin dates back to at least a couple of decades. Over a period of time as Internet services picked up it flared the e-commerce industry allowing customers to choose from multiple providers and order from comfort of home.

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Omni-Channel e-support Return on Investment Policies 88

One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Ever think that your organization’s or association’s customer retention strategy may actually function as a customer churn strategy? First, assuming that you have a customer retention strategy in place, when is the last time you did a forensic analysis of strategy effectiveness? Enjoy this blog post? Cast your vote.

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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? At its core, contact center reporting is the systematic process of capturing, analyzing, and leveraging data from every customer interaction across various channels.

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Call Center Report Contact Center Net Promoter Score 59

Totango

JULY 13, 2021

Strategy for customer success growth has changed as commerce has gone digital and big data has made marketing and sales customer-centric. Tell people about your business, get them in the store, sell them things, then look for more customers. But that was before the internet made it possible to deliver highly customized items.

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ijgolding

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Customer experience is important, that much we know. Readers of this blog won’t need persuading of the link between a company’s success and a great customer experience. Happy customers stay longer, buy more, they tell their friends, and your company grows. Customer feedback is broken. In fact it’s worse than that.

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NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to this insightful blog post, where we discuss building a successful outbound lead generation strategy for contact centers. Find out more from our podcast episode Happy Employees Make Happy Customers. High Agent Attrition We all know that the turnover rate is a thorn in every contact center’s side.

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Contact center attrition is one of the biggest challenges brands face. The continuous cycle of hiring and onboarding new agents and ramping them up to full productivity can cost a customer service organization roughly $10,000-$15,000 per employee. Call us and a real Customer Service Ninja will answer. No ‘Press 1’ nonsense.”

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