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Using Plain Language & Personalization in the Contact Center for Better CX

NICE inContact

When you use plain language across the customer journey, you’re offering better customer service. You’re achieving higher first-call resolution (FCR) rates. You’re lowering call volume. A 2018 Harvard Business Review article points out that plain language has been slow to catch on in the business world.

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6 Characteristics Your Contact Center Should Have in 2018

Talkdesk

They have probably already used your digital self-service solution to find answers to common questions, so if they are calling your contact center, it means they have relatively complex issues. The majority of today’s customers are digital first and prefer to handle simple issues with self-service technologies.

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6 Characteristics Your Contact Center Should Have in 2018

Talkdesk

They have probably already used your digital self-service solution to find answers to common questions, so if they are calling your contact center, it means they have relatively complex issues. The majority of today’s customers are digital first and prefer to handle simple issues with self-service technologies.

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AHT in the Age of Omni-Channel Customer-Centric Service

TechSee

February 12, 2018, 10:14 am. A recorded call within a call center in Stockholm, Sweden. Agent: Thanks for calling Förenad TelCo*, how can I help you? Customer: Hi, I am having a problem…. shhh, sweetie, shhhh…. Agent: What’s the problem? Customer: I’m having a problem with my Internet. just one second, please.

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How to Improve First Call Resolution, Reduce Call Volume & Accelerate Self-Help

Pointillist

For a business, that means high costs and inefficient call center operations. Call centers, therefore, want to improve first call resolution rate, reduce call volume, and excel at customer service while reining in high costs.

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How to Improve First Call Resolution, Reduce Call Volume & Accelerate Self-Help

Pointillist

For a business, that means high costs and inefficient call center operations. Call centers, therefore, want to improve first call resolution rate, reduce call volume, and excel at customer service while reining in high costs.

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Five Ways to Improve Contact Center Performance – What Every Customer Wishes You Knew

NICE inContact

Two in three responders prefer working with a live agent as opposed to self-service or a chat-bot. Strive to have your Average Speed to Answer under 10 seconds and your First Call Resolution (FCR) at around 70%. Only about a third of consumers are happy with their last interaction.