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How to Manage Customer Wait Time: The Best Tips From Great Companies

Beyond Philosophy

.” Sometimes we don’t mind waiting at all; sometimes we mind very much. Your customers likely wait in your experience, too, and that may or may not be creating negative feelings about your experience. I ordered my usual thing, and then, while I was waiting for it, I discovered they had a crossword puzzle.

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Workforce Management Basics in Today’s Contact Center: Part 1

NICE inContact

For seasoned workforce managers, predicting contact volumes and creating perfect schedules are second nature – even although, to those of us on the outside, they seem to speak a whole different contact center language! Forecasting and scheduling are the first half of the equation as it relates to contact center workforce management basics.

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The Rise of Chatbots: A Game Changer in Customer Experience

CX University

A Forrester study found that the automation of customer service processes can reduce handling times by 60%. Chatbots can instantly respond to common or basic customer inquiries, reducing wait times and improving the overall customer experience.

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Workforce Management Basics in Today’s Contact Center: Part 1

NICE inContact

For seasoned workforce managers, predicting contact volumes and creating perfect schedules are second nature – even although, to those of us on the outside, they seem to speak a whole different contact center language! Forecasting and scheduling are the first half of the equation as it relates to contact center workforce management basics.

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4 Chatbot Customer Service Use Cases for Every Industry

Comm100

Canadian Blood Services (CBS) first launched Comm100 Live Chat on their website in 2018 to connect with digital-first customers that were being missed by traditional phone support. We’ve seen that customers today expect a response at any time of day, and this extends to wait times as well. Canadian Blood Services.

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ECSI Increases Customer Satisfaction by 13%

NICE inContact

In 2018 alone, the company’s 100-120 contact center agents handled over 850,000 phone calls and 350,000 chats. The system often crashed, wait times were long and too much had to be done manually. Wait times, time to answer and agent stress levels are all down.

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Live Chat Benchmark Report Data 2019: CX efforts pay off as CSAT climbs

Comm100

With the ability to provide always-on, real-time, personalized communication, live chat is a key tool to help get you there. For 2018 we analyzed 45 million live chats across 14 industries to expose how you can optimize your live chat strategy and exceed customer expectations. Here’s the proof. Download Now.

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