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Silencing the Noise: Unveiling the Impact on Contact Centre Agents and Brands

CSM Magazine

Yet, when compared to the time spent on drafting and updating website copy, agent training too often takes a backseat. There are of course some brands who have this as a priority – and proactively keep the energy and morale high and truly reward their agents.

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What is Call Wrap Up Time? 5 Ways to Reduce It in Your Contact Center

Talkdesk

Reducing average wait time and average handle time in your contact can yield huge customer satisfaction increases for your business. In this blog, we outline what call wrap up time is and actionable steps you can take to reduce it in your contact center.

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Five Coaching Tips For Contact Center Agents that Work

Playvox

In fact, McKinsey estimates that “the average 500-agent call center in North America allocates around $2 million of staff time to coaching activities every year.”. One business in a McKinsey study experienced twice the average retention rate in teams where coaches spent more than 60% of their time on the contact center floor.

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3 Signs Your Call Center Software is Failing You

Talkdesk

For example, call monitoring is ideal for agent training , coaching and professional development as managers can jump into calls to provide agents with in-the-moment feedback and help them change course when necessary. You have no way of tracking metrics that matter most. In other words, it’s not enough to simply gather data.

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Customer Service Outsourcing For Your Business Growth

Magellan Solutions

These profits are of course driven by good flow of customers and on how you keep them. You can zoom in on their average handle time, first contact resolution, and other metrics that will show you their productivity. . You can also learn how they monitor quality assurance and how many calls they take into account. .

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How to Coach Your Customer Service Reps to Drive Actual Performance with Steve Richards

Kustomer

Steve Richards: (02:29) Yeah, so the thing is with customer experience, so many call centers and contact centers have done a lot — omni-channel communication, they’ve done a lot to be able to measure and understand more what’s going on within customer experience right now. One of the big ones, of course, is active listening.

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How to Coach Your Customer Service Reps to Drive Actual Performance with Steve Richards

Kustomer

Yeah, so the thing is with customer experience, so many call centers and contact centers have done a lot — omni-channel communication, they’ve done a lot to be able to measure and understand more what’s going on within customer experience right now. The process was what evolved over time, based on the resources they had.