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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. Finding a partner who has a proven track record of attracting, training, engaging, and retaining agents in the language of your high-volume customer demographics is going to be the top priority of your RFP process.

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How to Successfully Start A New Communication Channel In A Call Center?

NobelBiz

However, instead of working to improve their methods of communication, many modern call centers instead prioritize flashy but ultimately fruitless strategies for communication channel expansion. A poorly managed opening of a new communication channel can have a negative impact on both customer satisfaction and call center.

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Maximize Your Investment in Upskilling Agents

TechSee

Most service organizations have found that visual support is a force multiplier when upskilling agents, helping them maintain their average handle time (AHT) and first contact resolution (FCR) while adjusting to their new duties. Visual assistance is practical even when agents require more experience with wide-ranging support.

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Beyond Buy-in. 5 Stages of CX Engagement

Seaton CX

And you’ve heard that CX engagement begins with getting buy-in, executive alignment, shared vision, thought alignment, or pick-your-favorite-buzzword-de-jour. The VP of Operations didn’t prioritize training,” one leader told me, “so our CX didn’t improve.” Conflicting priorities. Buy-in isn’t enough. Make it about them. Hey, CX Leader!

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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Call Center Agent Utilization – Why Visual Tools Ensure Optimum Efficiency

TechSee

Agent Occupancy, on the other hand, indicates how much time an agent spends both handling calls and doing other non-call related activities. Aside from necessary breaks, employees spend a significant amount of time on activities such as team meetings, training, and assisting other agents or departments.

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Protecting Your Contact Center Agents’ Emotional Well-Being

Playvox

Quiet Quitting Burnout can also lead agents to engage in “quiet quitting,” in which they perform their duties just well enough to fulfill their job requirements — nothing less and nothing more. To keep turnover under control, you have to make sure your managers are trained to keep engagement up and morale high.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019. A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era.