TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2018

They offer insights and proposed courses of action to decision-makers based on problem diagnosis, previous actions taken, the outcomes of those actions and other relevant contextual info. Current state of DSS in contact centers. Call centers are highly stressed environments. Vision – The Missing Link.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. Overshadowed by its bigger, louder counterpart, Average handle time (AHT), it often stays in the background, waiting for someone to notice it and realize its potential. Two words: customer experience. Let’s dig a little deeper.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. Overshadowed by its bigger, louder counterpart, Average handle time (AHT), it often stays in the background, waiting for someone to notice it and realize its potential. Two words: customer experience. Let’s dig a little deeper.

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Talkdesk

JUNE 21, 2019

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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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

As a call center stakeholder—be it an owner, manager, or supervisor—the task of harnessing call center reporting to pinpoint areas for improvement, optimize agent performance, and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction can seem daunting. RELATED RESOURCE What is The Call Center Net Promoter Score NPS – and How to Improve It?

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Interactions

APRIL 17, 2019

Companies have adopted new technologies in their contact centers to support a more customer-first approach. Contact centers, before this change in focus to customer experience, had a straightforward goal: to handle as many calls as possible, as quickly as possible. Traditional Contact Center KPIs.

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Talkdesk

JULY 30, 2019

Traditionally, contact centers are considered cost centers—a necessary evil that companies fund because they have to, not because they want to. Many Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) reflect this and simply measure costs, including average handle time, first call resolution, occupancy rate and so on.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Average handle time is an important contact centre metric but it can be a double-edged sword that creates customer dissatisfaction. So, is Average Handle Time (AHT) still a relevant metric and what does it mean for contact centres today? Calabrio is a trusted ally to leading brands.

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Eptica

MAY 18, 2016

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Meeting the needs of contact center agents. Author: Anne-Merete Jensen Delivering a great customer experience is vital to every organization today – and much of the responsibility for delivering this comes down to contact center agents. Published on: May 18, 2016.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

You’ve invested a significant amount of time and energy to hire highly skilled contact center agents, and you’ve invested a lot of money in the technology they use to handle calls/inquiries, so what is missing? Of course, this is easier said than done. Think about it this way.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

You’ve invested a significant amount of time and energy to hire highly skilled contact center agents, and you’ve invested a lot of money in the technology they use to handle calls/inquiries, so what is missing? Of course, this is easier said than done. Think about it this way.

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TechSee

JUNE 11, 2019

Conversely, when trying to improve NPS, agents would often spend additional time building relationships with their customers, driving up call durations. Recently, an innovative technology has emerged, transforming contact center operations and customer experience across a wide range of industries: Visual Assistance.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 17, 2022

However, it is obvious that insufficient training, incompatible interfaces and other factors might result in an increase of Average Handling Time. The AHT is a KPI that contact centers always strive to improve. But, how is the Average Handling Time (AHT) calculated?

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Playvox

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When it comes to call avoidance (or, more accurately these days, interaction avoidance ), you usually know it when you see it. It’s easier than you think to misjudge an agent in an interaction, so I’ve assembled examples of interaction avoidance along with actions you should take when it occurs. Review interaction handle time.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

By harnessing cutting-edge technology and advanced analytics, call centers can gain valuable insights into their operations as they unfold , making informed decisions in the heat of the moment. What is Real-Time Monitoring? This enables them to identify areas for improvement and provide timely feedback and coaching to agents.

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TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

Once upon a time, measuring customer service success was straightforward. Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. Complex calls take longer, of course. Experts estimate that the current average total cost per contact across all industries is approximately $15.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But when the interactions between your customers and your agents are filled with repetitive questions, long holds, and awkward pauses, the human connection falls to the wayside. Without AI, customers often spend extra time navigating generic IVR (interactive voice response) menus. Automation Reduces Repetitive Tasks for Agents.

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RapportBoost

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Read the transcript below: Nicholas Rodriguez: …the highest priorities for Contact Centers that focus on the customer. So, Talkdesk Enterprise Contact Center empowers companies to make their Customer Experience a competitive advantage. Learn more and request a demo at talkdesk.com. Thanks again Talkdesk.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Contact centers have more in common with sports teams than you might think. Virtual Agents are AI-powered assistants that ideally interact with consumers in a human-like way and thus serve as intelligent representatives of your brand. At UJET, we believe your customers should be able to speak naturally when interacting with AI.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Contact centers have more in common with sports teams than you might think. Virtual Agents are AI-powered assistants that ideally interact with consumers in a human-like way and thus serve as intelligent representatives of your brand. At UJET, we believe your customers should be able to speak naturally when interacting with AI.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But when the interactions between your customers and your agents are filled with repetitive questions, long holds, and awkward pauses, the human connection falls to the wayside. Without AI, customers often spend extra time navigating generic IVR (interactive voice response) menus. Automation Reduces Repetitive Tasks for Agents.

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Talkdesk

MAY 10, 2019

Sheila McGee-Smith of McGee-Smith Analytics and Patrick Russell, Principal, Product Innovation Marketing at Talkdesk, joined together in a recent webinar to discuss the five must-haves for the 2019 call center. How to Cultivate an Agent-First Attitude Agents are the front lines of your call center. Understand the IQ of Your Technology.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With the large volumes of contact center advisors still incentivized based on speed – typically the Average Handle Time (AHT) – CX goals are quite often unachievable. AHT has dominated contact center measurement for decades. Of course, AHT still has a role to play. Quality versus Quantity.

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Experience Matters

JANUARY 6, 2015

Thus in 2015, as companies look to provide clear CX orientation to their employees, we expect to see a sharp increase in the demand for CX training courses. Contact Center Loyalty Aspirations. More companies are beginning to recognize what I said a couple of years ago—that contact centers must morph into relationship hubs.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

According to a report by SmallBizGenius , sales representatives must make an average of 18 calls to reach one potential buyer. This means that call center agents need to make multiple calls before they can even start the sales process. Using the Right Contact Center Technology Technology plays a vital role in lead generation.

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West Monroe

OCTOBER 20, 2017

In the early 2000s, or futuristically, at the turn of the century, I had the pleasure of working for an organization that ushered in the manic rush from DTMF/Touchtone systems to Interactive Voice Response Systems using directed dialog speech recognition. Providing self-service for simple tasks has a profound impact on a contact center.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Whether this involves altering the policy or empowering agents to ignore the terms in certain situations, the move will result in more harmonious interactions – and more loyal customers. Actual customer contact agents, however, prioritize something else: the effort required to perform their work. Goal: Improve Agent Satisfaction.

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Playvox

MARCH 27, 2023

Operating a successful contact center demands attention to a wide range of factors, from investing in your agents’ well-being and training to implementing the right tools and technology. Training programs should be designed to meet the specific needs of the contact center and its agents.

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Ecrion

JULY 17, 2019

Overall Customer Satisfaction Customer perception is formed by a wide range of interactions with your business, both subjective and objective. By tracking the primary reasons for cancellation, you will better understand operational deficiencies in your business and make course corrections. Average reply time.

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Kustomer

AUGUST 8, 2022

If companies gathered the data with an understanding of how to use it, they will be able to make a continuous improvement around the actual engagement, the interaction that’s happening with the customer. With that in mind, Richards also shares the important notes that must be hit to make the interaction effective.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 18, 2021

Average Handling Time. Telemarketing Average Handling Time. Average Handling Time (AHT) is the rate your telemarketers talk to each customer. When you’re doing B2B Telemarketing, you can’t always land at the decision-maker during first contact. Telemarketer’s Rate.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Let’s face it, the call center of yesteryear is not wholly relevant when looking at customer service operations today. Even the terms “call center” and “contact center” are called into question, given the images they evoke of rows of agents in cubicles lined up to fill a room. What Is A Digital Contact Center?

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Team HGS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The webinar theme revolved around the art and science of improving how today’s customers interact with businesses. Andrew A: Average Handle Time is a great leading indicator for your business. As an organization is doubling down on NPS, then this data will be tracked at all interaction points with your customer.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 31, 2019

I could take you through a litany of common contact center terms and definitions … but why? To understand todays technologies and what they mean to your business is key to help make the right investments in your customer experience – here are some of the most researched contact center terms: .

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Playvox

MAY 4, 2023

My interactions with the fruit seller were authentic and friendly, and he answered all my questions. Unlike my favorite fruit seller, you’ve got hundreds or thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of customer issues that require sophisticated, efficient customer care through the right contact center solutions.

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Kustomer

JULY 8, 2021

Hot Take: How Artificial Intelligence Promotes Human Interaction. Even though a person might be dealing with a bot when they first contact the CX team, that bot can collect information from the customer to help the agent learn more about what exactly the customer needs. Interactions like this help the customer to feel listened to.

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BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Outsourcing Content and Ad Review to Your Contact Center. Essentially, content review is just a different kind of customer contact. In customer service, that looks like average handle times, first call resolution rates, and customer satisfaction scores. Looking to get content review off your hands?

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