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Why AHTs Still Matter and 5 Ways to Improve Them

CSM Magazine

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?

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The Secret Jet Fuel for a Stagnant Contact Center

CSM Magazine

If you go the extra mile and seek personalized, timely, insightful feedback from your customers, you can identify and improve contact center operations—and strengthen customer loyalty. As we aim to evolve customer experience over time, many of us are identifying problems with these types of surveys.

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Tortoise or Hare – Which One Best Describes Your Contact Center?

CSM Magazine

oz contact centers are sometimes too efficient for their own good leading to poor customer service and high agent attrition rates. It’s time to introduce a ‘less haste, more speed’ culture supported by the latest technology. Metrics that matter. Most make the mistake of developing a set of metrics that focus.

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Inbound and Outbound Converge in the New Contact Center

COPC

I found this article in CRM magazine, Inbound and Outbound Converge in the New Contact Center , to be an interesting one because it discusses some of the changes in our industry that are being made possible by process and technology, but with an eye to improving the customer experience. By Leonard Klie – CRM magazine.

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Customer Service Management: It’s Time to Change the Metrics

CSM Magazine

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. Companies have two options: speed or quality. Quality versus Quantity.

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Want to Improve Customer Experience? Improve the Agent Experience First

CSM Magazine

And with so much still in flux, that’s not set to change any time soon. That means contact center leaders need to get smart about how they deliver better customer experiences – and it begins with looking inward. To improve customer experience, contact center leaders need to first improve agent experience.

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RapportBoost Awarded “Most Innovative Product of the Year – Enterprise” by Best in Biz

RapportBoost

December 3, 2018 – RapportBoost , the leading chat analytics provider for contact centers and brands that leverage chat for sales, took the bronze award in the 2018 Best in Biz’s “Most Innovative Product – Enterprise” category. RapportBoost.AI