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Why SaaS Leaders Should Outsource Their Customer Success Program

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That’s what has happened in the outsourced contact center space when it comes to SaaS clients — there’s been a metamorphosis from customer service cost center to customer success revenue protection and generation center. Work with your outsourcer to build the CSS profile, then trust them to hire the right people.

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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

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The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. Data from ICMI also reveals that 76% of call center professionals believe bilingual support improves the customer experience, brand loyalty, and customer satisfaction. But what mix of live agents versus AI is best for your business?

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Validating Your Outsourced Customer Care Partnership: Is Your Incumbent “Still the One”?

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What Service Level Metrics Are Most Relevant to Your Business Now? Let’s face it: Contact center metrics that measure customer service as if it’s some kind of race (think Average Handle Time) are frankly table stakes. Are their values still clearly aligned with your brand?

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4 Ways To Preserve Customer Loyalty When Call Volume Spikes [SlideShare]

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From extreme weather to product recalls, there’s an infinite number of scenarios that will flood your contact center in an instant, resulting in increased average handle times, wait times, and customer frustration. As experts in forecasting, we know call volume spikes are inevitable and not always predictable.

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Are You Using 1999 Metrics to Measure 2019 Customer Care?

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Those metrics were born in an era when customer service was a race, where whoever got to the finish line first (i.e. off the phone) – upsetting the least number of hurdles, extra points for a graceful gait – was the champion, the most successful, the most likely to win “customer service agent of the year.”.

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