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

BlueOcean

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. Whether it’s from self-service to live chat to phone or some other combination, the reality is that the wider your omnichannel offering, the more complex the customer journey.

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50% of Call Centers Cite Jump in Digital Channels During Pandemic

NobelBiz

Voice is changing – average handle time is going up and calls are becoming more complex. They also surveyed the organizations on call volumes, average handle times, customer satisfaction, and companies’ plans to implement permanent work-from-home procedures in the near future. Interesting, isn’t it?

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Workforce Management for Call Centers: What You Need to Know

Playvox

This meant constant, real-time adjustments when demand for customer support surged and/or agents’ availability shifted. Getting capacity planning, forecasting, and scheduling right with the support of a workforce management solution goes a long way to deliver an outstanding omnichannel customer experience. Is WFM the Fountain of Youth?

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How to Beat Customer Expectations with Better Service

Solvvy

Do you expect an omnichannel support experience? What types of support requests do you prefer to handle via self-service v. Pay attention to any channel that a customer might use to communicate with your brand, and create a clear communication protocol for responding and tracking their communication across omnichannel platforms.

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How to Beat Customer Expectations with Better Customer Service

Solvvy

For instance, Hubspot found that the average handling time (the time it takes to resolve a customer’s issue from start to finish) varied by more than 30% from one industry to another, with average handling times of 10 minutes in the gaming & gambling industry, and nearly 17 minutes in the web hosting industry. .

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Top Call Center Efficiency Metrics And How To Improve Them

Playvox

Do you have the right technology in place to measure and support optimal CX, a hybrid workforce, and omnichannel support? Related Article: How to Deliver An Outstanding Omnichannel Customer Experience Call Initiation/Inception Metrics In the business of delivering outstanding customer service and experience, first impressions are everything.

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Why A Digital Contact Center Is Essential for Meeting Today’s Customer Expectations

Playvox

A digital contact center must take an omnichannel approach to customer interactions to make communication more convenient for the customer and boost the agent experience at the same time. Related Article: The Top 4 Contact Center Trends To Boost Performance And CX What Is An Omnichannel Contact Center?