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Workforce Management for Call Centers: What You Need to Know

Playvox

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM). But getting to this nirvana is no picnic.

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7 Proven Solutions to Address Customer Service Gaps

CSM Magazine

In a competitive market, stellar customer service stands as the cornerstone of a thriving business. As a matter of fact, 49% of customers have left a brand due to poor customer service , as revealed in a study back in 2021. Note that most of these customers were once very loyal to the brands they supported.

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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

But taking customer experience lightly can be dangerous too. Some studies suggest that poor customer service costs businesses up to $62 million per year. trillion annually when their customers leave – and that’s only in the US. Others are less “optimistic,” saying that companies stand to lose up to $1.6

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5 Strategies For Increasing Contact Center Performance

Playvox

When outdated or impractical organizational procedures inhibit the growth and performance of your support center agents, huge amounts of money are lost, and worse, the success of support center employees declines. In turn, this can cause less than optimal customer satisfaction scores.

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Protecting Your Contact Center Agents’ Emotional Well-Being

Playvox

To keep turnover under control, you have to make sure your managers are trained to keep engagement up and morale high. Related Article: 7 Smart Ways to Reduce Call Center Turnover Forever The Role Of A Manager In Agent Well-Being Few things have a bigger impact on your agents’ emotional well-being than how they’re managed.

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Is the Chief Customer Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

But taking customer satisfaction lightly can be dangerous too. Some studies from 2016 suggest that poor customer service costs businesses up to $62 million per year. trillion per year when their customers leave – and that’s only in the US. How Did the CCO Position Come to Be?

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Boost Agent Morale with These 6 Strategies

Playvox

Said another way, there is no better prediction of the type of customer interactions that will occur between your customers and agents than whether your agents are motivated, satisfied, and feel supported. Let’s take a deeper look at the factors that influence employee engagement and morale.