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Guest Post: 7 Factors Influencing First Call Resolution

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Jason Grills, Customer Support Expert at ProProfs , a company that provides software that empowers organizations to deliver happiness to their customers and employees. He shares the best practices for improvement can make a huge difference to your first call resolution rate. .

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Guest Post: How to Improve First Call Resolution (FCR) Using Knowledge Management System

ShepHyken

He discusses why first call resolution is important and what companies can do to resolve their customers’ queries in the first call. An up-to-the-mark first-call resolution (FCR) must be maintained to sustain a good customer experience. What is first-call resolution (FCR)?

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How to Improve First Call Resolution, Reduce Call Volume & Accelerate Self-Help

Pointillist

Call centers, therefore, want to improve first call resolution rate, reduce call volume, and excel at customer service while reining in high costs. There has been a concerted effort to move customer interaction towards lower cost digital channels and away from voice calls in recent years.

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Why First Call Resolution is the Most Important Call Center Metric

Pointillist

Many call center leaders cite First Call Resolution (FCR) as the most important metric to track. Research firm Frost and Sullivan calls First Call Resolution the “home run” of call center metrics. As McKinsey & Company explains : The contact center. The reason? .”

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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“First Call Resolution” is an antiquated standard. Let’s move on

InMoment XI

I’m not trying to be controversial in my choice of headline, but do hope to provoke some new thinking in-terms of how we look at success versus failure in our customer facing interactions. It seems to me that the prevalent “gold standard” that many companies have adopted and actively measure and report on is first-call.

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“First Call Resolution” is an antiquated standard. Let’s move on

InMoment XI

I’m not trying to be controversial in my choice of headline, but do hope to provoke some new thinking in-terms of how we look at success versus failure in our customer facing interactions. It seems to me that the prevalent “gold standard” that many companies have adopted and actively measure and report on is first-call.