NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Call center optimization is a strategic approach that focuses on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of call center operations. When companies implement specific tools and best practices, they can significantly improve their customer experience (CX), increase agent performance, and ensure high-quality service.

Call Center 104

Call Center Tools Contact Center Net Promoter Score 104

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Nowhere is this more true than with customer relationships. Without listening to the voice of your customer, you’ll be like a ship without a rudder or a compass…lost and drifting without direction. Customers don’t always take the time to express their feelings. In This Article: What is the Voice of the Customer (VoC)?

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Analysis Data How To Customer Centricity 423

Uniphore

JUNE 9, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing rapid digital transformation and the complexity of customer interactions on the rise, most companies recognize the need for new approaches. In the contact center, the leading driver of improvements has been automation. Out with the old, in with the new! Unleash and Unburden Your Employees.

Engagement 246

Engagement Contact Center How To Metrics 246

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

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Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

Call Experts

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

“Customer Service” is one of the most commonly used phrases in business. But, do you ever wonder: what is customer service? It is best defined as supporting your customers’ needs by offering and delivering professional, top-notch assistance before, during, and after their requirements are fulfilled.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Omni-Channel Call Center e-support 52

Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

We also learned just how important contact centers are to our everyday lives. When the whole world went remote, people started calling in in record numbers, forcing businesses to reassess their customer service game. At Jacada, we recognized the challenges of overwhelmed—and often understaffed—contact centers early on.

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Call Center Self Service Contact Center Case Study 246

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

AI-based call centers are revolutionizing how businesses interact with their customers. The customer service you provide will either make or break your brand. From improving response times to personalizing interactions, artificial intelligence is now setting new standards in customer service efficiency and effectiveness.

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Call Center Contact Center Chatbots Virtual Agent 105

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

AI-based call centers are revolutionizing how businesses interact with their customers. The customer service you provide will either make or break your brand. From improving response times to personalizing interactions, artificial intelligence is now setting new standards in customer service efficiency and effectiveness.

Call Center 104

Call Center Contact Center Chatbots Virtual Agent 104

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. How many physical centers do you operate? Provide examples of standard and custom reporting.

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Customer Care Contact Center Comparison Employee Engagement 177

NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

Are you grappling with the complexities of call center metrics, seeking to elevate customer experience, and driving operational excellence through insightful data analysis? How do you navigate the sea of data to extract actionable insights and make informed decisions that propel your contact center forward?

Call Center 59

Call Center Report Contact Center Net Promoter Score 59

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You’re prepared for the future of customer service. And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. Here’s the short list of the best questions to ask about AI in the contact center. You’ve got your game face on.

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Contact Center Self Service Chatbots Case Study 195

Comm100

MARCH 21, 2023

With more options than ever before for customers, switching brands is easy. Organizations need to take every advantage they can get, and providing excellent customer service has become one of these key differentiators. Live chat software has become increasingly popular within customer service, and for good reason.

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Self Service Customer Service Strategy Omni-Channel 174

NobelBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to address all operational and customer-related challenges for businesses, Customer Experience Automation (CXA) has emerged as a compelling strategy for a lot of businesses these days. Table of Contents What Is Customer Experience Automation (CXA)?

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Self Service Customer Experience Contact Center Customer Journeys 52

Uniphore

JUNE 16, 2021

While this is an important metric for internal operating costs — shaving 10 or 20 seconds per call across thousands of interactions can add up to significant savings — managers often get in trouble by thinking of it as an end-all-be-all. Discover What Customers Really Need. Maybe even a little too much. In fact, 67.4%

NPS 147

NPS Net Promoter Score Contact Center Self Service 147

ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tim Houlne who writes about the importance of integrating technology into your business to provide the optimum customer experience. – Shep Hyken. Time to start planning for your 2019 customer experience initiatives. Would you consider that a great customer experience?

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Customer Experience Contact Center Airlines Average Handle Time 93

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

What do companies report after they move their contact center technology to the cloud? Many of them have achieved superior customer experience outcomes – like better customer satisfaction and likelihood to recommend. Why does a cloud customer experience platform make such a difference?

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Contact Center Call Center Omni-Channel eBook 136

Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Have you ever wondered what is it like for the call center agent answering my phone when I partner with Call Experts? In this comprehensive blog post, we’ll take you on a journey through the world of call center agents, exploring the key performance metrics and the qualities that define a top-notch call center agent.

Call Center 52

Call Center Net Promoter Score NPS Average Handle Time 52

NobelBiz

MARCH 19, 2024

Call center dashboards play a vital role in contact centers. Call center dashboards provide the kinds of insights and metrics that contribute to having improved agent performance and more successful campaigns. Table of Contents What is a Call Center Dashboard?

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Call Center Contact Center Average Handle Time Multi-Channel 59

Lumoa

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Success in customer experience (CX) can be represented by numbers. A high Net Promoter Score (NPS), a large number of new customers in a month, or fewer unsatisfactory customer service request conclusions, are just some of the metrics we use to measure an effective customer experience.

Competitive Advantage 208

Competitive Advantage Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Effort Score 208

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your customers are sharing their experiences online. No matter what industry you’re in, your customers are eager and encouraged to share their feedback: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Your customers are a wealth of information on how you can improve your marketing, sales, and customer experience.

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Feedback Strategy Net Promoter Score Effort Score 208

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. While average handle time takes into consideration things like hold time, wrap up work and anything else related to the interaction, average talk time is only the time your agent actually spent talking to the customer—nothing else. Great, right?

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Metrics Average Handle Time Contact Center Guidelines 161

NICE inContact

JANUARY 22, 2019

There is a growing discussion among contact center managers about how to implement effective, KPI-based reporting. This conversation is being driven by contact center modernization and a realization that the old “art” of call center management is giving way to the new “science” of contact center management.

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Contact Center Report Call Center Metrics 136

Uniphore

JUNE 17, 2021

3 Ways to Boost FCR and Reduce Customer Churn With AI & RPA. Few KPIs have a bigger influence on the customer experience than First Call Resolution (FCR). When customers call in with an issue, they expect it to be solved then and there. In fact, 63% of customers churn after a bad experience.*.

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Self Service Call Center First Call Resolution Social Media 182

Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn. It’s no secret that better coaching creates more effective agents and better overall customer interactions. Why then do so many call centers struggle to convert coaching into real, measurable results? Call Center Life: Things that make you go "Umm".

Call Center 147

Call Center Contact Center Average Handle Time eBook 147

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the world of Contact Centers , moving functions like IVR and ACD are obvious choices. Features like Workforce Management , Call Recording and even call advanced reporting functions like call tracking metrics are more easily accessible in a cloud environment.

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Contact Center Call Recording ROI Report 159

NICE inContact

JUNE 19, 2019

Its 17 contact centers located around the world support the Fossil Group business , including 250 agents who support over 10 languages. Three third-party call centers take calls during off hours and busy holiday seasons. With CXone, however, Fossil Group finally was able to view all its performance data on one unified platform.

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Contact Center Groups Fashion Call Center 136

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Canada, UK and Ireland—with customized inventory finance solutions. Working with NICE inContact has helped fuel the company’s growth by greatly improving efficiencies in its contact center and enhancing the customer experience. Most importantly, perhaps, NextGear Capital’s customer satisfaction has grown by 10%.

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Contact Center Automotive Omni-Channel Leadership 149

Lumoa

JANUARY 19, 2023

Understanding customers is a key step to success, and organizations do it best when they have a customer experience department in place. This department is tasked with analyzing customer feedback and data and disseminating its findings to improve the organization’s processes, products, and services.

Customer Experience 236

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score How To Customer Journeys 236

NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2019

Meaningful data and reporting are critical elements for any contact center. Without an accurate read on performance and the quality of the service being provided to customers, managers can’t know where—or how—to improve. But with 29-and-counting showrooms around the state, the company’s contact center had expanded by 40 percent!

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Data Contact Center Retail Metrics 137

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. While average handle time takes into consideration things like hold time, wrap up work and anything else related to the interaction, average talk time is only the time your agent actually spent talking to the customer—nothing else. Great, right?

Metrics 146

Metrics Average Handle Time Contact Center Guidelines 146

NICE inContact

AUGUST 9, 2018

In a previous blog, I outlined 14 different metrics that contact centers should be tracking to improve customer experience. However, these metrics are designed to influence real-time decision making in your contact center. Customer Satisfaction (CSAT).

NPS 123

NPS Metrics Net Promoter Score Customer Service 123

NICE inContact

AUGUST 9, 2018

In a previous blog, I outlined 14 different metrics that contact centers should be tracking to improve customer experience. However, these metrics are designed to influence real-time decision making in your contact center. Customer Satisfaction (CSAT).

NPS 122

NPS Metrics Net Promoter Score Customer Service 122

NICE inContact

AUGUST 9, 2018

In a previous blog, I outlined 14 different metrics that contact centers should be tracking to improve customer experience. However, these metrics are designed to influence real-time decision making in your contact center. What is Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)?

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NPS Metrics Net Promoter Score Customer Service 122

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pascal van Opzeeland who writes about the quality of customer support and what it takes to provide great customer support. – Shep Hyken. What makes a customer support interaction good or bad? To be good, a customer support interaction needs to be…. Element #1: Fast. Element #3: Clear.

Self Service 105

Self Service Effort Score Guidelines Tips 105

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The call center industry has been changing faster than ever, due to technological breakthroughs and constantly evolving customer demands. In 2024, businesses have the crucial responsibility of understanding and adopting the latest technology trends in customer service. Among its standout features is the Preview Dialer.

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Call Center Self Service Software Contact Center 59

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the second episode, Building Continuous CX Improvements in Your Contact Center, Nate Brown, co-founder of CX Accelerator, shared his expertise regarding how to build an all-star contact center. It is tempting to wait to establish a metrics set until changes have already started happening.

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Contact Center Net Promoter Score Effort Score NPS 120

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Naturally, Customer Experience and AI were on the tip of everyone’s tongue. There is no doubt that the contact center industry is poised for massive changes. The AI revolution is truly at the doorstep of Customer Service…and it will change the face of the industry forever. This is not necessarily the case.

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Conference Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score NPS 140