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What is Average Handle Time (AHT)?

ViiBE Blog

Call centers face a unique dilemma created by conflicting priorities. On the one hand, customer satisfaction is a crucial goal that must be achieved by the end of a call to keep the caller’s business. On the other, each call must be handled as promptly as possible to ensure that the next caller has a short wait time.

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Mattress Firm’s Contact Center Rises and Shines – Improving QA Scores and Average Handle Time

NICE inContact

The company offers a variety of mattresses and related products at competitive prices, and customers obviously approve: They’ve propelled Mattress Firm to over $3.8 But the Houston-based company was losing sleep over its two contact centers. billion in annual sales (2016).

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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

The Impact of Bilingual Support on the Customer Experience When a bilingual solution is offered to the customer, companies quickly find that quality scores increase accordingly. The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. It’s our thing. So, of course, we’re biased.

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Contact center workforce 101: IVR vs. chatbots vs. agents

Think Customers

Leading contact centers understand that each person and tool has its strengths and weaknesses, and create a better customer experience when combined appropriately. To better understand this, let’s dive into the human and robotic makeup of a modern contact center. What is a contact center associate?

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Smooth Migration Strategies: A Step-by-Step Guide to Seamlessly Transitioning Your Contact Center to Genesys Cloud

VDS

Transitioning your contact center to Genesys Cloud can be a daunting task, but with the right strategies, it can be a seamless process. Genesys Cloud is a powerful platform that can help you improve customer experience, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. Why Migrate to Genesys Cloud?

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Prepping Your Contact Center Team for the Holiday Season

Stella Connect

Don’t let angry customers walk away — address them with empathy and dedication in every service interaction by being prepared. Especially as emotions run high during the holiday season, it’s key to bolstering customer satisfaction (CSAT). #1. Know What Types of Inquiries to Expect. Make Policy Exceptions When Appropriate.

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How to Cash in on Contact Center Failures

NICE inContact

If you’ve manage an aging contact center, then you’ve probably identified several inefficiencies which limit your success. Maybe its call volumes that exceed contact center capacity. When you transform contact center inefficiencies into proficiencies you are transforming money “wasted” into money saved.