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Top Call Center Efficiency Metrics And How To Improve Them

Playvox

In uncertain economic times, they become even more critical to help navigate business health and growth. Call center leaders are under increased pressure to improve operational and agent efficiencies and look for cost-cutting opportunities while delivering outstanding customer experience (CX) — a tricky balancing act for sure.

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Best Practices to Monitor Your Remote Call Center Agents

ShepHyken

Sh e shares best practices supervisors can use for monitoring call center agents in a work-from-home scenario. COVID-19 has led us to believe that we need to rethink, amend, and strengthen our contact centers with robust technology to stay ahead of the pandemic. They can also snoop, barge, and whisper on a live call if required.

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3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn

Uniphore

3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn. Why then do so many call centers struggle to convert coaching into real, measurable results? Research shows that agent retention rates were nearly double the average when coaches spent 60 percent or more of their time on the call center floor.‡

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What is call center technology?

ViiBE Blog

Customers often contact a call center when they are frustrated or experiencing an issue with a product or service. In the background, entire systems run behind the scenes to manage their call and put them in touch with a representative as efficiently as possible. There are different types of call centers.

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How to Measure Contact Center Agent Productivity and Five Ways to Boost It

Playvox

Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center. Contact Center Agent Productivity Defined Call center agent productivity is based on the efficiency and effectiveness with which your agents handle customer interactions, such as incoming calls, emails, chats, and social interactions.

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7 Killer Tips for your Travel Site and Call Center to Navigate the Busy Holiday Season with Ease

Bold360

So how can customer support centers within the travel industry better plan for the 2016 holiday season? The practical guide: The following tips will ensure this year’s holiday call center costs and handle times sink to an all-time low, while customer satisfaction ratings soar to an all new high: 1.

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Call Center Training: How to Maximize Efficiency and Optimize Your Time

Stella Connect

Consistently great front-line performance is the goal of every call center training program. In many cases, call center training is delivered with the same frequency across the board, or it’s weighted toward agents who need the most help. This remains a common practice in many call centers today.