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Validating Your Outsourced Customer Care Partnership: Is Your Incumbent “Still the One”?

BlueOcean

Let’s face it: Contact center metrics that measure customer service as if it’s some kind of race (think Average Handle Time) are frankly table stakes. Those data points still play a role in measuring performance, but your partner should have their eyes set on the bigger picture of customer success.

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Guest Blog: 4 Easy Ways to Achieve Difficult Customer Contact Goals

ShepHyken

Alternatively, dissect average handle time for your agents’ phone conversations. If the majority of handle time for a particular issue is spent on “qualification” rather than “resolution” or “connection,” the issue is likely a simple transaction that does not benefit from a live agent conversation.

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New KPI Metrics in the Era of Self Service

TechSee

When a virtual agent fields a customer’s enquiry, collects all relevant details and passes it to a human agent for final approval, how should average handling time ( AHT ) be measured? Customer care center metrics in the era of self-service clearly require a different approach.

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10 Tips for Connecting with Customers Emotionally

NICE inContact

Companies that inspire positive emotions will enjoy more loyalty from customers who are willing to spend more over the long term. How to do it: Use social customer service software that routes customer queries to the best agent in real time. KPIs tend to drive the style of customer care a brand provides.

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How to Improve Contact Center Optimization with Customer Journeys

Pointillist

Let’s dive into four reasons contact center leaders struggle to minimize costs while improving customer satisfaction at the same time. Omnichannel Interaction Data is Siloed or Nonexistent. The COVID-19 pandemic forced customers and enterprises alike to rely on digital channels more than ever before.

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2020 Is the Year of Digital Omnichannel. Here’s What You Need to Know

Comm100

It seems like just yesterday that the customer service industry began transitioning from a multichannel to an omnichannel mindset. According to Marketing Week, 15 years ago the average consumer used two touch-points when making a purchase and only 7% regularly used more than four. What is Digital Omnichannel?

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Top Call Center Efficiency Metrics And How To Improve Them

Playvox

Ultimately delivering outstanding customer experiences should be a strategic business priority for organizations if it isn’t already. For customer support leaders, metrics tied to the goal of delivering and improving upon outstanding customer care and experiences should matter the most and be top priorities.