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Do More With Less: 3 Effective Strategies to Maximize Your Contact Center’s Potential

Myra Golden

This involves using data and analytics to make informed decisions about your contact center operations and customer service strategy. One way to implement a data-driven approach is by measuring and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) such as average handle time, first call resolution, and customer satisfaction.

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My Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Contact Centers

Talkdesk

With 2019 coming to an end, it is now time to check the rear-view mirror, reflect on the evolving realities throughout this year, and to look further up the road as new trends set the pace of a decade ahead for contact centers and customer service strategy. Resolution 1: Equip Your Agents With the Tools to Succeed.

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Cold transfer vs. warm transfer: when’s the right time to use them?

Think Customers

They have the potential to frustrate callers and associates alike – callers don’t like spending extra time on a call or, worse yet, having to repeat themselves; and associates worry about transfers’ effects on average hold times and customer satisfaction. Be human and take the time,” Shearer said of such calls.

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IOT: Salesforce Introduces New Service Cloud Lightning Console and Wave Analytics App

Natalie Petouhof

So when companies come to me and ask, “ How do I succeed in this world where the seamless customer experience can no longer be ignored? The great thing is the technology can deliver on these promises, but it takes people to lead and integrate the strategy and technology into their organization.

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Do Your Live Chat Agents Measure Up? The 9 Best Key Performance Indicators and How To Use Them

Comm100

KPIs can measure the success of a company’s customer service strategy, the quality and effectiveness of its support, how well its agents are performing, and more. By focusing on the right KPIs, you can assess how smoothly your customer service operations are running or drill into specific problems.

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Guest Post: The 4 Most Common Misconceptions About Customer Service

ShepHyken

When creating your customer service strategy, it’s important to continue to invest in new technologies and platforms, but don’t overlook the value of optimizing your current channels. Misconception #3: Speed is the most important customer service metric. Combating Common Customer Service Misconceptions.

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Top 5 KPIs Every Live Chat Manager Needs to Track

Comm100

KPIs can be used to measure the success of a company’s customer service strategy, the quality and effectiveness of its support, how well its agents are performing, and more. If it’s lower, you may need to alter visibility and placement, or even introduce a pro-active chat strategy. Customer satisfaction.