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Will Your Customer Service Strategy Survive Against the Competition?

West Monroe

KPIs are the heartbeat of service. Average Handle Time. Articulate your goals in terms of quantifiable metrics. You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Typical metrics to measure include: NPS or CSAT. First Contact Resolution. Agent Satisfaction. Agent Performance. Agent Retention.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of October 2, 2023

ShepHyken

In an age where products and services are often similar, it’s the memorable and positive interactions that truly distinguish one brand from another. My Comment: For those in the customer support world, this article is for you. Some companies look for low AHTs, hoping to manage more calls per hour or shift with a lower time.

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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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Five Steps to Strategically Choose AI For Customer Service

Natalie Petouhof

” If you are wondering how AI can move the needle on the metrics you get measured on every day, below is a short guide on how to get the best business results when considering AI as part of your Customer Service strategy. Implementing technology without strategy makes us do the wrong things faster !

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

Think Customers

Also use a warm transfer when dealing with a caller who has already had to call the contact center multiple times about the same issue. “Be Be human and take the time,” Shearer said of such calls. Don’t worry about your AHT (average handle time). Be human and make an exception for that.”.

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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.