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What is Average Handle Time (AHT)?

ViiBE Blog

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. A classic call center metric to measure this is the Average Handle Time (AHT).

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5 Ways to Get Your AHT (Average Handle Time) Down Fast

Myra Golden

One of the biggest challenges for contact center representatives is controlling conversations and guiding customers to the next steps and off the phone. Follow my five psychological steps to controlling calls and getting your Average Handle Time (AHT) Down!

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A Complete Contact Center’s Guide to Average Handle Time (AHT)

Advantage Communications

Successful customer service programs rely on highly-skilled customer service agents and innovative technologies to achieve world-class customer experiences. On top of that, however, they also need to focus on analytics.

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Benchmarks: What We’re Seeing For Average Handle Time and First Resolution Time in Q2 & Q3 2020

Kustomer

“Unprecedented times” feels like such an overplayed phrase at this point, but it’s true. As a Customer Success Manager at Kustomer, I’ve had a front-row seat to how the pandemic has impacted (and still impacts) the businesses that are under my care. minutes for Average Handle Time but a maximum value of 46.6

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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Understanding Average Handling Time

Brad Cleveland Blog

Once I worked with a technical support center that had a fairly wide range of average handling times (AHTs). Their VP of customer service rightly questioned the range of AHTs (and the very long “outlier”) …

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How to reduce average handle time in a contact center

Knowmax

How to reduce average handle time in a contact center.