Leigh McKenney, Author at Brightmetrics

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

Forget Spreadsheets, Learn About Contact Center KPI Reporting Alternatives

Contact center operations managers frequently deal with the challenges that arise when their teams rely on basic spreadsheet software to present and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs). This often entails time-consuming tasks like cell formatting, formula creation, and data management to improve the comprehensibility of KPI reporting within your contact center or call center. It’s not uncommon for team members to find software like Excel somewhat intricate to navigate, requiring manager intervention for the heavy lifting. Fortunately, there are more effective approaches to assessing and dissecting KPIs. In this article, we discuss the challenges and opportunities for contact center KPI reporting.

October 20, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

5 Trends to Navigate in the Evolving Landscape of Healthcare Contact Centers

Navigating the ever-evolving world of healthcare contact centers is no small feat. These vital hubs for patient communication are tasked with delivering swift responses and guiding individuals toward the right services. Success in this arena hinges on efficient customer service practices and metrics. Yet faced with constant change, healthcare contact centers must adapt. In this article, we explore the intersection of these developing trends, evolving metrics, and their profound impact on the performance of healthcare contact center agents.

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

How Call Center Analysts Can Drive Success with Improved KPI Reporting

In the bustling realm of call centers, data collection and analysis act as guiding beacons, illuminating pathways to enhance performance and continuous growth. Yet, the journey from raw data to meaningful insights is only half the battle. Call center and contact center analysts often need effective ways to communicate insights to executives, managers, and employees. But here’s the twist: bridging the gap between insights and impact demands more than data wizardry. It requires a language that resonates across all levels of the organization, a language that turns numbers into narratives and graphs into actionable insights.

in Analytics and Reporting / Business Intelligence / Data Analytics / Data Visualization / KPIs / Reporting

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

Unraveling the Top 3 Challenges of Interpreting Your Customer Engagement Data

In the fast-paced world of contact center customer support, interpreting valuable customer engagement data can be a daunting challenge. As your company grows and scales, managing contact data becomes increasingly complex. By integrating an advanced communications and contact center analytics solution, your support team can consistently offer quality customer service and maintain optimal internal communications. We look at the main challenges encountered in interpreting customer engagement data and the advantages of implementing a systematic analytics approach.

in Agent Performance / Analytics and Reporting / Collecting Data / Customer Experience / Customers / Reporting / Updates

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

5 Metrics to Help Your Healthcare Call Center Thrive

Looking to deliver top-notch call center experiences to patients? Monitoring the right call center metrics will help equip your agents with the know-how to provide optimized caller experiences every time. Healthcare organizations that can systematically monitor call center performance metrics essentially drive patient engagement and quality services. But, which metrics should you track? Explore the […]

in Agent Performance / Analytics and Reporting / Customer Experience / Customers / KPIs / Updates

February 22, 2023February 23, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

Communicating Your Way to Successful Contact Center CX

Your contact center is more than just a place customers reach out to when they have a problem. It’s also a hotbed of opportunities to connect with customers, champion your brand, and create selling opportunities via relationship building. Your customer service agents are the frontline of your business and, as far as customers are concerned, the face of your company. Let’s look at just how important your contact center customer experience (CX) is and how you can maximize the talent and technology within it for business growth.

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

5 Ways Call Center Analytics Improve Remote Working

Call center analytics are designed to provide insight into the overall performance of your call center, including adjusting how you manage your workforce and how this impacts the overall customer experience–regardless of where your agents work from. Successfully managing a fully remote or hybrid call center becomes more achievable with relevant insights from your customer interaction data. Let’s look at 5 ways call center analytics can improve remote working for your employees and create better customer outcomes.

November 30, 2022January 11, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

4 Ways To Boost Customer Engagement With Analytics

Contact center analytics offer your organization deeper customer engagement insights than standard sales and revenue figures. By tapping into the nuances of daily customer conversations and interactions, you can maximize the potential of the Voice of the Customer (VoC) with a compilation of callers’ needs, wants, and expectations via a single reference point. Here are 4 ways better analytics can easily improve your customer engagement.

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Leigh McKenney

Managing High Call Volumes During the Holidays

You guessed it, it’s that time of year again. Contact center leaders across all industries are preparing their teams for the inevitable spike in customer calls and digital interactions in the coming weeks. If this holiday season is anything like last year’s, customer service teams should brace themselves. In fact, contact center call volume was up 41 percent year-over-year during the five days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday in 2021. This year could break all records. The question is: Are your contact center agents ready for the holiday season rush?

September 30, 2022January 11, 2023 by Leigh McKenney

What is Average Speed of Answer, and Why You Should Be Tracking It

An abundance of key metrics can be used to gauge the efficiency of an organization’s call center or contact center operations. The Average Speed of Answer is often one of the most popular metrics to measure, but can also be challenging to decipher. At the basic level, Average Speed of Answer is about finding the fastest path to answering a customer’s questions.

in Agent Performance / Analytics and Reporting / Call Center Best Practices / Data Analytics / KPIs / Reporting / Updates

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