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October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 by Azure Beatrice

Elevating Your Call Center Reporting for 2023

Changes in technology and consumer expectations will influence how successful call centers operate in 2023 and beyond. You can stay ahead of emerging trends by refining your call center reporting strategy and making adjustments to metrics as needed. Of course, you’ll get the best results when you focus on the call center metrics that matter most to today’s consumers. Consider these call center reporting tactics to stay on top of performance and customer satisfaction benchmarks in the coming year.

October 12, 2022October 14, 2022 by Michele Cuchra

5 Things To Consider When Building Your Contact Center Dashboard

Building contact center dashboards can be grueling and for a good reason. These dashboards must highlight correct, relevant, and up-to-date information in order to best inform your teams. But with the sheer volume of interaction data available, one can easily get lost in the details. When building your dashboards, follow these tips to ensure the most critical data is visible and actionable at a glance.

October 6, 2022 by Azure Beatrice

5 Easy Ways To Improve Customer Experiences in Your Call Center

According to a customer service study, 72% of customers will tell six or more people if they have a satisfying experience with a company. Meaning, a single bad interaction with your organization’s call center team could not only risk your customer loyalty but also customer referrals and positive word of mouth. Here are 5 easy ways to improve your call center operations and enhance your customer experience.

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.

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September 21, 2022January 11, 2023 by Azure Beatrice

3 Strategies to Reduce Call Center Average Wait Time

“Your call is important to us” has become a common line in the world of call centers and contact centers. But how long are your customers willing to wait for a response from your customer service agent? We can predict the sentiment with the key performance indicator, known as Average Wait Time (AWT).

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 by Michele Cuchra

BPO Call Centers: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing

Not all organizations have the capabilities or resources to provide the level of call center support that customers have come to expect. Outsourcing customer service functions to an external third party often allow companies to focus their efforts on other elements of their business, like product or sales development, while also offering consistent and exceptional customer support. When considering outsourcing any customer service elements, BPOs become an important part of the conversation. Discover what a BPO call center is and the various components of implementing them in your customer support models.

July 15, 2022July 20, 2022 by Azure Beatrice

3 Simple Solutions To Turn Your Call Center Agents into Brand Champions

Narratives around call center operations are constantly evolving. In an era of cost containment, labor shortages, and customer experience, everyone is looking for a “do it all” magic elixir. Supporting your workforce with the tools and guidance they need to succeed as revenue-generating agents is in the best interest of your business. Enter “in-house” brand champions.

June 8, 2022June 2, 2022 by Azure Beatrice

The Surprising Missing Ingredient in Call Center Operations

We are midway through 2022. Contact center trends that were forecasted at the beginning of the year have had sticking power and we have seen a common theme emerge as the months have passed. The theme: Strategic organizations are centralizing their operations around consistency.

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 by Michele Cuchra

Call Center Analytics: Types & Benefits to Your Customer Experience

Customers care about their interactions with your business more than ever before. By unearthing the customer data insights your business call center is already collecting, businesses can better meet customers’ expectations, and improve their overall customer experience. Call center analytics makes it easy to understand your customers.

May 12, 2022January 11, 2023 by Peter Hornberger

3 Benefits of Real-Time Analytics in Your Contact Center

If you work as a contact center manager, you probably have experienced the following scenario: You have several agents out on their scheduled lunches when your website experiences an issue and there is a sudden influx of calls. Your agents that are still logged on are managing the influx to the best of their abilities but you are watching calls getting abandoned and wait times climb. It is stressful for everybody involved and you know this situation could quickly escalate and have serious down-the-line consequences.

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