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International Contact Centre Operations Tips & Best Practices

Callminer

“A 2014 survey suggested that 69% of customers feel that their call center experience improves when the customer service agent doesn’t sound as though they are reading from a script. . .” – Nicolina Savelli, 7 Tips for Success from Experienced Call Center Professionals , Fonolo; Twitter: @fonolo.

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What is Call Center Average Wait Time and 3 Ways to Reduce It

Talkdesk

Acceptable Waiting Time and Customer Satisfaction In 2014, a study by American Express found that the maximum amount of time callers were willing to wait was a whopping 13 minutes. This is also known as Abandonment Rate , another important call center metric.

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Inside Customer Success: Jobber

Amity

When she joined in 2014, Justine Burns was Jobber’s first Customer Success hire. Then, we noticed that product coaching impacted our abandon rate greatly. We call abandon rate the number of people who enter their credit card information but don’t end up paying us when the time comes.

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Top Contact Center Acquisitions of 2017

Fonolo

in 2014, and Oaisys soon after… all contact center companies! What’s Inside: Lower Abandon Rate. In July, Mitel bought Shoretel for $530M, all cash. This continues a streak of acquisition for the Ottawa based company. It acquired PrairieFyre in 2013, then Aastra (for $400m!) Decrease Handle Time. Reduce Telco Cost.

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IVR, the vanguard in automated telephony mapping

Spearline

Co-founder, Russ Leatherman provided his oft parodied voice for the well known automated movie-listing and information service in 1989 and while, sadly, consigned to history in 2014, the central premise of Moviefone’s automation technology survives to this day. . Nowadays, the IVR system is an integral part of the daily customer journey.

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IVR testing, the vanguard in automated call quality issue resolution

Spearline

Co-founder, Russ Leatherman provided his oft parodied voice for the well known automated movie-listing and information service in 1989 and while, sadly, consigned to history in 2014, the central premise of Moviefone’s automation technology survives to this day. . Nowadays, the IVR system is an integral part of the daily customer journey.

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How to Eliminate Hold Time in Your Call Center

Fonolo

A 2014 AMEX survey found that the maximum amount of time customers are willing to wait is 13 minutes. Unsurprisingly, longer call hold times are directly correlated to higher call abandonment rates; people often give up and hang up before they get through to a support agent. Offer Call-backs Outside Your IVR Too.