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Top Metrics that Measure Inbound Call Center Performance

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To calculate for the Service Level, divide the total number of calls answered within the threshold by the total number of calls and the total number of abandoned calls. A 2016 survey by Call Center Helper shared that 62.7% of call center professionals view Service Level as the most essential KPI.

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8 Contact Center KPIs Add to your Management Tool Box

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If your abandonment rate remains low, between 2 to 5% , consider yourself in the clear. Read Next] Keep Abandoned Calls from Ruining your Contact Center’s Customer Satisfaction. The American Express Customer Barometer Survey says 13 minutes is the cutoff before people abandon calls (and likely never call back).

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5 Ways Support Content Can Help Absorb Seasonal Spikes

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Take Cyber Monday 2016, for example. According to the Marchex Institute, inbound call volumes increased 16 percent on average. Not only that, but there was an 11% spike in abandoned calls. Spikes like these usually indicate understaffed and overtaxed call centers.

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7 keys for irresistible customer onboarding experiences

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Lincoln Murphy (@lincolnmurphy) April 21, 2016. If they’re mostly working support, he’ll show them how to comment and assign calls, and how to break down their missed and abandoned call reports. Proper onboarding isn’t done to prevent churn; it’s done to ensure the customer achieves their Desired Outcome.

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14 Critical Call Center Metrics You Should be Tracking

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Abandon Rate: This metric tracks how often your outbound calls connect with someone but there isn’t actually an agent available to take the call. Due to legal requirements, call centers can’t have an abandon call rate above 3%, so staying under that number is critical.

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