TechSee

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A Salesforce survey indicates that 77% of service professionals say their company views them as customer advocates, 70% of agents say they’ve received training on how to be empathetic with customers, and 77% of agents say their role is more strategic — up from 71% in 2018.

Technical Support 186

Technical Support Customer Service Enterprise Scripts 186

TechSee

JUNE 4, 2019

Contact Center Pipeline , the magazine for contact center professionals, reports that the number one challenge for contact centers in 2019 is the lack of suitable desktop tools, especially for CRM and collaboration. On-the-job learning. We all learn best through practice – not theory.

Call Center 117

Call Center Technology Gamification Coaching 117

Customer Service Life

AUGUST 20, 2019

This article was originally published on the FCR blog in partnership with my colleague, Travis Wild on June 18, 2019. Finally, we spend a ton of time in the customer experience space, reviewing feedback from voice of customer surveys and closing the loop with customers. Practice #1: Track email average handle time.

Best practices 64

Best practices Average Handle Time Surveys Metrics 64

Callminer

APRIL 24, 2020

According to the data, the industry saw a total of 32,000 new positions added in Q1 2019, with several major companies expanding their call center operations. The key takeaway is to use customer feedback (surveys, social media, etc.) As recent research shows, the U.S. call center industry is alive and well. Avoid Negative Language.

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Best practices Call Center Coaching Schedule adherence 182

UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In fact, 71% of consumers surveyed in 2019 said that they would be “less likely to use a brand if they knew that brand didn’t have human agents available.” The same 2019 survey concluded that consumers “prefer a hybrid AI/human approach to customer service.” Reduce average handle time.

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Virtual Agent Customer Service Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 72

UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In fact, 71% of consumers surveyed in 2019 said that they would be “less likely to use a brand if they knew that brand didn’t have human agents available.” The same 2019 survey concluded that consumers “prefer a hybrid AI/human approach to customer service.” Reduce average handle time.

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Virtual Agent Customer Service Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 72

Customer Service Life

APRIL 28, 2019

This article was originally published on the FCR blog on March 29, 2019. It’s that time of the quarter where we take a few moments to share some of the tools and technologies that we’ve seen in recent months that you might want to evaluate for your customer service and customer experience.

Technology 64

Technology Average Handle Time Surveys Metrics 64

Balto

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Leading industry publication, Contact Center Pipeline , conducts an annual survey of contact center operators and team supervisors to gauge the challenges and priorities highlighted within various verticals throughout the year. Unfortunately, multiple productivity applications running concurrently do little to lessen agent workload.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Banking Contact center software Average Handle Time 52

TechSee

JUNE 11, 2019

KPI #4: Average Handling Time (AHT). The prevalence of consumer returns of non-defective electronic devices represents a massive pain point for electronic brands and retailers as this 2019 TechSee survey reveals. Visual Assistance boosts NPS across industries by 45% after eighteen months.

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Technology Customer Service Contact Center Self service 117

Comm100

APRIL 28, 2021

accompanied by a survey scale. For maximum effectiveness, implement your CSAT survey in the live chat window and set it to automatically pop up once an agent marks a chat as concluded. CSAT surveys can also be sent to customers via email after a live chat experience. Average resolution time.

Customer Support 54

Customer Support Abandon rate Benchmark Wait times 54

AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 31, 2023

In a recent survey conducted with Kentucky citizens, more than 50% actually wanted help without speaking to someone,” says Drew Clark, Business Analyst and Project Manager at KYTC. Also, the introduction of federal REAL ID requirements in 2019 resulted in increased call volumes from drivers with questions.

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Virtual Agent Self service Transportation Customer Experience 87

SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In fact, HubSpot’s report, The State of Customer Service in 2019 , found Customer Satisfaction as the leading metric used to evaluate customer service teams. Think customer surveys, agent KPIs, and sentiment analysis of call recordings and transcriptions. Where other companies stand. Put context behind your data.

Call Center 98

Call Center Customer Experience Contact Center Metrics 98

USAN

MARCH 18, 2019

March 18, 2019 – USAN, a provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions, today announced the availability of Agent Desktop for Amazon Connect and Dialer for Amazon Connect. Features such as screen pop and call dispositioning, and integration with backend systems, help shave seconds from each call to reduce Average Handle Time.

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Average Handle Time Interactive Voice Response Contact center software Contact Center 40

Talkdesk

JULY 16, 2019

In a recent customer experience survey by Customer Contact Week, consumers reported the following priorities: Easy handling of their problem Fast issue resolution Friendly, personalized service. The answer is both. These kinds of call center metrics can help you to make informed decisions about workforce management and service level.

Call Center 43

Call Center Management Average Handle Time Schedule adherence 43

TLC Associates

JUNE 20, 2019

For starters, your business needs to anticipate 2019 seasonal ticket volumes and scale up your workforce to maintain first call resolution. Their survey finds that 60% of consumers start shopping before Thanksgiving but only 21% start before November. July is the perfect time to reflect on last year’s holiday customer service.

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Customer Service Average Handle Time Abandon rate outsourcing 40

Fonolo

MAY 22, 2019

Our favorite chart: Read more about keeping AI in perspective here: “New York Times Op-Ed Mentions Containment Rate”. CCW’s Future of the Call Center (2019). Who wrote it: Brian Cantor , CCW Digital. Where to get it: Here. About: The team at CCW Digital turns out some great reports. Aberdeen’s The Intelligent Contact Center.

Contact Center 57

Contact Center Chatbots Call Center Average Handle Time 57

SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

And, nearly two-thirds of that camp felt rage over the issue that popped up or how it was handled. Customers who had breakdowns in their interactions rose 10% over 2019 according to The National Customer Rage Study. It’s time to turn to the brain of the operation: your customer service data. Are your handle times on the rise?

Contact Center 76

Contact Center Customer Service Metrics Call Center 76

Global Response

OCTOBER 15, 2024

According to a research study by Nemertes Research , omnichannel contact center usage increased from 8% in 2016 to 31% in 2019. A recent survey found that while most call centers aim to answer at least 80% of calls within 20 seconds, more than 60% of companies never respond to customer emails.

Contact Center 62

Contact Center Call Center Best practices Customer Care 62

SharpenCX

JANUARY 7, 2020

Now that we’re back to work after the holidays, it’s time to kick things into high gear and reflect on where your call center performance could have been a bit better in 2019. The best way to avoid these scenarios is to create a feedbac k loop that gathers real-time feedback from customers. Don’t feel overwhelmed.

Call Center 52

Call Center Customer Experience Self service Contact Center 52

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With the large volumes of contact center advisors still incentivized based on speed – typically the Average Handle Time (AHT) – CX goals are quite often unachievable. But that model has little place in the customer centric market of 2019. Companies have two options: speed or quality.

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Metrics Customer Service Management Contact Center 55

Customer Service Life

JUNE 3, 2019

This article was originally published on the ICMI Blog on March 19, 2019. In a traditional call center, we might use average handle time to understand how many calls agents are handling per hour, but this is a tricky metric when we look at newer channels like email, chat, text, social, etc. Measuring Productivity.

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Metrics Contact Center Average Handle Time Coaching 64

SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Employees are three times more likely to work for a company with a strong sense of purpose according to research out of Mercer. But a recent Forbes article found only 13% of companies surveyed have an employee value proposition that’s connected to their purpose and mission. Metrics are important because they impact customer outcomes.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Coaching Metrics Average Handle Time 67

SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Employees are three times more likely to work for a company with a strong sense of purpose according to research out of Mercer. But a recent Forbes article found only 13% of companies surveyed have an employee value proposition that’s connected to their purpose and mission. Metrics are important because they impact customer outcomes.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Coaching Metrics Average Handle Time 67

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% Gartner predicts that by 2021, 25% of digital workers will use a VEA on a daily basis, up from less than 2% in 2019. of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. Gamification. Process improvements.

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Technology Customer Service Gamification Contact Center 122

Squelch

MAY 27, 2019

This article, “ The Importance of Data for Superior Customer Experience and Business Success ,” was originally published on Inside the Salesforce Ecosystem on May 23, 2019. average handle time, first call resolution, and self-service deflection) to success KPIs (e.g. Today, CX is critical to business success.

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Customer Experience Average Handle Time First call resolution Upselling 40

Callminer

AUGUST 6, 2019

Additional data can include the number of customers handled, and the overall satisfaction rating (if a survey at the end of the call is enabled) of those customers. Something that happens a lot in businesses today is silos of surveys, information that isn’t shared or assimilated. Manage both tech and human elements well.

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call center software Best practices Call Center Interactive Voice Response 140

Comm100

MARCH 28, 2019

The customer is forced to repeat his question three times, all the while getting no closer to having his issue understood. A Genesys Global Survey has shown that by far the most requested customer service improvement from customers is “Better Human Service”. Live Chat Benchmark Report 2019. Prioritize chats based on query type.

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Benchmark Average Handle Time Best practices Surveys 48

Comm100

MARCH 28, 2019

The customer is forced to repeat his question three times, all the while getting no closer to having his issue understood. A Genesys Global Survey has shown that by far the most requested customer service improvement from customers is “Better Human Service”. Live Chat Benchmark Report 2019. Prioritize chats based on query type.

Benchmark 40

Benchmark Average Handle Time Best practices Surveys 40

Global Response

MARCH 18, 2022

” The fact is… According to a research study by Nemertes Research , omnichannel contact center usage increased from 8% in 2016 to 31% in 2019. A recent survey found that while most call centers aim to answer at least 80% of calls within 20 seconds, more than 60% of companies never respond to customer emails.

Contact Center 71

Contact Center Call Center Best practices contact center solutions 71

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It’s 2019, which means contact center metrics from 1999 are almost old enough for their first legal beer (and already knocking them back in Canada.) We are big fans of the “Willingness to Assist” (WTA) metric which we measure through post-contact surveys. Which 2019 Consumer Trends Will Impact Your Customer Experience Strategy?

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Metrics Customer Care Average Handle Time outsourcing 87

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As the focus of contact center turns to creating value rather than reducing expenses, KPIs like customer satisfaction and service level will become increasingly favored over metrics like Average Handling Time. It is an exciting time for the contact center, and we look forward to seeing how these trends develop in 2020.

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Contact Center Gamification Call Center Average Handle Time 176

Vistio

JANUARY 13, 2022

After authoring The CX Primer, he was dubbed the “CX Influencer of the Year” by CloudCherry in 2019, and a top global CX thought leader by ICMI, Exceeders, Netomi, Martech and many more. Just with text responses or recorded phone calls, we can get that customer sentiment it without having to ask the customer for it in a survey.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Contact Center Metrics CRM 52

Vistio

JANUARY 13, 2022

After authoring The CX Primer, he was dubbed the “CX Influencer of the Year” by CloudCherry in 2019, and a top global CX thought leader by ICMI, Exceeders, Netomi, Martech and many more. Just with text responses or recorded phone calls, we can get that customer sentiment it without having to ask the customer for it in a survey.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Contact Center Metrics CRM 52

RapportBoost

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Take notes – the info will help you create a killer Conversational Selling strategy for 2019! And actually, Forresters themselves say that 60% of chat bot deployment in 2019, they won’t have this live agent safety net attached to chat versions. Did you miss this Customer Experience Update Webinar from the end of November?

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Customer centricity Contact Center Self service Journey mapping 40

Customer Service Life

MARCH 28, 2019

This article was originally published on the ICMI blog on January 24, 2019. A little over a year ago I surveyed my colleagues here at FCR to understand how they use Slack. Since then I’ve had more time to think about and observe Slack in our contact centers and think I can boil my findings down into four recommendations.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time outsourcing Surveys 60

Balto

APRIL 20, 2023

According to a Gartner survey , “real estate/facilities management” was the greatest target for budget cuts; 72% of CFOs wanted to trim their organization’s real estate footprint. If someone leaves or is let go, I’m not able to replace them at this time. They did, however, care more about dials per week and average handle time.

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Contact Center Real estate Transportation Average Handle Time 52