Global Response

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

How long does it take, for example, for agents to handle a call (AHT), answer a call (ASA)? What abandonment rates (ABA) should you aim for? How often does an agent resolve an issue on first call (FCR)? Track trends, take into account peak seasons, and establish trends.

Call Center 62

Call Center outsourcing First call resolution Best practices 62

Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

.” – Nicolina Savelli, 7 Tips for Success from Experienced Call Center Professionals , Fonolo; Twitter: @fonolo. “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.

Best practices 226

Best practices Call Center Contact Center Scripts 226

Fonolo

JUNE 22, 2023

This technology is at play when an automated voice answers your call and gives instructions like: “Press one for customer service; press two for accounting,” and so on. Although they can be simple and effective, customers don’t love IVR experiences. Power and Associates, a good IVR experience is quite rare. The results?

Interactive Voice Response 91

Interactive Voice Response Abandon rate Self service Call Center 91

SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides an unprecedented opportunity to revolutionize the call center experience for the 59% of your customers who prefer telephone communication. We’re not talking about the time-consuming interactive voice response (IVR) of the past that provided a less-than-optimal customer experience.

Contact Center 91

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Virtual Agent Management 91

OctopusTech

MARCH 1, 2023

Product and tech support Customers call for help to solve a wide array of issues, from returning damaged products or changing account information and passwords to complaining about product malfunctions. Invest in your supervisors When inbound call centers are treated like cost centers, they typically run on very tight budgets.

Interactive Voice Response 62

Interactive Voice Response Call Center Gamification Schedule adherence 62

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Cloud call-back solutions like Fonolo have been around for several years, but many call centers are still unsure if it’s the right fit for their business. This year, contact centers will see an increase in the number of implementations for performance management solutions. Measure Your Performance, and You’ll Go Far.

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Contact Center Gamification Call Center Average Handle Time 176