Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Many call center platforms today offer some form of call-back functionality. That means if your hold times are long, your callers have the option to get a call at a later time instead of waiting for an agent. You can think of this as “ASAP” call-backs. Smoothing Out Spikes in Call Volume.

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CX Global Media

APRIL 17, 2017

I myself began to see a whole new perspective on chat when I met with Dustin Yu of WebsiteAlive in our interview at the PACE Association Conference. And it was magnified when during my research I found that the 6-Month average abandonment rate for website shopping carts currently stands at 77%. What a huge opportunity!

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Our new shelter-in-place lifestyle meant the end of social gatherings, including my favorite annual event, the SWPP (Society of Workforce Planning Professionals) Annual Conference. But then […].

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

That’s a good reason to revisit a long running theme on the Fonolo blog: the cloudification of the call center. Compared to other enterprise software, the transition to cloud has been a difficult road for the call center. You can read a summary of the panel I was on here: Bringing Contact Centers into the Modern Age ).

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Fonolo

JUNE 13, 2018

Every call center faces the problem of unpredictable spikes in call volume. Unfortunately, the effect of this on the customer experience is significant: 60% of customers will abandon a call after just one minute of waiting on hold. Are you prepared for unpredicted spikes in call volume? Plus so Much More!

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Fonolo

JULY 17, 2018

The customer service team often experiences spikes in call volume, and with that, an increase in hold times and abandon rates. With Fonolo’s call-back solution, FSCU noticed a notable reduction in abandon rates. Additionally, members are much happier with the improved calling experience.

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 5, 2022

This blog focuses on delivering quality customer experiences, how call center employees work, the best call center software for small businesses to grow their business, and how digital channels can support the increase in call center volumes. Hybrid Working.

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Fonolo

MAY 17, 2018

We’ve been following publically-traded companies for whom cloud call center is a significant component of their business. First, “Collaborative Contact Center” combines their contact center service (built on inContact) with the RingCentral Glip team messaging/collaboration app. What’s Inside: Lower Abandon Rate.

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 5, 2022

Top Seven Call Center Software Requirements for the “New Normal”. COVID-19 had a profound impact on contact centers. Call volumes increased dramatically, staffing levels dipped, and agents had to deal with a sudden and prolonged adjustment to work from home. Hybrid Working.

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call center software Call Center Virtual Agent Abandon rate 52

Fonolo

JANUARY 8, 2019

The four-day conference will consist of workshops and inspirational speakers (including Peyton Manning!), Whether you’re a Fonolo customer, prospect, or business partner, we look forward to ENGAGE-ing with you at this conference which we’re sure will nurture even stronger relationships. Catch up with Fonolo!

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 17, 2017

On Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 at Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario, GTACC will bring together call center professionals from across the country. Year over year, the Canadian call center community continues to show tremendous growth. Power, Mark Miller. What’s Inside: What is CSat, NPS, and CES.

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Fonolo

JUNE 21, 2018

Peak times tend to be a touchy topic for call centers. Almost every center experiences them, and most don’t know how to handle the volume without adding more agents. Every contact center is different, which means that peak times can take on various forms. Webinar] How to Successfully Handle Call Volume During Peak Times.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Call centers are highly focused on metrics too. If most call center teams had to pick a “North Star” it would be service level, which measures the length of time callers wait to reach an agent. Even more surprising is that most call centers would name the same target value for that metric: the magical “80/20”.

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Fonolo

MAY 17, 2017

Although there’s a plethora of intelligent call center technology to take advantage of, many organizations still only have basic functionalities in place. Handpicked related content for you: Top Customer Service Conferences in 2020. What technology is used in a contact center? An Automatic Call Distributor (ACD).

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Fonolo

MAY 29, 2018

Known as Call Center Week since its inception in 1999, the annual event has rebranded as Customer Contact Week in 2018, in acknowledgement of omni-channel technologies improving customer experiences in the industry as a whole. Top Call Center Metrics You Need to be Tracking [Live Discussion]. by visiting Booth #709.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Last week was a big one for Avaya as they held their first customer conference since emerging from bankruptcy at the end of last year. Spoken built a cloud version of Avaya’s Aura Elite call center technology, so the short term motive here is immediately obvious: to quash the nagging criticism that Avaya has no cloud strategy.

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NICE inContact

MAY 9, 2017

Yes, take a vacation as needed, attend conferences, have other daily duties, but managing an IVR is a commitment. If you’re looking at a subtask that you have not looked at in a while, start by picking a completion rate of 78% as a goal. Maybe the abandon rate shows lots of callers hanging up.

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Insite Managed Solutions

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Understanding contact center metric targets such as average speed of answer (ASA), service level, abandonment rate, average handle time (AHT), and budgeted hours are critical for success. Conference Topics vs Company Priorities. Conference Chatter. Turning a Contact Center into a Profit Center.

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JustCall

JANUARY 21, 2022

Call Recording. Cloud phone systems let you record a call with just a mouse click or a screen tap. Sales managers or call center professionals can have the alternative of organizing their call records in a detailed manner. Call Conference. Call Analytics .

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Callminer

OCTOBER 22, 2019

For some companies, outsourcing call center services makes sense, while others are better served by keeping call center functions in-house. When it comes to choosing a call center service, that choice becomes even more difficult. In this case, routing calls to the right agents will be an important component.

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Fonolo

MAY 13, 2019

In addition to their training modules, CSPN’s invaluable conferences, with their relevant topics and professional speakers and true industry leaders, provided an education I couldn’t find anywhere else. The company’s patented call-back technology empowers customers with an innovative alternative to waiting on hold.

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