Calabrio

MARCH 25, 2025

This is where modern contact centers are turning to cutting-edge solutions, including AI, to deliver real-time performance tracking and more actionable coaching. Agent performance is at the core of overall contact center productivity as well as customer experience quality.

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Quiq

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Share This Story The customer service a company provides has a direct impact on that company’s sales numbers. A positive experience with a contact center agent can serve as the nudge customers need to make a purchase, while a frustrating conversation can deter existing customers and put off new customers entirely.

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Fonolo

MAY 31, 2022

All folks new to the contact center world have many steep learning curves to overcome—a big one is picking up on industry jargon. From CSat score to Average Handle Time to First Call Resolution Rate , there are plenty of new terminologies that come with working at a contact center. Occupancy vs Utilization.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But now that tickets, emails, and chat have entered the picture, interaction avoidance encompasses any effort contact center agents make to bypass working with customers in any channel. What does that look like day to day in your contact center? Your service level and other KPIs are affected as well.

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Balto

MARCH 29, 2023

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your contact center can help you solve even the most challenging customer experience problems. And with customers having higher service level expectations than ever, deploying AI solutions into your existing contact center systems is vital for business success.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

Brands have already made the move to upgrade from basic call centers to contact centers for the agility and flexibility that they provide. Addressing this gap between expectation and capacity, contact centers offer extended functionality and better efficiencies. What is a Contact Center?

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Fonolo

MAY 31, 2022

All folks new to the contact center world have many steep learning curves to overcome—a big one is picking up on industry jargon. From CSat score to Average Handle Time to First Call Resolution Rate , there are plenty of new terminologies that come with working at a contact center. Occupancy vs Utilization.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics Occupancy rate is rarely calculated on an individual level; typically it will be used to determine which times of day, week or year you will need to schedule more agents to handle call volume. Why is Occupancy an Important Call Center Metric? Very important indeed!

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SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

Workforce management in your contact center is all about finding balance. You balance the needs of your customers with the workload of your agents (and their development). Plus, you toss in overseeing your contact center budget, too. Use customizable reports and historical data to forecast service needs.

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Employee self-service can nurture employee satisfaction and agent performance and promote a motivated and engaged workforce. Reduced Labor Costs Overstaffing and understaffing are both major workforce scheduling challenges in customer service centers. Engaged agents are dedicated and productive and stay on task.

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Balto

JANUARY 21, 2025

Lets explore how these performance metrics provide the foundation for a thriving call center and set you up to exceed both customer and business goals. Choosing the right agent performance metrics can be crucial for your call center Its also essential to differentiate between customer-focused metrics and agent-focused metrics.

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Balto

JANUARY 2, 2025

Lets explore how these performance metrics provide the foundation for a thriving call center and set you up to exceed both customer and business goals. Its also essential to differentiate between customer-focused metrics and agent-focused metrics. Use self-service options or virtual queues to minimize active waiting calls.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

If you like this type of post, you should check out our other posts on call center metrics such as. 4 Metrics Your Call Center Needs to Track in 2020. Why 80/20 is the Wrong Service Level for Your Call Center. Why Your Call Center Needs to Watch Abandon Rates. What is Occupancy in a Call Center?

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Playvox

APRIL 6, 2023

Maximizing workforce management efficiency through real-time data is an often-overlooked advantage for contact centers. Related Article: Can Your WFM Solution Accurately Forecast In A Modern Digital Contact Center? Related Article: 5 WFM Scheduling Tips To Make The Most Of Your Agents (and Improve Efficiency!)

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Babelforce

JULY 29, 2021

4 Service level. Service level is the percentage of calls agents answer within a predefined time limit. A standard version of service level is 80% of calls answered within 20 seconds. When calculating service level, you must decide whether or not to include abandoned calls. #5

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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost. WFM to the rescue.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Download Now: See what Frost & Sullivan marked as the most important trends impacting contact centers. Let’s consider the cost good and bad service can have on your company. American Express found that consumers will pay 17% more to purchase from a company with a reputation for great service.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Contact centers have changed drastically in recent years. The once “in-person” centers dealing with inbound calls have been replaced by global, distributed customer experience teams. In this post, we’ll explore several trends that are driving this growth and are influencing contact center leaders’ decision-making.

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Talkdesk

JULY 16, 2019

Call Center Performance Management is a program, generally led by a contact center operations manager, dedicated to calculating and improving the performance of contact center agents. That’s where leveraging contact center performance management software can help. The answer is both.

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In this post: Average Handling Time Customer Satisfaction Service Level First Contact Resolution Call Abandonment Rate Percentage of Calls Blocked Call Transfer Rate Wrap-up Time Customer Effort Score Average Idle Time. There are plenty of metrics and KPIs you can track to gain useful insight into your contact center operations.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 4, 2024

Benefits of a Call Center for Customer Service Scalability Customer service call centers can easily scale their operations to meet fluctuating demand. This scalability ensures that businesses can maintain high service levels during peak periods without overstaffing during slower times.

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Balto

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Improving productivity is one of the biggest challenges modern contact centers face. There are many things you can do to make your call center more productive, like motivating your agents, equipping them with technological solutions, and implementing self-service options. Text analysis. Speech analytics.

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Balto

JANUARY 14, 2025

By the end of this guide, youll have a blueprint for using analytics to make smarter decisions, boost customer satisfaction, and future-proof your contact center operations. What Are Call Center Analytics? Real-Time Analytics: Provides live insights to assist agents during ongoing interactions.

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Noble Systems

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Keeping agents and customers satisfied is critical in today’s fast-paced environments. An ACD that helps you automate tasks can reduce agent burnout, free resources for more complex tasks, and provide faster service for customers. Aid agents during their calls. Manage team schedules to meet service level targets.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Initially, we focused on more technical aspects of the contact center, but over the years we expanded to include more of the human aspects of that industry, and the broader universe of customer service as well. Is there #VoiceShrinkage in the Contact Center? AI is Not Reducing Call Center Agent Employment.

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Calabrio

MARCH 7, 2025

Workforce Management Contact Center Forecasting Guide: Methods, Tips, and Tools for 2025 Share If operational efficiency and peak performance are your top goals, then implementing a sound contact center forecasting process might be the single most important thing your organization can do.

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Calabrio

MARCH 17, 2025

Workforce Management Why overstaffing and understaffing hurt your bottom line (and how WFM can fix it) Share Are you struggling to find the perfect balance between operational efficiency and exceptional service? Lower agent productivity Agents experience idle time, leading to disengagement. Youre not alone.

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