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. Does your spreadsheet do all that?

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Of course, some idle time is necessary to prevent agent burnout. When we talk about idle time, we’re not talking about bathroom breaks, minutes of rest and mindfulness, or your agent’s lunch hour. All those things are necessary to build a positive environment in your contact center (and help agents maintain sanity).

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Balto

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It results in more satisfied customers, better call outcomes, and faster call resolutions. Productive call center agents are more capable of providing the best level of customer support, ensuring better customer retention. Productivity also directly correlates with revenue.

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JustCall

APRIL 3, 2024

It shows more customers are interested in your product or service. But, it also leads to chaotic calls and handling long call queues for customer support and sales teams. It can further lead to a dip in customer experience and a shrinking ROI. A surge in call volume is always good news for your business.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Digital channels have become an integral part of the way that organizations connect with their customers — whether that’s email, social media, live chat, SMS, or good old-fashioned telephone calls. Once you achieve this, you need to consider your workforce planning with digital and omnichannel forecasting for customer service in mind.

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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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Balto

JANUARY 14, 2025

Example Use Case : A retail chain implemented machine learning to predict seasonal spikes in customer inquiries. By aligning staffing levels with predicted demand, they improved service levels during Black Friday by 25%. Faster Resolutions : Predictive models guide agents toward solutions before problems escalate.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Some highlights: Contact Centers Focusing Less on 80/20 Service Level. Customer Service Lexicon. The migration of call centers from on-premise equipment to cloud services has been one of the mega-trends of the past decade. Why You Should Empower Your Customer Service Team. Customer Experience Trends.

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