Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you haven’t been paying attention, agent attrition has continued to rise, according to our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. And high turnover rates won’t just hit you in the wallet — it also impacts morale, which will affect any new hires. Create opportunities for agents to voice their suggestions and concerns.

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Calabrio

MARCH 22, 2025

By focusing on agent empowerment, process optimization, and data-driven decision-making, businesses can create a contact center that not only meets but exceeds customer expectations, fostering long-term relationships and driving business success. Use these tips to effect a more holistic contact center management approach: 21.

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JustCall

APRIL 9, 2024

Let’s dive into some practical tips to conquer those call fluctuations! If agents are not available during a particular season and call volume peaks, it would result in missed calls and extended wait times. Productivity concerns: An unexpected increase in call volumes can lead to decreased agent morale, demotivation, and burnout.

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TechSee

MARCH 7, 2019

The contact center industry continues to face extremely high agent turnover, with some outbound and telemarketing centers experiencing attrition rates as high as 27% annually. Virtual Employee Assistants (VEA) – or digital buddies – have been tapped as an effective solution to help contact centers both support and motivate their agents.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

Pro tip: With in-line training and microlearning lessons , you don’t have to plan for tons of out-of-queue time to coach your team. Instead, you can plan for quick 5-minute coaching sessions where agents can zip through a coaching module that’s waiting in their queue between interactions. Plan for downtime, ahead of time.

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Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 18, 2015

In a previous blog post, I provided tips to help managers and team leaders prepare their frontline agents to handle irate callers. It’s also important to provide support for your agents after an irate call: An upset agent can actually cause their next caller to become irate. Have you ever seen this?

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

It lives in how you use your insights to fuel positive changes that improve your customer and agent experience. Your data is a powerhouse of information that lets you spot operational inefficiencies, agent empowerment issues, or inaccuracies that make your customer interactions difficult. Which agents do they interact with?

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