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The Efficiency Equation: Tackling Hidden Costs in Contact Centers

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These issues lead to unpredictable KPIs, disappointing customer experiences, and inflated operational costs. A study by the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) highlights the financial impact of inefficiencies. Efficient contact center operations are closely tied to employee engagement.

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Action Changes Things: Make it Happen in 2021

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At the recent CCNG Fireside Live Chat held in December I had the opportunity to provide my reflection on 2020 and what I predict will happen in 2021 alongside two other industry colleagues, Poly and Avtex. Roger Lee is VP Customer Success for Gridspace and long time CCNG member and advocate.

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The Power of Data Analytics in Contact Centers: Driving Insights and Improving Performance

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In today's fast-paced business landscape, contact centers play a pivotal role in shaping customer experiences and influencing brand perception. By understanding these factors, organizations can tailor their services and offerings to better meet customer needs.

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Customer Service Unplugged — Or Why Empathy Matters

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Too much focus on average handle time or average speed of answer will often produce unintended consequences that create negative customer experiences and put undue stress on the agent. Deploy technology that allows the agent to focus on the customer. Avoid a myopic focus on efficiency metrics.

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Agent Experience (AX): The Next Frontier for Elevating the Customer Experience (CX)

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Elevating the Customer Experience (CX) is an obsession for the contact center industry, and rightly so. The experiences that customers have with your contact center condition the way they think about you as a supplier of goods and services and as a trusted part­ner in providing the things that they need and want in their lives.

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ROBUST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CAN CUT COSTS

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It seems logical that the average time could be reduced if customer-facing agents could find the answer at conversational speed without having to scroll through articles, frantically trying to find the right information.With a reduced average handle time, the contact center would be able to handle these calls with a lower headcount.

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Key Considerations for A Healthy Contact Center

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Customer satisfaction, customer experience, automation, longer than acceptable hold times, call abandonment, or possibly all of the above? Not average handling time or other internal metrics. Is the customer able to find the resolution quickly and efficiently?