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The Efficiency Equation: Tackling Hidden Costs in Contact Centers

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A study by the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) highlights the financial impact of inefficiencies. Their 2023 study found that reducing average handle time (AHT) by just one second per call can save the average large contact center up to $1 million annually.

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Customer Service Unplugged — Or Why Empathy Matters

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An agent drained and taxed is thoroughly challenged to deliver empathetic customer service even when it’s needed most. A customer in need of a good, empathetic experience is an opportunity that matters; when that moment is missed, customer loyalty suffers. Deploy technology that allows the agent to focus on the customer.

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

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By understanding these factors, organizations can tailor their services and offerings to better meet customer needs. Performance Optimization: Data analytics can reveal key performance metrics such as call resolution times, average handling times, and first-call resolution rates.

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Unlocking Next-Level Customer Service with Gen AI Technology

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Your customers already want AI Customer Service. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) have created a new era of automating the most vital aspects of customer service. The leaders of this space have already explored how AI can improve your organization’s customer service (or support center).

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The Supervisor Cadence – Does It Drive the Wrong Behavior?

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To make matters worse, the agent’s average handle time goes up because the agent is discouraged and types or talks slower. If you could, all customer service, technical support, and sales organizations would be hitting their metrics. I’d sure appreciate it.” The agent agrees. Will you be that leader?

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The Future of Contact Centers is Here

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Contact centers are becoming more responsive and efficient, and they're providing elastic customer service for the first time. Elastic customer service means companies can scale customer service up or down according to customer demand without ballooning costs, training new agents, offshoring, or planning seasonal fluctuations.

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

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This sort of performance failure can lead to customer dissatisfaction, complaints, and defections. Also of great concern, over four in ten respondents reported their greatest pain points include situations in which different customer service agents give different answers. CSRs Providing Different Answers. would save $500,000.