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Amazing Business Radio: Adrian Brady-Cesana

ShepHyken

Process: Have a living playbook and a CX journey map. Take the time to share customer feedback with everyone in the organization – from the executives to the newest customer service rep. This could be as simple as a one-page document that gives everybody in the team clarity on what the expectations are.

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Guest Blog: 4 Easy Ways to Achieve Difficult Customer Contact Goals

ShepHyken

Alternatively, dissect average handle time for your agents’ phone conversations. If the majority of handle time for a particular issue is spent on “qualification” rather than “resolution” or “connection,” the issue is likely a simple transaction that does not benefit from a live agent conversation.

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Contact Center Customer Experience Best Practices

Callminer

According to Aberdeen , CX executives increasingly are focusing on four process trends that extend beyond 2018: Customer journey mapping – Customers interact with companies and contact centers using a variety of methods and channels. Closely Monitor the Performance of Your Processes and Technologies.

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Call Center Insights in 2025: Enhance the Customer Experience

Balto

These systems can also detect when wait times exceed acceptable thresholds and alert supervisors in real-time. They utilize key performance indicators (KPIs) such as average handle time and customer satisfaction scores to help agents and managers make informed decisions, identify issues, and enhance operational efficiency.

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Contact Center Key Performance Indicators to Improve CX

Outsource Consultants

Five key KPIs help optimize efficiency: Average Handle Time (AHT) , Service Level , Abandonment Rate , Occupancy Rate , and Average Speed of Answer (ASA). Optimize Average Handle Time (AHT) AHT measures the average time spent on a customer interaction, including talk time, hold time, and after-call work.

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Customer Self-Service Doesn’t Matter! That’s a False Paradigm!!!

Natalie Petouhof

Look at critical metrics like First Contact Resolution (FCR), Average Handle Time (AHT), reduction in call volume, increases in the opportunity to generate revenue, improved marketing, greater self- service employee engagement, increased digital customer engagement on any device, anywhere, anytime.

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Customer Reach – April Newsletter

Taylor Reach Group

Operational Indicators - Average Handle Time (AHT). Operational Indicators - Average Handle Time (AHT). In this article, we tackle one of the most important indicators; Average Handle Time (AHT). Are You Making the Most of Every Service Opportunity? Continue reading here.