Aspect

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It feels like just yesterday we were standing on stage in Orlando announcing the 1 st annual Aspect Contact Center Benchmark (if you missed it here’s the press release ). Below we’ve shared three pieces of insight that we were able to gather from our initial responses. The survey takes roughly 15 minutes to complete.

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Benchmark Interactive Voice Response Gamification Contact Center 85

Balto

MARCH 17, 2025

Call centers arent just handling customer inquiriestheyre gold mines of untapped insights. The key is turning raw interactions into actionable call center insights that enhances both efficiency and customer experience. The best-performing call centers strike a balance between AI automation and human expertise.

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Call Center Customer Experience Average Handle Time Analytics 52

Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

While the majority of consumers choose to reach out to companies via multiple mediums , many have reported wanting to avoid going through structured IVR systems – so it’s no surprise that communication quality within a contact centre has become more important than ever before. Caller Expectations are on the Rise.

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Expivia

APRIL 29, 2021

The success of your call center depends on the list of key performance indicators (KPIs) you follow. Without call center KPI tracking, you’ll never know if you’re running your call center effectively. Make sure you track and optimize them to ensure you run your call center successfully.

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Call Center Metrics Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 98

TechSee

MAY 18, 2022

In today’s age of customer-centric service, call centers must deliver quick answers, short hold times, and the ability to speak to a live representative on demand. How can Management ensure their call centers are up to par? They can either staff up significantly or improve their call center occupancy.

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Call Center Contact Center Benchmark Agent burnout 109

Callminer

JULY 23, 2019

Providing feedback to agents in your call center is entirely needed to maintain and improve a quality facility. Developing these skills should be ongoing for every call center leader — even those who are considered adept at feedback. Many of the tips are those from experts directly in the call center industry.

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Fonolo

APRIL 14, 2022

This approach allows you to evaluate customer feedback and information to improve your call center. The best strategy is to use a combination of data reports and benchmarking to ensure your findings reflect “the big picture” Creating a Customer Service Strategy That Drives Business Growth.

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Benchmark Call Center Surveys Interactive Voice Response 67

Babelforce

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

But measuring call occupancy can keep you on the right track. . In this post: What exactly is call center occupancy? How is call center occupancy calculated? Call center occupancy vs. utilization What is the ideal call center occupancy? 7 ways to improve call center occupancy.

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Fonolo

APRIL 12, 2022

An agent’s resignation is one of the most common challenges call center leaders face – but that doesn’t make the situation any easier. The current labor shortage means your call center can’t afford to lose the agents you have. Call Center Attrition Warning Signs. Invest in automation.

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Call Center Benchmark Feedback Interactive Voice Response 95

Calltools

AUGUST 19, 2020

Operating with efficiency is crucial to a call center’s success. This data allows them to bolster those areas to meet or even surpass industry standard call center KPI benchmarks, which is essential for your brand’s reputation. Wait time should be one of your most important call center KPI benchmarks.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Jane’s CEO observed the bandwidth problem and implemented a solution: She formed an internal call center and hired and trained a team of 10 agents to support it. This story demonstrates that call centers help companies improve overall service levels. Improve Customer Segmentation Using IVR Options.

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Hodusoft

MAY 2, 2021

One of the key benchmarks to measure the efficiency of transportation companies is their ability to provide better customer service. Important Features of Call Center Solution for Transportation Companies. It supports the multilingual feature, which allows customers to interact in a language that they feel most comfortable with.

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Transportation call center software Call Center Interactive Voice Response 72

Noble Systems

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In addition, when they finally do talk to an agent, they have to repeat information that the IVR system has already collected or the agent they have been routed to cannot resolve their issue. These complaints lead to high call abandonment rates, poor customer experience, and worst of all, customer attrition.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Agents are the key to a successful call center—that’s no secret. People management is a big part of running a successful call center, including managing employee absences, both scheduled and unscheduled. How Contact Centers Can Cope with the Labor Shortage. Calculating Absenteeism in the Call Center.

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Call Center Abandon rate Metrics Contact Center 87

Call Experts

APRIL 14, 2022

In a perfect world, customers would only call your call center if everything was going smoothly. But that’s not how the world works, and there is always a reason why people call in the first place. It’s also been used as a benchmarking tool to gauge how well a contact center compares against others.

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Metrics Call Center First call resolution Average Handle Time 98

Calltools

JUNE 12, 2024

Optimizing agent performance and customer satisfaction is a must for your call center, and tracking performance metrics can help you do this. Average Speed of Answer (ASA) is the average time it takes your contact center agents to answer incoming calls. The sooner your agents answer incoming calls, the better.

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Call Center Interactive Voice Response Abandon rate Wait times 52

Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

India’s call centers have long been a cornerstone of global customer service. At Outsource Consultants, we’ve observed how Indian call centers are setting new benchmarks for service excellence. These systems analyze customer interactions, providing a comprehensive view of service quality.

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Call Center First call resolution Average Handle Time outsourcing 67

Fonolo

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Last month we shared 4 Call Center Reports Worth Your Time. A top mission of the Fonolo blog has always been to help you stay informed with the fast-moving contact center industry. Who wrote it: Call Center Week. Web and IVR will be particularly big focuses in the next six months. Where to get it: [link].

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Call Center Journey mapping Self service Interactive Voice Response 117

Pointillist

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

By Stephanie Ventura Metrics tracking is a vital element of every call center. However, aiming to track all possible call center metrics can lead to information overload. Many call center leaders cite First Call Resolution (FCR) as the most important metric to track. What is First Call Resolution?

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First call resolution Call Center Metrics Benchmark 74

Pointillist

JANUARY 25, 2019

By Swati Sahai Call centers are an operationally-complex element of your business, but they play a big role in your customers’ experience with your company. It’s no easy task, but the right mix of call center metrics and KPIs can help you stay the course.

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Call Center Metrics Abandon rate Average Handle Time 75

Call Experts

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Before we explain the cost of IVR systems, we first have to answer “what is IVR?”. . An AI-powered system that interacts with callers can gather information, and report the information to designated locations via email, SMS, or secure portal login. How do we calculate the cost of IVR? Tell me more about CE’s IVR.

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Interactive Voice Response Journey mapping Call Center outsourcing 64

Fonolo

APRIL 12, 2022

An agent’s resignation is one of the most common challenges call center leaders face – but that doesn’t make the situation any easier. The current labor shortage means your call center can’t afford to lose the agents you have. Call Center Attrition Warning Signs. Invest in automation.

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Call Center Benchmark Contact Center Feedback 67

Balto

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the fast-paced world of call centers, performance is everything. The success of your operation hinges on how well your agents handle customer interactions, deliver exceptional service, and drive meaningful outcomes. Thats where call center agent performance metrics come in. But how do you measure success?

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Metrics Call Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time 52

Balto

JANUARY 2, 2025

In the fast-paced world of call centers, performance is everything. The success of your operation hinges on how well your agents handle customer interactions, deliver exceptional service, and drive meaningful outcomes. Thats where call center agent performance metrics come in. But how do you measure success?

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Metrics Call Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An IVR, or Interactive Voice Response, is a system that interacts with inbound and outbound calls for a business by using voice prompts or text-to-speech with various pre-recorded alternatives. In broader terms, customers can interact with their favorite brands using this technology.

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Interactive Voice Response Contact Center contact center solutions Feedback 52

aircall

AUGUST 22, 2022

When it comes to unlocking those benefits, few tools have as big of an impact as call center analytics. They enable you to boost performance and empower your team with industry-leading features so they can excel in their customer interactions. Call center analytics are a clear win-win. Call duration.

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Spearline

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Passing the test Call center KPI tracking often involves exhaustive call testing; voice call quality testing, call connection testing, remote agent connection testing , latency testing, and symmetrical and asymmetrical collaborative tool testing, to name but a handful. New to Spearline?

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Call Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time Metrics 52

Call Experts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

According to The State of IVRs in 2018 webinar, 83% of users would avoid a company after a poor experience with an interactive voice response. To build an easy to use IVR that helps your customers follow these five tips! Call Experts' 5 Tips for a Successful IVR. Do you need to upgrade your IVR?

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Interactive Voice Response Journey mapping Contact Center Call Center 81

Hodusoft

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Leveraging Advanced Call Center Software- Enhancing FCR in Banks and Financial Institutions Witness the evolution of the banking and financial landscape as it progresses into a new era of customer service excellence, driven by cutting-edge technology and real-time statistical insights.

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call center software Banking Call Center First call resolution 64

NICE inContact

JUNE 20, 2019

But even if you’re already evaluating your chat and email interactions, you may need to expand your QM program to address an even bigger gap in the customer experience — your online assistants/chatbots and IVR. 2) Create forms to complete ongoing evaluation. 3) Determine frequency of evaluation. 4) Create a feedback mechanism.

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Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Contact Center Quality management 70

Fonolo

AUGUST 24, 2017

In our most recent whitepaper, we provide a playbook for contact centers to use as a guide to improving customer satisfaction. Here, we’re going to discuss 6 secrets your call center can adopt to ensure high caller satisfaction. According to Contact Center Pipeline agent attrition is a top challenge. Plus So Much More!

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Contact Center Caller satisfaction Benchmark Call Center 98

ROI CX Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Reading Time: 15 minutes Table of contents Introduction Contact centers are the frontline of customer interactions, and agent performance directly impacts customer satisfaction, loyalty, and business success. The answer lies in setting clear, measurable call center performance goals.

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Call Center Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Average Handle Time 52

NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Experience the richness of the NobelBiz Voice Carrier Network , our comprehensive voice carrier network and phone service. This includes advanced capabilities like built-in IVR tools, versatile routing options, and effective compliance tools, among others. Read more about the NobelBiz self-service IVR system here.

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Interactive Voice Response voip contact center solutions Contact Center 103

Global Response

MAY 22, 2023

If you currently use inbound or outbound call center services and are looking for ways to: expand your services improve service levels increase efficiency develop more flexible and scalable models support business growth …then a blended call center might be a better fit for your business.

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Call Center outsourcing Benchmark Abandon rate 62

SharpenCX

AUGUST 21, 2023

Strategic goals aren’t simply call center metrics. Measurable — Goals must be quantifiable and include a trackable benchmark to hit. SMART, Strategic Goals for Call Centers Make a good first impression on customers. Aggregate 100% of voice, text, and chat interactions in a single platform by [date].” “Add

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Call Center First call resolution Contact Center Contact center software 67

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As a call center leader, you have one main goal — to grow your long-term customer base. Call center performance is heavily weighed on customer satisfaction; so, the importance of a customer service strategy is undeniable. Clear, actionable goals are essential for any call center customer service strategy.

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NobelBiz

OCTOBER 24, 2023

IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system for initial call routing. Personalized recommendations during IVR interactions. Encouraging post-call surveys to gather feedback. Check out this great article on crucial pain points in call center management.

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