TeleDirect

MARCH 20, 2025

In this blog, we will explore proven techniques to elevate call center performance, boost customer satisfaction, and ensure that your call center delivers top-notch customer service. Prioritize VIP customers or repeat callers to reduce wait times. How to Gather Feedback: Conduct post-call surveys to gauge satisfaction.

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ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Online surveys have changed the data collection game for everyone involved. Be it a multinational corporation or a young start-up; online survey tools have made data collection easy for everyone. Here are some of the benefits of online surveys for all organizations: Convenient for users. And to be fair, why wouldn’t they be!

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TeleDirect

MARCH 14, 2025

By implementing best practices, businesses can improve their first-call resolution (FCR), reduce wait times, and enhance overall customer engagement. Enable real-time call monitoring to identify areas of improvement. Reduce Customer Wait Times Long wait times are a major cause of dissatisfaction.

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PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 24, 2025

Root Cause Analysis Across Touchpoints As I have mentioned in recent blog posts , AI-powered text analytics dives into unstructured feedback to reveal whats driving customer sentiment. It can analyze survey comments, social media posts, in-depth customer interview transcripts and support tickets to uncover pain points in both CX and CS.

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TeleDirect

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In this blog, well explore actionable ways agents can elevate their performance and ensure customers receive the best possible experience. Use automated workflows to reduce wait times. Keep Response Times Short and Minimize Hold Times Long hold times frustrate customers and decrease satisfaction.

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Comm100

MARCH 7, 2023

It all begins with understanding what students want during the pre-enrolment process – and Comm100’s latest survey reveals all. Surveying current higher education students in North America, we asked students how they want to be engaged and supported during the pre-enrolment phase. How do they feel about personalization?

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Comm100

MARCH 13, 2023

Comm100’s latest higher education survey asked current students in North America what they thought about chatbots and the service that they can provide. This blog will reveal students’ opinions on chatbots, how open they are to receiving them, and the support expectations they hold of prospective schools. Read more Report 1.

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Interaction Metrics

JANUARY 7, 2025

And if youve ever wondered how to create a journey map that drives strategy or been curious as to why half of all journey maps fail , this blog post will give you the answers. Key Pain Points Uncovered: Long Wait Times: Customers were frustrated by delays during peak hours. Or, in our words, bad data in, bad insights out.

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TeleDirect

MARCH 26, 2025

In this blog, we will explore the benefits of 24/7 patient support , how it transforms patient care, and the key strategies to implement it effectively. Streamlined Appointment Scheduling Efficient appointment scheduling is crucial for reducing patient wait times and minimizing no-shows.

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TeleDirect

MARCH 15, 2025

In this blog, we will explore the advantages of US-based call center services , how they improve customer satisfaction and brand reputation, and why businesses should invest in domestic customer support for superior service delivery. More efficient first-call resolution (FCR). Better customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Hodusoft

JUNE 19, 2024

Beat Long Wait Times & Misdirected Calls: Skill-Based Routing in Insurance Just imagine yourself as a customer calling an insurance company for some work. Another survey conducted by Deloitte revealed that only 11 percent of customers trust their insurance agents and brokers. Read on to know more. Some of those are: 1.

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TeleDirect

DECEMBER 22, 2024

How to Measure: CSAT = (Number of Satisfied Customers / Total Survey Responses) 100 4. Why It Matters: High abandonment rates suggest long wait times or poor IVR (Interactive Voice Response) design, leading to customer frustration. How to Measure: NPS = Percentage of Promoters – Percentage of Detractors 5.

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Callminer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

So, how confident are you that every interaction that takes place while you read this blog will make customers want to stay loyal? Instead they rely on random feedback surveys or random quality assurance of calls. You might say it’s impossible, or too costly, to have agents waiting around for calls that may never come.

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Lumoa

AUGUST 8, 2023

Effectively analyzing survey results can provide numerous benefits, such as enhanced customer satisfaction, increased sales, and improved brand loyalty. So, if you’re ready to transform your customer feedback into a driving force for positive change, dive into this article and learn how to make the most of your customer surveys!

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TeleDirect

MARCH 26, 2025

In this blog, we will explore why customer care is vital for medical and insurance clients, the challenges that come with maintaining high standards, and proven strategies to improve customer interactions. Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Surveys: Collect insights from clients post-interaction.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In this blog post, we will explore some essential tips for delivering the best customer experience that can help your business thrive. Whether you’re running a software development company or a retail business, you need to take the time to listen and engage with your customers.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Help desk software can efficiently track the right metrics for your business, including new tickets, ticket volumes, ticket distribution, response and wait time, resolution time, backlogs, satisfaction rates, etc. This can help reduce the response/wait times, thereby making your customers happy. Define Your Goals.

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Taylor Reach Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

I regularly receive surveys from our regional healthcare provider, owner of all local hospitals and many medical offices. But I never see improvement in our wait time, which is the concern I score as “very poor” nearly every time. I seldom take the time to fill these surveys out anymore.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 7, 2024

Emotions are why people will say one thing on a survey and, in real life, do something else completely. The survey responses came back that people wanted the option to get a salad. Most likely, the respondents didn’t even know what they wanted to eat at Disney, or they did know but didn’t want to say so on a survey.

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Toister Performance Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Advertising disclosure: This blog participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites. It's a busy day and your next customer has been waiting for awhile. I'm sorry for the wait." Thank you for waiting."

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Comm100

APRIL 2, 2024

In this blog we will explore effective strategies and plans to improve your CSAT score, ensuring your business thrives by keeping your customers at the heart of what you do. This means making feedback opportunities easily accessible across various platforms, including social media, email, and direct surveys.

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

Reduced Queue wait time : This can be done by having a strong dialer that can reroute calls to different agent groups. From my past experience, a lot of my customers were frustrated with the agent and their inability to solve their issue, which resulted in lots of transferred calls and long wait times. Nabahat Shanza.

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GetFeedback

MAY 23, 2019

The equation being: number of satisfied customers (4 and 5)/number of survey responses x 100 = percent of satisfied customers. On the rating system, people who select 9 or 10 on the NPS survey are considered Promoters, people who select 7 or 8 are Passives, and people who select 6 or below are Detractors. Creating positive outcomes.

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Comm100

MARCH 14, 2022

In this blog, we’ll look at the top five reasons why live chat for government is critical in 2022. In a 2021 survey, nearly 40% of Americans reported experiencing phone wait times of more than five minutes with federal agencies. Long phone wait times and irritating automated phone systems become history.

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Russel Lolacher

JUNE 15, 2021

I read a lot of articles, books and blog posts about customer service experience and ways to attract, retain and reacquire customers to keep organizations happy and healthy. I try to do that myself in this blog from time to time too. You call it processing time. The customer sees it as wait time.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Why You Need Automation in Your Contact Center In traditional contact centers, repetitive tasks, long wait times, and fragmented processes can lead to inefficiencies, dissatisfied customers, and burned-out agents. Let’s explore 20 contact center automations that can transform your operations.

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PeopleMetrics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

You are actively listening to your customers and have an impressive 20% survey response rate. You’re measuring NPS and CSAT , and real-time alerts are coming in. Every survey response is a chance to either improve on a not-so-great experience, or to reinforce and continue building upon an already stellar experience.

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Number of chats Agent utilization rate Average wait time Average chat time First contact resolution Invitation acceptance rate Sales conversion rates Visitor logs and wrap-up notes Customer satisfaction scores. Average wait time. Average wait time is an important metric that is available in the wait time report.

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Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Fortunately, with improved global omnichannel routing and implementing self-service for the simple use cases, wait times are no longer a tedious part of communicating with call centers; and, it saves both parties from feeling the frustration from inexperienced communication. Be User-Friendly. Conclusion.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2019

All you need to start collecting this type of feedback is to use a reliable survey maker that will help you create a simple survey. This survey can be positioned on a specific page of your website, sent via email, or featured in your website’s live chat window. CES: Customer Effort Score. Support Speed Metrics.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

A new survey from Call Centre Helper confirms that the reign of 80/20 continues, but there is more to the story. The report surveyed over 250 contact centers, asking questions about how companies are delivering customer service over voice, email, chat, and social media. Were their wait times 30 seconds or 10 minutes?

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Call Design

JULY 6, 2021

A common grade of service is 70% in 20 seconds however service level goals should take into account corporate objectives, market position, caller captivity, customer perceptions of the company, benchmarking surveys and what your competitors are doing. First Contact Resolution.

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Nicereply

JUNE 20, 2022

The third strategy is pretty straightforward: you can run a customer survey. Put the survey on your website and socials, or distribute it to your email subscribers. Therefore, the interactions could come through ads, social media marketing campaigns, blogging, SEO, content marketing, word of mouth, and other channels.

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Totango

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s important to note that Totango’s CSAT surveys are transactional, and measure the experience of a specific transaction, engagement or interaction. Like CSAT, NPS segregates a percentage of positive results from survey results to measure an aspect of customer satisfaction. How Do You Measure CSAT?

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ProProfs Blog

AUGUST 19, 2020

Therefore, if your business is in the process of developing some astounding customer service policies, this blog will offer the help you need. For instance, if your business has mentioned a wait time of 4 hours to get a response, then customers are not likely to get upset during this time frame. Let us get started!

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Hodusoft

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This blog post discusses why customer loyalty is indispensable for contemporary businesses, how organizations can enhance customer loyalty, what metrics and insights can help in enhancing customer loyalty, If you are looking to take your customer loyalty to new heights, then this blog post is just for you. Read on and thank us later!

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aircall

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

While customers are looking for an omnichannel experience (where they can contact you in whichever medium they choose), our recent survey shows that phone calls remain the most preferred communication method across all industries: People Still Crave Humanity. Reduce waiting times for customers to feel more important (and less frustrated).

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