SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides an unprecedented opportunity to revolutionize the call center experience for the 59% of your customers who prefer telephone communication. We’re not talking about the time-consuming interactive voice response (IVR) of the past that provided a less-than-optimal customer experience.

Contact Center 91

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Virtual Agent Management 91

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

How to Eliminate Hold Time in Your Contact Center: What’s the difference between average speed of answer and average wait time? Why is average wait time an important metric? How to Calculate Hold Time in a Call Center. What causes long call center hold times?

Call Center 62

Call Center Interactive Voice Response Abandon rate Wait times 62

Fonolo

JANUARY 23, 2018

The call center experience is under great scrutiny from today’s consumers. Tolerance for long wait times has been getting lower and lower. If the wait is longer than a few minutes, callers will complain to your agents (leading to longer handle times) and they will vent on social media (see onholdwith.com).

Call Center 141

Call Center Abandon rate Contact Center outsourcing 141

SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Today, many call center agents manage up to 10 different channels , so it’s no wonder agents feel overworked and customer experience suffers. Download Now] 7 projects every VP of Ops can address to reduce inefficiencies in your contact center. The call center experience we’re used to can be counterproductive.

Call Center 67

Call Center Coaching Scripts Metrics 67

Fonolo

JUNE 22, 2023

Although they can be simple and effective, customers don’t love IVR experiences. Consumers often list dealing with an IVR as a top grievance with the call center experience. Power and Associates, a good IVR experience is quite rare. Why Use Visual IVR Instead of IVR? According to a report by J.D.

Interactive Voice Response 91

Interactive Voice Response Abandon rate Self service Call Center 91

Fonolo

APRIL 17, 2019

As of this morning,” Air Canada’s media relations told us on March 29th, “the wait time on the dedicated line is virtually zero, although it may lengthen a bit through the day.”. Passengers who booked these now-cancelled flights are given a dedicated line to better serve them. “As

Airlines 78

Airlines Transportation Contact Center Self service 78

OctopusTech

MARCH 1, 2023

Inbound call centers play a crucial role in delivering these revenue-generating experiences, so everything from the standard greeting to agent training to the establishment of KPIs needs to be designed with the customer in mind.

Interactive Voice Response 62

Interactive Voice Response Call Center Gamification Schedule adherence 62