CX Accelerator

JULY 22, 2019

Contact centers are big on analytics. The main reason companies measure things like their call-handle time, first-call resolution, and internal quality management (QM) scores are to improve customer satisfaction. So, how do you know if customers are pleased with their level of service? Back To CX Accelerator Blog

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Global Response

MARCH 12, 2025

Read Time: 12 minutes Table of Contents Introduction Looking to understand and use contact center analytics to boost efficiency and build customer loyalty? Benefits for business: Tracking analytics can increase customer satisfaction, employee performance, and business efficiency. Youre in luck!

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CX Global Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The rate of change in contact centers is accelerating. Fueled by the worldwide proliferation of mobile devices, more interactions are pointed to your contact center than ever before. To survive, you must learn about chatbot best practices in contact centers NOW. And we all know customers want speed.

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Tethr

JULY 7, 2021

If you’ve been listening along as each episode rolls out, you’ll have followed along with us as we traced the origins of customer effort, explored the findings that revolutionized CX in The Effortless Experience , and began to unpack how customer loyalty really works. Episode 5: Measuring Customer Effort.

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Calabrio

MARCH 25, 2025

Analytics Contact center trends in 2025: Six key takeaways from the State of the Contact Center report Share The contact center industry is at a crossroads. Customer expectations continue to rise, workforce challenges have intensified, and contact centers are innovative AI solutions to help them keep up.

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Calabrio

MARCH 22, 2025

Best Practices Contact Center Management: Best Practices & Strategies for Peak Performance Share The modern contact center is no longer seen as a mere service function at the periphery of the business. At the same time, contact center operations have also taken on a new level complexity.

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360Connext

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

One thing we predict will not change for a long time is the need to reduce customer effort. Customer Contact Week’s report is filled with great tips and facts to help you create better experiences. We’ve been talking about ways to reduce customer effort for a while now. Which trends will matter?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As the author points out, this is really an article about great customer service, and he shares a number of solid tips on how to do so. I also smiled at his story about the customer who calls him so much, she refers to him as her boyfriend. A Look at Customer Effort Score and How It Can Help Build Better CX by Dom Nicastro.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 28, 2025

With the advancement of the contact center industry, benchmarks continue to shift and challenge businesses to meet higher customer expectations while maintaining efficiency. Whether you’re measuring agent performance or overall customer satisfaction, staying aligned with modern standards is key to success.

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Tethr

AUGUST 9, 2021

July passed us by quickly, and with it came the last five episodes of our twelve-part podcast series, Customer Effort: Through an AI Lens. In this final month, we picked up the effort story with the next three pillars of effort reduction, and then explored some final dos and don’ts. It’s the final countdown!

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Spearline

JANUARY 20, 2022

This is one of the questions customers ask when getting involved with a new company. of customers expect a response of “effortlessly” Customer Effort Scores provide insights to potential customers. Consequently, customer satisfaction is essential. ’ What is a Customer Effort Score?

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TechSee

APRIL 30, 2019

How can a company achieve a good Customer Effort Score? They call Company A and wait on hold for seven minutes before speaking with a customer service representative. The main reason why Company B just gained a loyal customer is because they earned a good customer effort score. What is CES?

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NICE inContact

MARCH 18, 2021

In these days of over-the-top service examples, sometimes we lose sight of the fact that many people just want their problems solved with very little effort on their part.

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CX Global Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Are you worried that you’re wasting money and making stupid mistakes that are damaging the customer experience? The thought is that by implementing this procedure, you have just protected yourself and your customers. For your customers, Authenticating by Knowledge represents a higher customer effort and possibly time wasted.

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Contact Center Pipeline

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Who decided that three was the optimum number of times an agent should say the name of a customer?” Speech analytics using machine learning and AI are already making an impact within contact centers, but most of the 30-plus vendors I collaborate with are still trying to figure out how to best utilize their own […].

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Fonolo

APRIL 24, 2018

It’s been an exciting year so far in the world of contact centers. In just the last month we saw the release of Apple’s Business Chat, the announcement of Twilio’s new Flex call center platform and the acquisition of Altocloud by Genesys. You should also check out, 4 Contact Center Reports to Start Off Your Year.).

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TechSee

JULY 18, 2019

You’re satisfied with your purchase – not only because the product met your needs but also because the company provided you with a truly effortless customer experience. Customer effort matters. The post How to provide an effortless customer experience appeared first on TechSee.

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Tethr

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Tethr Effort Index (TEI) is the market’s first machine learning-based, predictive effort score. Leveraging over a decade of research on customer experience, TEI enables businesses to track customer effort at a conversation-level, and immediately drill down into high-effort interactions that spark disloyalty and churn. .

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Aspect

JUNE 16, 2017

Get ready for the next big thing in contact center workforce optimization: Speech Analytics. Even though speech analytics was introduced to the contact center industry back in 2003, Aberdeen Group reports that only about 15% of contact centers currently use speech analytics.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Your contact center has a vested interest in making the customer experience as smooth as possible. After all, customers want their interactions with your agents to be smooth and without friction. A key performance indicator (KPI) and strategic metric for any business is the Customer Effort Score (CES).

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CX Global Media

OCTOBER 15, 2018

If you’re a customer experience focused organization, there are a few core metrics that can differentiate you from everyone else – customer effort and first contact resolution top the list. This is exactly what can happen with your contact center messaging and communications network. – Click to Tweet.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Your contact center has a vested interest in making the customer experience as smooth as possible. After all, customers want their interactions with your agents to be smooth and without friction. A key performance indicator (KPI) and strategic metric for any business is the Customer Effort Score (CES).

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Assisting customers using visuals can add efficiency and significantly cut costs in three areas of customer service: the contact center. Visual Assistance in the Contact Center. Visual assistance bridges the visual gap between customers and contact centers. field services. self-service.

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Taylor Reach Group

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Recently I was asked to participate in an expert round-up on How Fortune 500 companies Manage Their Contact Center(s). More specifically, I was asked to provide insight on the importance of consistency among different channels within a Contact Center. Click here to tweet this image. Click here to tweet this image.

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Transparent BPO

AUGUST 5, 2019

Interview with Robert Gofourth, Vice President, Operations Strategy & Performance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Providing better customer experiences should be every contact center’s number one concern. “People call into contact centers for help, seeking resolution to a problem.

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Upstream Works

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As 2021 unfolds, the stakes have never been higher for contact center leaders to invest in the right technologies. Many contact centers still struggle with the limitations of legacy technology and premises-based systems, and the disruption from COVID-19 has intensified the urgency to modernize.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Contact centers are perfectly placed to predict imminent customer queries. They’re already armed with a wealth of data about the actions customers have or haven’t taken along their journeys and the issues that are likely to arise in the near future. NIA: The balancing metric. Tactics for effective NIA.

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Call Center Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

G reat Experience- I get excited, when in the course of assisting a customer, the agent transitions to the next step in the customer's journey. This could be a simple notification of what is to come, advise on a product that will meet additional needs, or anything else of value to reduce the customer's effort.

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Babelforce

JANUARY 19, 2021

Customer Effort Score (CES) gauges the amount of perceived work a customer has to put into dealing with your company. That can include the effort behind making a purchase, resolving a service query or signing up for an account. Why does Customer Effort Score Matter? How to calculate your CES.

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Playvox

JANUARY 24, 2022

While it’s hard to argue against the importance of delivering great CX, it’s also all too easy to assume that the experiences your contact center delivers are up to par simply because you are handling interactions efficiently. Until you start measuring customer experience , you could easily be falling behind the competition.

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Callminer

MAY 26, 2020

Customer Effort Score. The lengths to which a customer must go in order to solve issues determines the likelihood of them continuing to do business with you. Customer Effort Score (CES) clearly describes your organization’s efficiency in this regard with figures that are easy to act on.

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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Question: We’re implementing a balanced scorecard to measure agent and contact center performance. Here are 8 primary categories of KPIs that should be used in a contact center to oversee all aspects of its performance: Cost – how much it costs to handle (resolve, sell, collect) each item. implementation process.)

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TechSee

MAY 29, 2018

They have found that visual engagement and support have a dramatic effect on KPIs measured in every call center: NPS, FCR and Truck Rolls. Improvements in these areas have been proven to translate into lower customer churn and an improved bottom line. The post How will Visual Engagement Impact Your Contact Center?

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Contact center key performance indicators (KPIs) are critical for measuring and improving customer service operations. At Outsource Consultants, we understand the pivotal role these metrics play in driving success and enhancing customer experiences. Optimize staffing during peak hours with AI-driven scheduling.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 11, 2025

Are you one of the 85% of customer service leaders planning to explore conversational AI solutions in the next year? Maybe youre all too familiar with the way your contact center seems to be a black hole of data. Or perhaps you can sense that your customers are looking for more when they come calling.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 10, 2020

With so much of business shifting to virtual spaces, the contact center has taken on a new kind of prominence that no one could have anticipated. Everyone is learning on the fly – businesses, customers and vendors. The Contact Center as an Essential Service. What Customers Really Want.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. But quality management is a vital area of your business — it’s what ensures your customers get top-notch service. If they don’t get it, they’re likely to move on, costing your business money in the long run.

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