Spearline

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In addition to the traditional voice call, customers now have a range of ways to engage with contact centers. Surveys consistently find that customers are content to use automated systems or chat for simple interactions. IVR systems are becoming more sophisticated.

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Cisco - Contact Center

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

“I need the business agility, flexibility, and speed of new feature delivery that cloud offers while protecting my contact center investments.”. “I I need easy access to cloud-based applications that work seamlessly with my on-premises contact center infrastructure”. Do These Challenges Sound Familiar? You’re not alone!

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The great migration of contact centers transitioning from on-site to hybrid work environments isn’t slowing down–and an air-tight call center security strategy has never mattered more. There’s a staggering amount of sensitive information that flows through a contact center every day. IVR security.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

At NobelBiz, we ’ ve redefined support with our client advocate model, proactively addressing potential challenges and ensuring our clients ’ contact centers operate at peak efficiency around the clock.” – Christian Montes Executive Vice President Client Operations 2. NobelBiz goes beyond the traditional 24/7/365 support model.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 20, 2022

Over the past few years, contact center leaders have had their customer experience, technological innovation, and overall resilience tested like never before. Call center industry trends help us pave a path forward and keep up with the ever-present competition. Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Call center managers can establish benchmarks by setting goals for their call center metrics , also known as key performance indicators (KPIs). Call center benchmarks are necessary to drive performance and revenue, and can be used to compare a call center’s performance with industry standards.

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Spearline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

At Spearline, we recognize that Interactive Voice Response, or IVR systems are an important point of contact between you and your customers and carry the weight of your brand message. Let’s take a look at just how our testing and monitoring tools can shore up your IVR system integrity.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Everyone here at TechSee is excited about the launch of our brand new “Open Integration Platform,” a full API platform that puts the visual customer experience front and center. With over 30 million visual sessions logged annually, TechSee is the industry leader in visual service transformation. .

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Customer Data is the new currency for contact centers in 2023 and beyond. Beyond adhering to data privacy laws and regulations, contact centers should implement better practices for enforcing customer data security and protection. We will also discuss why customer data privacy and security matter for contact centers.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Customer Data is the new currency for contact centers in 2023 and beyond. Beyond adhering to data privacy laws and regulations, contact centers should implement better practices for enforcing customer data security and protection. We will also discuss why customer data privacy and security matter for contact centers.

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SmartAction

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Whether it was feedback from Contact Center Directors, IT Managers, or C-level executives, every piece of feedback was a precious gem, helping us sculpt a better version of ourselves. If you want to build an efficient and effective contact center, we can help. Over the past few years, we’ve listened.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Optimizing team productivity is the key to achieving this goal, and this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps necessary to unlock your call center’s full potential. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center? Check our guide on what KPIs to follow if you want to have excellent customer service.

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Management Gamification 52

Calltools

APRIL 3, 2024

Take some time to learn about the contact center trends for 2024 that will put your team on the path to success. Focus on Customer Care All of the contact center trends you adopt should ultimately improve customer care. Customized Interactions Customized interactions make callers feel unique and cared for.

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Agent Empowerment Self service 52

Hodusoft

JULY 16, 2021

Call Center and Contact Center Software Difference Complete Guide. What is the difference between call and contact center software? Companies make customer interactions through two essential ways– call and contact centers. Key Differences Between Call Center and Contact Center Software.

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SharpenCX

MARCH 24, 2020

Download Now: Help your VP of Ops eliminate inefficiencies in your contact center with these 7 projects. Getting benchmark data for your own contact center, then working to improve against those metrics, is crucial to better serving customers. Industry Standards: How do you Stack Up Against Your Peers?

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Expivia

APRIL 29, 2021

The industry standard for service level is 80/30, where 80% of the calls are answered in 30 seconds or less. While the average speed of answer is a crucial call center KPI to keep track of, we can’t forget the longest delay either. If you keep the 80/30 industry standard, this shouldn’t be much more either.

Call Center 98

Call Center Metrics Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 98

Spearline

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Your contact numbers support sales orders and customer management and when they are “down” your business is not generating revenue and may be losing customers. In addition to agent-customer conversations, voice analytics, voice-bot call flows, and true interactive voice response (IVR) have a fundamental need for good audio.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cost Per Call : A Key Metric for Your Contact Center Have you ever wondered how much money you spend to handle a single call? Cost per call is one of the most important metrics for contact centers. Factors that affect the cost per call How to calculate the cost per call in a contact center?

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Calltools

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It pays to have happy customers and long contact center wait times are one great way to ensure the company doesn’t get paid. The right software, training, management and strategies can help ensure that your queue times stay within a healthy statistical range and even help move that range to outperform industry standards.

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Spearline

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The challenge for our customers Unlike a standard call between two people, where your phone may ring before answering, our customers’ numbers are generally configured to answer straight away. An IVR welcome message is presented to the caller. New to Spearline?

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JustCall

AUGUST 26, 2022

Cloud kitchens, offices, storage, meetings, and now cloud contact centers have come a long way. Also, we’ll tell you how this cutting-edge technology is giving organizations a more personalized experience with artificial intelligence (AI-enabled) contextual interaction and emotional intelligence. Contact Center Options.

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Xaqt

JANUARY 13, 2020

Here we'll discuss the two best ways to deploy Contact Center AI to reduce staffing requirements. And for the interactions that do require a call center agent, handle those with as few agents as possible while still providing an exceptional customer experience.

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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

First-call resolution or first contact resolution (FCR) is defined as a contact center’s ability to resolve customer issues or address their needs the first time they call, with no follow-up required. As a contact center metric, it is a vital part of the customer relationship management process.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

There’s no question that benchmarking and measurement are important if you want to improve anything in your contact center, but you still have to be careful about how you approach it. Some call center benchmarks are a waste of time and resources, at best. First Contact Resolution. First Contact Resolution.

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Calltools

JUNE 12, 2024

Average Speed of Answer (ASA) is the average time it takes your contact center agents to answer incoming calls. It excludes time spent routing a caller to a queue or when a customer interacts with your IVR (interactive voice response) menu. The industry standard for ASA is 28 seconds.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The good news is, we’ve done the heavy lifting and rounded up the best strategies to implement in your call center. Most call centers track industry-standard metrics, such as Average Hold Time (AHT), Abandonment Rate, and First Call Resolution (FCR). Make data-driven decisions with KPIs. Let’s start with the basics.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you take a tech tool like ChatGPT and ask it about call abandonment in the contact center, the AI-powered bot will give you an earful about one of the most persistent problems in the customer service industry. If it’s not applied the right way, the mere existence of a tech tool will not save the day in your contact center.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 9, 2023

Improving Customer Service in BPOs with Multi-Tenant Contact Center Software Noted management guru Peter F. That’s the power of multi-tenant contact center software for BPOs! What is Multi-tenant Contact Center Software? Let’s understand multi-tenant contact center software with an example.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 12, 2021

Talkdesk is an enterprise cloud contact center as a service (CCaaS) solution provider empowering companies to deliver customer experience excellence and top-notch quality of service (QoS). Founded to bring a paradigm shift into the realm of call center solutions, it became the first CCaaS unicorn startup in 2018.

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Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 19, 2018

time spent by the customers navigating the IVR menu). In practice, Call Centers set their overall target (both percentage of calls and the threshold) in conjunction with their Work Force Management (WFM) process in order to calculate their staff requirements and scheduling (more on that in later sections). Occupancy Rate.

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Balto

AUGUST 3, 2022

As the global economy shows signs of recession, the Conversation Excellence Lab wanted to understand how executives are planning to shift their contact center budgets, and how they view the future of the contact center as a whole. Is the contact center a drain on resources, a necessary expense to manage customer needs?

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. The result is the customer service call center was seen largely as a cost center; it was part of the cost of delivering goods or services. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly.

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. The result is the customer service call center was seen largely as a cost center; it was part of the cost of delivering goods or services. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly.

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Fonolo

MARCH 10, 2022

How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center. Why Call Center Attrition Rate Matters. How to Reduce Employee Attrition in Contact Centers. Test candidate’s accessibility: Call center agents must communicate brand information clearly and concisely. Invest in call center technology.

Call Center 91

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 4, 2023

The CSAT: Measuring Customer Satisfaction in a Contact Center. For every complaint a contact center receives, there are around 26 clients who are dissatisfied with the service but prefer not to express their displeasure. This is one example of a CSAT in a contact center. CSAT for a contact center.

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JustCall

MARCH 9, 2023

Contact centers are the conversation hubs of a business that faces an immense flurry of activity every single day. So how can your business, in such a situation, ensure that your contact center is functioning optimally? The best way is to work with industry-tested strategies that have proven themselves time and again.

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Hodusoft

MAY 10, 2024

A Comprehensive Guide to Virtual Call Center and Contact Centers Even though virtual call centers and contact centers have been around for quite some time, they have gained widespread popularity in the last four to five years only. What Are Virtual Call Centers and Contact Centers?

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