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24 Experts Reveal the Single Worst Thing a Contact Center Agent Can Do During a Call

Callminer

“When I see results from customer service satisfaction surveys that are unfavorable, I know the culprit is probably due to long wait times…”. It’s not always easy to juggle multiple calls as call center agents often do, but it should be a high priority to minimize wait times for customers.

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20 Call Center Pros Share the Most Undervalued Call Center Metrics and How To Better Leverage Them

Callminer

But if there is a single sore point: it’s the often-ridiculous wait times. Between waiting for the initial answer and getting transferred, the elevator music is anything but calming. The expectation of waiting is so ingrained in our expectations as customers that we are shocked when we don’t have to wait.

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Top 05 Emerging Technological Trends in Contact Centers

CCNG

Optimizing Remote Workforce The shift towards remote work in contact centers is here to stay, with CCW Digital Surveys indicating that 68% of contact centers plan to maintain remote work post-pandemic due to increased agent productivity. Real-time analytics empower contact centers to make data-driven decisions in the moment.

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WHY ISN’T CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVING?

CCNG

You encountered a message from an organization stating due to higher-than-expected call volumes, your wait times will be longer than usual. You waited longer than a few minutes for an answer to a simple question. ENGAGE YOUR CUSTOMERS BY TALKING WITH THEM, NOT SURVEYING THEM. Bad customer service is our new normal?

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Why you should thank customers after a delay

Toister Performance Solutions

The experiments showed that saying "thank you" instead of "I'm sorry" when a customer experiences a delay or another minor service failure can increase customer satisfaction and improve survey participation rates. The first study was published in 2018 by Yanfen You. Here's a quote from Yanfen You, who was involved with both studies.

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Beat Long Wait Times & Misdirected Calls: Skill-Based Routing in Insurance

Hodusoft

Beat Long Wait Times & Misdirected Calls: Skill-Based Routing in Insurance Just imagine yourself as a customer calling an insurance company for some work. As per a study conducted by Accenture, just 27 percent of customers consider their insurance agents to be trustworthy. Read on to know more. What is Skill-Based Routing?

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How to Reduce Field Service Costs to Meet Optimization Goals

TechSee

According to a 2019 Gartner survey, 19% of service companies already offer these contracts, and another 26% expected to do so within 12 months. Studies show that unplanned downtime, which is caused 42% of the time by equipment failure, amounts to an estimated $50 billion per year for industrial manufacturers.