BlueOcean

AUGUST 13, 2024

In the outsourced call center world, we measure everything in terms of percentages: minutes and seconds, dollars and cents. Measuring deep into the trenches of the contact center is an absolute must. We’re constantly asking questions like, how fast are agents answering calls (Average Speed to Answer)?

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From the agents perspective, delivering this type of service can be exhausting, which is where contact center automation can help. What Is Contact Center Automation? Contact center automation is the process of using AI-enabled software to automate repetitive tasks. It helps reduce contact center costs.

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Calabrio

MARCH 22, 2025

At the same time, contact center operations have also taken on a new level complexity. How do you ensure all those layers of teams, policies, processes, and technologies are pulling in the same direction? Managing Technology: The contemporary contact center is an increasingly digital place.

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rethinkCX

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Introduction In todays fast-paced business world, call centers play a crucial role in managing customer interactions and ensuring high-quality service. A well-structured call center can enhance customer experiences, improve operational efficiency, and boost a companys bottom line.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 29, 2018

Our goal was to serve our customers better,” says Young Energy’s Chief Technology Officer Bruce Gilbert. “We In fact, implementing NICE inContact CXone has resulted in significant improvements in everything from average handle time (AHT) to average speed of answer (ASA) to quality assurance scores.

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Calabrio

MARCH 11, 2025

Put these expert-assembled call center quality assurance best practices at the heart of your approach to empower your agents, enrich interactions, and drive better service in the year ahead. What is call center quality assurance?

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NobelBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Forecasting in call centers helps today’s contact centers achieve high efficiency and customer satisfaction while keeping running costs low. Call centers predict future call volumes and other metrics so demand can be better met and good service levels can be maintained with optimized resources.

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TechSee

AUGUST 26, 2024

Call centers are the frontline of customer service for many businesses. Providing excellent service in call centers is crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, call centers face a variety of challenges that can prevent them from delivering the best possible service.

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn. Why then do so many call centers struggle to convert coaching into real, measurable results? Research shows that agent retention rates were nearly double the average when coaches spent 60 percent or more of their time on the call center floor.‡

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TechSee

JUNE 4, 2019

Nowhere is that truer than in call center training – bringing new agents up to speed on products, processes and the productivity expected of them. Traditionally, contact centers have trained new agents using one-on-one coaching or classroom-style role-playing, where the focus is on imparting knowledge and customer service etiquette.

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TechSee

MARCH 5, 2020

Every customer service professional knows that running a successful call center is a constant balancing act. Overworking employees can actually drive up call center costs by causing burnout and leading to high agent turnover. Call Center Agent Utilization vs. Occupancy. The Visual Solution.

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TechSee

JULY 9, 2019

To help companies improve their Customer Effort Score (CES), we’ve compiled a list of 10 call center mistakes that often result in high customer effort. Customers hate to repeat themselves – it increases customer effort and drives up Average Handling Time (AHT). Ignoring customers’ feelings. Faulty UI/UX.

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Uniphore

JANUARY 24, 2022

Go Beyond Call Center Coaching with Real-Time Agent Assist. Agent assist software builds agent engagement and proficiency with live call center coaching, training and process optimization. It’s time to rethink real-time agent coaching—with AI-powered agent assist technology. Get Your Copy Now.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Analytics Voice Analytics: Unlock Insights in Your Contact Center Conversations Share In the data-driven contact center of today, understanding the nuances of customer conversations is paramount. Voice analytics, in short, is technology that transforms spoken words into actionable insights. What is voice analytics?

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Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

Analytics Call Quality Monitoring: Best Practices and Tech for More Effective QA in 2025 Share Call Quality Monitoring: Best Practices and Tech for More Effective QA in 2025 What area do you see as the biggest opportunity for growth in your contact center?

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TechSee

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Call volumes in many contact centers are down along with the cost to serve. However, that means successful call center agents must now deal with a far greater proportion of complex issues. Helping customers resolve tricky issues puts pressure on the contact center in several ways.

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Uniphore

JUNE 7, 2021

Nearly half of the respondents (46%) reported most often using the software to automate tasks and reduce average handle time. For those still holding out, the primary concern was the business case for the technology. Trust the technology but also your agent's instincts. Make Every Agent Your Best Agent.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Let’s meet these malevolent monsters and get to grips with the thorny issue of call center attrition. Cobbled together from countless pieces of archaic software, the Frankenstein contact center system is the bane of the agent’s life. Just an endless procession of ghouls conspiring to make him miserable and convince him to quit.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Productivity in a call center refers to the extent of how well your call center is in meeting the customer’s needs effectively. It might be expressed in many ways, including speed and efficiency of the agents, quality of calls taken, and how well the technology and processes in the call center function.

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ViiBE Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

The call center agent is at the core of any call center. So how can you evaluate a call center agent’s performance? Call centers and contact centers have industry-specific KPIs to measure agent performance. What are the KPIs in a call center? Average Speed of Answer.

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NobelBiz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Have you ever wondered how call centers manage the overwhelming number of customer calls, especially those tricky situations that require immediate attention? In this article, we’ll explore how technology can be a game-changer in managing call escalations, ensuring swift and satisfactory resolutions.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Call center optimization is a strategic approach that focuses on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of call center operations. This article delves into the essential aspects of call center optimization, including the tools and best practices that can drive performance improvements.

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ViiBE Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

Call centers face a unique dilemma created by conflicting priorities. On the one hand, customer satisfaction is a crucial goal that must be achieved by the end of a call to keep the caller’s business. On the other, each call must be handled as promptly as possible to ensure that the next caller has a short wait time.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 22, 2021

Sh e shares best practices supervisors can use for monitoring call center agents in a work-from-home scenario. COVID-19 has led us to believe that we need to rethink, amend, and strengthen our contact centers with robust technology to stay ahead of the pandemic. Comprehensive Call Center Metrics Report.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 17, 2022

Call Center agents’ main goal is to handle as many calls as possible effectively and without wasting time. However, it is obvious that insufficient training, incompatible interfaces and other factors might result in an increase of Average Handling Time. Everything is explained in this article.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 20, 2017

They had been outsourcing their customer service to a call center with a predominantly “work-at-home” (WAH) model and one of the first questions they asked us was about work-at-home agents. We won the business with a solution that was based entirely on using agents located in our center. Managing Work-at-Home Call Center Agents.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 28, 2025

How to Benchmark Your Call Center Benchmarking is all about measuring your performance against clear, actionable goals and comparing them to industry standards. Here’s how to do it effectively: Identify Relevant Call Center KPIs To get started, focus on the metrics that reveal how well your contact center is operating.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 31, 2018

No longer limited to providing basic phone and Internet service, the telecom industry is at the epicenter of technological growth, led by its mobile and broadband services in the Internet of Things (IoT) era. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a form of business process automation technology based on AI. “Alexa, launch Netflix!”.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. As the technology matures, many companies will inevitably look for holistic AI solutions that unify customer and operational data to achieve the most valuable and actionable insights.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

You’ve invested a significant amount of time and energy to hire highly skilled contact center agents, and you’ve invested a lot of money in the technology they use to handle calls/inquiries, so what is missing? Take a steady pace and make continuous improvements in the call center.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

You’ve invested a significant amount of time and energy to hire highly skilled contact center agents, and you’ve invested a lot of money in the technology they use to handle calls/inquiries, so what is missing? Take a steady pace and make continuous improvements in the call center.

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ViiBE Blog

MAY 13, 2021

Customers often contact a call center when they are frustrated or experiencing an issue with a product or service. In the background, entire systems run behind the scenes to manage their call and put them in touch with a representative as efficiently as possible. There are different types of call centers.

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TechSee

JANUARY 24, 2023

The earlier that your call center staff can see the problem, the faster they can resolve it. By systematically and visually leading a caller through a series of steps, the service team can reduce costs by cutting the AHT spent on calls and increasing the number of customers they serve. This boosts FCR and lowers AHT.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 23, 2020

They also want to achieve the center’s targets for Service Level (SL), Average Handle Time (AHT), and First Contact Resolution (FCR), among others. Too often, technology, or the lack thereof. Generally speaking, it’s not the agents’ fault. They really want to help customers. What holds them back?

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Intact faced a challenge in managing its vast network of customer support call centers and required a workable solution within 6 months and long-term solution within 1 year. Quality control agents had to manually pick calls to audit, which was not a scalable solution.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. Data from ICMI also reveals that 76% of call center professionals believe bilingual support improves the customer experience, brand loyalty, and customer satisfaction.

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