BlueOcean

JULY 9, 2024

The Intersection of Brand Loyalty and Customer Care Despite the introduction of these three new principles of brand loyalty in the increasingly disruptive (and disrupted) world, customer experience still reigns supreme. Consumers do, after all, still have choices available to them.

Loyalty 177

Loyalty Brands Ecommerce Average Handle Time 177

BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In our world, content review shares the same goals of any customer care program: delivering a high-quality experience to the end user. In the next few paragraphs, we will make the case for content review having a natural home with your outsourced customer care provider.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Average Handle Time Policies First Call Resolution 120

BlueOcean

MAY 13, 2021

Where Does Customer Care Sit in All of This? Despite the introduction of these three new motivators of brand loyalty after COVID-19 reshaped the market, customer experience still reigns supreme. For more insights, grab a copy of our latest eBook: Customer Care Outsourcing Amidst Uncertainty: A Pandemic Resource.

Loyalty 156

Loyalty Brands Ecommerce Average Handle Time 156

Interactions

MARCH 13, 2019

Although traditionally they may seem unrelated, marketing and your customer care strategy actually have a lot in common– the biggest thing being your customers. Customer care is a major touchpoint with your brand. When your customers reach out to your company, they are looking for a solution.

Customer Care 63

Customer Care Marketing Average Handle Time Customer Retention 63

BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. The question of the moment is: what role is ChatGPT going to play in delivering a loyalty-building customer experience? Can AI Handle Complex Customer Care?

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Experience Self Service Chatbots 156

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This means that live chat agents are handling more chats than ever before. Agents taking care of a high number of chats per month is not a problem, unless it impacts on the quality of customer care. Unfortunately, the more chats a live chat agent deals with, the lower customer service will be on average.

Guidelines 246

Guidelines Customer Satisfaction Report Average Handle Time 246

ShepHyken

MARCH 30, 2018

Depending on whether your Customer Care department is an extension of your marketing or your customer service strategy, the KPIs you give yourself may be different. Type: Customer Centric. Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) is the most common KPI companies track when it comes to Customer Care.

Customer Experience 87

Customer Experience Average Handle Time Net Promoter Score Customer Care 87

Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

A McKinsey survey revealed customer care leaders top growth priorities included customer experience improvement, technology implementation, and identifying revenue growth opportunities. The kicker: theyll have to achieve these goals even while a sizeable majority of them also expect to see a significant rise in call volume.

Contact Center 130

Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Customer Satisfaction 130

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2020

But these words all pointed to the same thing: the need for a CX solution that puts the customers above the channel, and harnesses technology to give agents the tools and visibility to deliver deeper customer care. Digital omnichannel is the next word in customer experience. FCR) and average handle time (AHT).

Omni-Channel 135

Omni-Channel Social Media Average Handle Time Knowledge Base 135

TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

When a virtual agent fields a customer’s enquiry, collects all relevant details and passes it to a human agent for final approval, how should average handling time ( AHT ) be measured? Customer care center metrics in the era of self-service clearly require a different approach.

Self Service 146

Self Service Metrics Contact Center Virtual Agent 146

NICE inContact

AUGUST 27, 2019

How to do it: Use social customer service software that routes customer queries to the best agent in real time. KPIs tend to drive the style of customer care a brand provides. We’ve said before that average handle time (AHT) is a dead-end. 3) Be results driven.

Connections 149

Connections Tips Social Media Multi-Channel 149

BlueOcean

MAY 5, 2016

But beyond average handle times, wait times, first resolution ratios and other equally valuable KPIs, we recognize that data doesn’t always reveal the whole picture of customer experience. The customer experience is built on highly intangible factors; namely, emotion and human interaction.

Measurement 120

Measurement Strategy Customer Experience How To 120

Horizon CX

MARCH 19, 2022

Granted we live in a fast-paced age where average handling time is typically imposed upon an agent as one of their performance metrics and I get that, but some people tend to have this communication problem. Yes, they recommend that you Tweet your issue on their Customer Care Twitter page. I tried that to no avail.

Customer Journeys 130

Customer Journeys Touchpoint Average Handle Time Survey 130

ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

We see numerous instances of contact center operators focusing more on improving the tactical side of operations like reducing average handle time or getting more surveys filled out while ignoring the more strategic goal of improving efficiency and eliminating the redundant.

Customer Experience 96

Customer Experience Contact Center Airlines Average Handle Time 96

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2020

But these words all pointed to the same thing: the need for a CX solution that puts the customers above the channel, and harnesses technology to give agents the tools and visibility to deliver deeper customer care. Digital omnichannel is the next word in customer experience. Here’s what it means and how to put it to work.

Omni-Channel 100

Omni-Channel Social Media Knowledge Base Touchpoint 100

CSM Magazine

APRIL 5, 2018

Or can contact centres start to leverage the move towards AI and create a more customer-focused environment that will result in higher levels of customer care? 2-way video chat allows your agent to see your customer, with their permission.

Customer Care 40

Customer Care Chatbots Average Handle Time Video 40

Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Tweet This report looks at how companies, using the right software, can gain ROI from Customer Service and Customer Experience. Customer Care as a cost center is an unfounded p aradigm. In fact, executives have long thought of customer service or customer care as a cost center.

ROI 40

ROI Report Self Service Customer Service 40

Playvox

AUGUST 25, 2022

A few seconds can feel like an eternity – particularly when no one contacts a customer care center because they want to do it; they have to reach out to your company as avenues such as self-service have likely failed. You can use these in a huddle or team meeting, and they don’t take a lot of time. ENJOYING THIS ARTICLE?

Management 85

Management Contact Center Exercises Self Service 85

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This is particularly worrying, considering agent KPIs are forensically measured and metrics such as Customer Satisfaction and Average Handling Time are easily affected by loud noises — whether these come from the customer’s or the agent’s side.

Brands 59

Brands Average Handle Time Call Recording Software 59

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Alternatively, dissect average handle time for your agents’ phone conversations. If the majority of handle time for a particular issue is spent on “qualification” rather than “resolution” or “connection,” the issue is likely a simple transaction that does not benefit from a live agent conversation.

Omni-Channel 98

Omni-Channel Self Service Abandon Rate Policies 98

Upstream Works

JANUARY 25, 2022

Without a holistic view of the customer experience, contact centers are inefficient. A comprehensive view of the customer is impossible without connecting the dots between touchpoints. The bottom line—quality customer care is highly dependent on digital performance. A Unified Agent Desktop.

Innovation 78

Innovation Contact Center Omni-Channel Self Service 78

RapportBoost

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Started in 1999, Customer Contact Week is the world’s largest customer contact event series. With the balance of conference and expo, CCW is the place where customer care, CX, and contact center leaders come together. This event takes place from October 9-12 at The Renaissance Hotel in Austin. About RapportBoost.

Groups 63

Groups Contact Center Multi-Channel Average Handle Time 63

COPC

JUNE 9, 2023

They closely monitor various factors, predict volumes and average handling times (AHTs), and develop capacity plans, etc. Despite the growing presence of AI, the importance of quality work and the pivotal role of agents in delivering exceptional customer care remain unchanged.

Industry 114

Industry Customer Experience Analytics Training 114

Pointillist

JANUARY 25, 2019

Average Handle Time (AHT) Average handle time is the average amount of time an agent spends on a call. By tracking this metric over time, you can determine average handle times for various types of calls—and set a benchmark for your agents.

Call Center 75

Call Center Metrics Effort Score Abandon Rate 75

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

Success lies in full transparency and comprehensive reporting that ensures a fair competition, which can be based on any activity tracked by the platform, such as resolved cases, average handle times, or timesheet submissions. High-level data analysis. Process improvements.

Technology 122

Technology Customer Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 122

Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

If you automate coaching based on a larger sample of quality issues you will move the customer satisfaction needle further and faster. McKinsey reports that using generative AI in customer care functions could improve productivity by 30-45%. Powerful, right?

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Self Service Net Promoter Score Effort Score 74

Chattermill

JUNE 3, 2019

Generally, this is measured by customer support team, it’s calculated by taking the average response rate time between a customer opening a support ticket and when a rep acknowledges their request. Average Handling Time. Custom dashboards can help multiple teams operate more collaboratively.

Metrics 85

Metrics Measurement Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 85

Interactions

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Maybe you want to increase your CSAT or NPS scores, reduce average handle time for your agents, or even increase your incremental revenue streams. Our IVAs are designed to fit into your unique customer care requirements, and we share this definition of success together. What about the hidden fees?

Average Handle Time 62

Average Handle Time System ROI Innovation 62

Think Customers

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Deeper voice of the customer insights Speech analytics can be invaluable in uncovering the voice of the customer. For example, a correlation of top reps with more negative sentiment calls and long average handle time (AHT) are analyzed against revenue results.

Analytics 64

Analytics Contact Center Self Service Average Handle Time 64

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Average Handling Time (AHT) Call centers are an excellent investment when it comes to customer care, whether you are assisting your staff or your consumers. AHT is an abbreviation for “Average Handling Time.” But how do you tell whether they’re actually working?

Abandon Rate 52

Abandon Rate Average Handle Time Contact Center Call Center 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Average Handling Time (AHT) Call centers are an excellent investment when it comes to customer care, whether you are assisting your staff or your consumers. AHT is an abbreviation for “Average Handling Time.” But how do you tell whether they’re actually working?

Abandon Rate 52

Abandon Rate Average Handle Time Contact Center Call Center 52

Playvox

JUNE 22, 2023

Ultimately delivering outstanding customer experiences should be a strategic business priority for organizations if it isn’t already. For customer support leaders, metrics tied to the goal of delivering and improving upon outstanding customer care and experiences should matter the most and be top priorities.

Call Center 52

Call Center Metrics Contact Center Net Promoter Score 52

Interactions

APRIL 17, 2019

If they weren’t focused on customer experience, what were they focused on? This translated to the goal of interacting with as many people as possible, in the shortest amount of time. Average Handling Time (AHT) was, and still is, one of the most important metrics used in contact centers.

Contact Center 54

Contact Center Measurement Self Service How To 54

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Customer care extends far beyond the traditional call center. Every touch point or interaction with the company (or even content about the company) can affect the customer’s satisfaction and loyalty to the brand. The components of a business case include: Goals and objectives for the social customer care initiative.

ROI 45

ROI Social Media Airlines Customer Service 45

Zeisler Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Even operational measures (think: Average Handle Time, First Contact Resolution, etc.) often drive people to do something that negatively impacts the Customers’ experiences. why not, when you’re asking your Customers what they think of you, ask them about how you’re delivering on that ?

Effort Score 72

Effort Score NPS Metrics Average Handle Time 72

Natalie Petouhof

APRIL 7, 2016

Customer self-service is one of the key capabilities of any company that actually cares about their customers. Companies contemplating a self-service customer care solution to support digital customer experiences should consider the following five steps: 1. Tweet It’s just not true.

Self Service 40

Self Service Customer Journeys Average Handle Time Government 40

GlowTouch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The volume was outpacing the in-house support team’s ability to keep up, so for the first time in its history, the company took on an outsourcing partner and incorporated chat into its customer communications channel mix. The all-encompassing nature of the job is a boon to agent engagement as it prevents staleness from appearing.

First Call Resolution 52

First Call Resolution Apparel Average Handle Time Ecommerce 52