BlueOcean

AUGUST 19, 2024

If you have a business, you have customers – otherwise, you won’t stay in business very long. And if you have customers, they will inevitably need support. This leads some businesses to think of customer support as a necessary evil, something you’d rather not have to deal with but can’t avoid. They begin with the customer.

Self Service 156

Self Service Contact Center Average Handle Time Customer Satisfaction 156

BlueOcean

AUGUST 19, 2024

If you have a business, you have customers – otherwise, you won’t stay in business very long. And if you have customers, they will inevitably need support. This leads some businesses to think of customer support as a necessary evil, something you’d rather not have to deal with but can’t avoid. They begin with the customer.

Self Service 156

Self Service Contact Center Average Handle Time Customer Satisfaction 156

BlueOcean

AUGUST 13, 2024

The math provides us with insights on how to improve the customer experience and gain greater value for the client. We’re constantly asking questions like, how fast are agents answering calls (Average Speed to Answer)? What is the Average Handle Time? How does their attrition rate compare to the industry average?

Call Center 156

Call Center Metrics Measurement Average Handle Time 156

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Did you know that one negative experience is enough for 50% of customers to switch to a competitor? This is especially true in insurance, where customers have diverse preferences and a growing demand for personalized services. What is Customer Experience in Insurance? What is Customer Experience in Insurance?

Insurance 195

Insurance Customer Satisfaction Customer Experience Strategy 195

InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When you analyze the natural language interactions between customers and an organization, conversational analytics unlocks a wealth of insights that can be used to resolve issues faster, enhance agent performance, reduce costs, and demonstrate the value of customer service investments. Why is Conversational Analytics Important?

Analytics 195

Analytics Data Social Media Average Handle Time 195

Playvox

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Call avoidance , now known as interaction avoidance, denotes the steps an agent takes to avoid handling a customer interaction. It can take time and resources to determine whether actual interaction avoidance has taken place, but, ultimately, identifying instances of interaction avoidance can save your company money.

Interaction 84

Interaction Contact Center How To Self Service 84

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Customer care QA processes are moving from limited sampling to real-time, holistic analysis thanks to emerging conversation intelligence technologies that impact every corner of the contact center for the better. It can also help diagnose what’s happening when call times are too long or when there’s too much silence on the line.

Contact Center 177

Contact Center Industry Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 177

Comm100

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Chatbots have steadily grown in popularity to become a key component of customer service today. With a bot handling most chats, this means organizations can increase support capacity without growing team size, while also delivering 4/7 availability to their customers. Average Handle Time (AHT). Learn more.

Chatbots 233

Chatbots Metrics Average Handle Time Wait Times 233

TechSee

AUGUST 10, 2023

TechSee’s visual automation platform uses computer artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to enhance customer and contact center engagements. TechSee’s Computer Vision AI and AR can improve issues facing customer contact centers around first-call resolution, average handling times, and truck roll avoidance.

Connections 206

Connections Contact Center Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 206

InMoment XI

JANUARY 10, 2024

An omnichannel contact center is a customer service model that integrates and manages various communication channels in a unified and seamless manner. In an omnichannel contact center, customers can interact with a business through channels such as phone calls, emails, chat, social media, and more.

Contact Center 195

Contact Center Omni-Channel Customer Satisfaction Retail 195

TechSee

JUNE 17, 2024

Today visuals are revolutionizing customer service and customer experience. Video calls add a lot to the customer experience on their own, allowing remote staff to better understand and relate to the remote user. Visual AI can automate AR visual guidance, automating customer support. MAC address, IP, model number, etc).

Customer Service 124

Customer Service Average Handle Time Video Healthcare 124

Interactions

MARCH 29, 2023

Among these is a Gartner study (as reported by CIO ) that projects the customer experience work-from-home (WFH) workforce will increase from 5% in 2017 to 35% this year, presenting an increased risk of sensitive customer data breaches. This is one way to provide the quality of redaction that customers need,” Jalalvand said.

Interaction 62

Interaction Data Average Handle Time Contact Center 62

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, enterprises constantly seek new ways to boost efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, and reduce operational costs. One standout solution in this space is Sophie AI , a powerful Agentic AI that transforms customer service and CX through autonomous, multimodal support.

ROI 109

ROI Strategy Average Handle Time Net Promoter Score 109

InMoment XI

JULY 25, 2024

The contact center experience can make or break your customer’s overall experience with your organization. Specifically, negative experiences can cause customers to churn, while positive experiences can restore customer satisfaction trust, and improve your brand equity. What Is a Contact Center Experience?

Contact Center 195

Contact Center Contact Center Software Self Service Analytics 195

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With 87% of consumers actively avoiding buying from brands they don’t trust, understanding and improving the customer experience has never been more critical. Customer experience analytics is the practice that empowers businesses to do just that. What is Customer Experience Analytics?

Analytics 243

Analytics Customer Experience e-support Net Promoter Score 243

BlueOcean

JULY 9, 2024

Brand loyalty is a reflection of a customer’s commitment to a relationship with a given retailer or service provider. The way we interact with people and brands has changed—and consumer spending priorities have evolved just as fast. But, of course, the current era of disruption is changing everything about all our relationships.

Loyalty 177

Loyalty Brands Ecommerce Average Handle Time 177

Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Conversational automation is crucial to great customer support. An effective customer service chatbot can communicate with customers and answer important questions, streamlining the customer support process. Furthermore, consumers are increasingly expecting chatbots to be a part of your customer support strategy.

Customer Service 91

Customer Service Average Handle Time Chatbots Self Service 91

Uniphore

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Learn how to optimize outsourced customer service. Our Playbook for the Transformational BPO details how conversational AI and automation can optimize customer interactions and deliver: Better average handle times (AHT) and first call resolution (FCR) rates. operations with next-generation conversational AI.

Average Handle Time 130

Average Handle Time First Call Resolution Analysis Consumers 130

TechSee

JANUARY 24, 2023

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 performance improvement is especially valuable when asking customers to perform complex tasks that extend the time of the call.

Engagement 109

Engagement Average Handle Time Call Center First Call Resolution 109

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Every team at an organization must prove how their work contributes to the bottom line — and customer experience is no exception. We know CX teams can deliver significant business advantages: Satisfied customers are much more likely to purchase more Revenue grows 40% faster by providing personalized experiences Businesses achieve a 2.3x

Metrics 270

Metrics Effort Score Net Promoter Score Data 270

Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn. It’s no secret that better coaching creates more effective agents and better overall customer interactions. Effective coaching not only keeps agents from walking out, it also makes them better customer service providers. Your Customers Feel It Too.

Call Center 147

Call Center Contact Center Average Handle Time eBook 147

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? So let’s get into it.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Experience Self Service Chatbots 156

NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

“Hello Lauren, thank you for contacting customer service, what can I help you with today?” Doesn’t that start your customer experience off right? In order to customize your communication, companies use agent screen pops to aid in the journey. Average Handle Time. Agent engagement.

Contact Center 122

Contact Center Average Handle Time Engagement Wait Times 122

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An established financial services firm with over 140 years in business, Principal is a global investment management leader and serves more than 62 million customers around the world. They are processing data across channels, including recorded contact center interactions, emails, chat and other digital channels.

Omni-Channel 123

Omni-Channel Financial Groups Analytics 123

TechSee

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The discussion around how to reduce customer service costs is not a new one. For decades, service organizations have been proposing innovative ways to cut operational costs in customer service: Let employees bring their own coffee? ??. Limit call times to 3 minutes each? How to Reduce Customer Service Costs Sustainably.

Self Service 207

Self Service Customer Service How To Contact Center 207

Uniphore

JANUARY 24, 2022

*Based on 17 million call center employees (Gartner data) with an average turnover cost of $14,113 per employee and an estimated disengagement/turnover rate of 38%. Current agent coaching is leading to customer—and agent—turnover. Did you know that 63 percent† of customers churn after a bad experience? Don’t blame the agents.

Call Center 130

Call Center Average Handle Time Telecommunications eBook 130

NICE inContact

JUNE 5, 2019

The contact center may have a great quality management program that provides agents evaluations on their interactions as well as a stellar performance management platform that gives agents real-time insights into how they are performing against specific goals and metrics. Select the Right QM Platform.

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Average Handle Time Exercises Video 136

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. Overshadowed by its bigger, louder counterpart, Average handle time (AHT), it often stays in the background, waiting for someone to notice it and realize its potential. Two words: customer experience. Your agents represent your brand.

Metrics 161

Metrics Average Handle Time Contact Center Guidelines 161

SurveySensum

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It’s no secret that your contact center is the first line of defense with your customers – making it the most important touchpoint in the customer journey. Also, 88% of customers say that a good customer service experience is what makes them more likely to make another purchase from the brand. Let’s find out!

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Analytics Self Service Average Handle Time 52

Playvox

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Let’s face it, the call center of yesteryear is not wholly relevant when looking at customer service operations today. For convenience, I’ll use the term “contact center,” but what does a modern contact center or customer support center look like? Many have shifted so that digital channels make up the bulk of their customer contacts.

Contact Center 72

Contact Center Multi-Channel Average Handle Time Omni-Channel 72

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Looking to improve your customer service? KPIs can measure the success of a company’s customer service strategy, the quality and effectiveness of its support, how well its agents are performing, and more. If you want more customer engagement, consider switching to a proactive live chat strategy. Live Chat Benchmark Report 2022.

Measurement 240

Measurement Average Handle Time Wait Times How To 240

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. Overshadowed by its bigger, louder counterpart, Average handle time (AHT), it often stays in the background, waiting for someone to notice it and realize its potential. Two words: customer experience. Your agents represent your brand.

Metrics 146

Metrics Average Handle Time Contact Center Guidelines 146

BlueOcean

JUNE 26, 2018

When it comes to customer experience, there’s a lot of cross-over between the hospitality industry and the contact center industry. We’re both in the business of earning a customer’s repeat business through the quality of the experience we deliver. How do metrics and standards play a role in customer service?

Customer Service 353

Customer Service Hospitality Contact Center Hotels 353

Comm100

APRIL 28, 2021

As easy as it is to support customers with live chat, live chat customer support operations should never be run blindly. Knowing how your team is performing is the key to delivering great customer service. It also helps to develop stronger ties with your customers, as well as more effective communication with your employees.

Measurement 135

Measurement Abandon Rate Net Promoter Score Wait Times 135

SaleMove

JULY 21, 2023

By implementing a holistic interaction platform, insurance companies can improve KPIs like first call resolution and average handle time, reducing operating costs. The post Deriving Value from the Insurance Contact Center appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Insurance Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 52

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Average handle time is an important contact centre metric but it can be a double-edged sword that creates customer dissatisfaction. The research revealed that 88% of customers agreed with this statement and that 43% of them still prefer non-digital channels.

Average Handle Time 59

Average Handle Time Multi-Channel Contact Center Metrics 59