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Are You Using 1999 Metrics to Measure 2019 Customer Care?

BlueOcean

Instead, we live in a customer-centric world, where metrics like Average Speed of Answer (ASA), Average Handle Time (AHT), and First Call Resolution (FCR) are, by themselves, short-sighted and more focused on controlling costs instead of enhancing the experience. Secrets to Incredible Customer Service with Paul R.

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The State of B2C Complex Customer Care

BlueOcean

When it comes to complex B2C customer care, the customer is anything but a faceless number in a sea of consumers. B2C brands had their worlds turned upside down by the pandemic, but what does complex customer care look like now things are leveling out? But that’s shifting—and fast. Modified Recruitment Strategy.

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Guest Post: How to Improve First Call Resolution (FCR) Using Knowledge Management System

ShepHyken

He discusses why first call resolution is important and what companies can do to resolve their customers’ queries in the first call. The authenticity of an organization very much depends on the quality of the customer support that it provides. What is first-call resolution (FCR)?

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How to Improve First Call Resolution, Reduce Call Volume & Accelerate Self-Help

Pointillist

For a business, that means high costs and inefficient call center operations. Call centers, therefore, want to improve first call resolution rate, reduce call volume, and excel at customer service while reining in high costs.

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Validating Your Outsourced Customer Care Partnership: Is Your Incumbent “Still the One”?

BlueOcean

It doesn’t matter how much equipment your team is able to retrieve if they cost you the lifetime value of that customer in the process. Then and only then can you tie in First Call Resolution (FCR), AHT, and ASA, to really map out the quality of the entire customer success journey. Are Your Customers Happy?

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Steps to Improve First Call Resolution

LiveChat

Jack was indeed in a mess when he reached the customer care agent, seeking help to complete an online transaction that was held without any clear sort of a reason. After a customer calls for a support, it totally depends on the efficiency of the call center, how effectively the customer gets a plausible response.

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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

The Impact of Bilingual Support on the Customer Experience When a bilingual solution is offered to the customer, companies quickly find that quality scores increase accordingly. The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. It’s our thing. So, of course, we’re biased.