Contact Center
How to Manage Call Center Agent Auxiliary Time
How to Manage Call Center Agent Auxiliary Time One of the key aspects of running a contact center is agent time management. And while most of your agents’ time is spent on the phone, it’s just as important to manage the time that your agents spend off the phone. As a provider of some of…
Read MoreTop Call Center Etiquette Tips (Customer Service Phone Etiquette & Call Handling Rules)
Customer Service Etiquette: How to Speak to Customers in the Call Center Trying to establish rules and procedures that lead to excellent etiquette in your call center? Learn the best practices for handling calls and speaking to customers in the call center. Establishing great customer service etiquette standards is one of the most important things…
Read MoreHow to Handle Angry Customers on the Phone
How to Handle Angry Customers on the Phone: Tips on What to Say Call center jobs are already stressful, and dealing with frustrated customers doesn’t make your job any easier. In fact, handling difficult customers over the phone is consistently listed among the top 3 reasons for turnover in the call center. Helping your agents…
Read MoreCall Center Training Best Practices
Top 7 Call Center Agent Training Tips, Techniques, and Best Practices Call center agent training is one of the most researched topics when it comes to customer experience. However, managers still have huge problems identifying the best call center agent training techniques for their teams. When agents are asked how they would recommend improving their…
Read More7 Qualities of a Successful Call Center Agent
7 Qualities of a Great Call Center Agent Whether you want to become the best call center agent you can be, or you want to make a new hire based on the top skills and abilities a great call center agent needs, having the right people on your team saves you time and money. But…
Read MoreHow to Manage Remote Call Center Agents
Managing Virtual Call Center Agents: Tips for Remote Call Centers Looking to learn how to effective manage remote call center agents? Today’s virtual call center solutions allow for more flexibility than ever, especially when it comes to remote agents. But, because remote employees work outside of a central office or location, some virtual call center…
Read MoreBest Call Management Software (2019)
Call Management Software Call management software is a business tool that allows your customers to get connected with the proper agents and help decrease wait times for those who call your business. There are a lot of options out there for call management systems and can be extremely overwhelming. We are here to help. In this…
Read MoreWhat is Call Queue Management?
Call Queue Management: How Can Call Queuing Help Your Business? Call queue management is the oversight of call queues to make sure customer wait time is minimal, while also ensuring fair workload distribution to the agents working. When done correctly, good call queue management can lead to reduced wait times and overall better customer experience.…
Read MoreThe Inside Story on Customer Experience Keys to Success from Annette Franz
The Inside Story on Customer Experience Keys to Success from Annette Franz In our work with contact center setups around the world, we focus on customer experience. On the road to delivering an optimal customer experience for their outside customers, many Business-to-Business (B2B) companies overlook the crucial role their employees play in this make-or-break undertaking.…
Read MoreBen Motteram on How to Measure Customer Experience: Advice from the Front Lines
Ben Motteram on How to Measure Customer Experience: Advice from the Front Lines We are excited to introduce this special guest in our cloud contact center series. With a wide array of client engagements and an extensive background in telecom and IT industries, Customer Experience Expert Ben Motteram excels at measuring the customer experience. He…
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