How To Improve Your Customer Service With Quality Assurance

How To Improve Your Customer Service With Quality Assurance

Moving from a small business or “startup” mindset and stepping out into the possibility of rapid growth is a daunting experience for many small business owners. One day you’re successfully peddling your goods and services, adding clientele at a nice clip, and the next day you feel you’re losing control over the quality and consistency you…

Call Reduction Strategies for Better Channels and CX

Call Reduction Strategies for Better Channels and CX

Let’s face it: waiting on hold for customer service doesn’t lead to a good experience. We’ve all been down that road too many times—waiting on our phones, multitasking in the background. The cheesy on-hold music. The automated messages on repeat breaking into the cheesy music. Obsessively checking your phone display to see just how long…

5 Tips For Reducing the Abandon Call Rate in Your Call Center

5 Tips For Reducing the Abandon Call Rate in Your Call Center

Abandoned calls in your call center represent missed opportunities for excellent customer service. Whatever the reason for the abandoned call, the reality is this: the customer who needed to contact your organization didn’t get what they needed, and that doesn’t spell success. But with the right strategies, you can minimize your call abandon rate and…

Contact Center Feedback Questions To Get The Most from Your Customer Voice

Contact Center Feedback Questions To Get The Most from Your Customer Voice

Data is the modern language of the call center. From FCR and abandonment rates to average handling time and QWT, acronyms and numbers often tell the story of the customer experience (Okay, I made that last one up just to see if you were paying attention). But what about the story that the customer himself…

Top 5 Preferred Customer Service Channels

Top 5 Preferred Customer Service Channels

Improving customer support in your contact center begins with being active on your customers’ preferred customer service channels. It’s all about meeting people where they are. If your customers are Twitterholics, you need to have stellar social media support. If the majority of your customer base is interested in chatting with a representative before making…

How To Create a Feedback Culture In Your Call Center

How To Create a Feedback Culture In Your Call Center

An atmosphere of optimism in the workplace encourages employee growth and increased performance. But a negative, hyper-competitive environment can stunt the growth of individual employees and lead to higher turnover rates. One of the best ways to boost employee morale and establish a happier workplace environment is with an effective feedback culture. A culture of…