ByDonna Lightfoot
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During my career in workforce management, call avoidance was always an issue — regardless of the location of the business, the nature of the business, or the location of the agent. Call avoidance, now known as interaction avoidance, denotes the steps an agent takes to avoid handling a customer interaction. It can take time and…
ByTadas Labudis
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Accurately tagging your customer interactions in Zendesk is more important than you think. Learn more about how and why tagging customer conversations matters.
ByDonna Lightfoot
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Try a quick web search, and you’ll find pages of content answering the question, “What is WFM?” But while many of the articles (and graphics and videos) provide some answers, they’re usually packed with industry jargon unfamiliar to most people. So, rather than help, all that information often leads to further confusion and misconceptions about…
ByNikki Quinn
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The requirement to provide a better customer experience while improving agent productivity and controlling costs is paramount in contact centers in the best of times. During a recession, it could be the difference between survival and failure. Workforce management (WFM) continues to be one of the most important contact center agent productivity tools. By optimizing…
ByNikki Quinn
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We all can quickly recall examples of when we’ve received gold-star service — and at the opposite end of the spectrum — when service has been disappointing. For example, think of how an amazing restaurant experience combines well-prepared, tasty food with promptness, friendliness, and food-oriented knowledge. Then think of an example when you’ve been stuck…
ByPlayvox Team
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The right WFM tools can mean the difference between a business that flourishes and one that flounders. While it may sound like a bold claim, the truth is the benefits of workforce management are big, and they have far-reaching effects—not only inside contact centers, but throughout organizations and straight to the bottom line. That’s because,…
ByPlayvox Team
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Let’s face it. Spreadsheets were made to manage numbers, not people. For scheduling and managing the complexities of a high-demand agent workforce, spreadsheets do not cut it. In fact, they can be a detriment to the effective operations of your contact center. If you’re struggling with forecasting, scheduling, and monitoring your workforce in real-time, you’re…
ByKristyn Emenecker
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Are your customer service representatives (CSRs) cross-selling and upselling relevant products and services to your customers? If they aren’t, you’re missing out on a great opportunity to offer a better customer experience and generate extra revenue. As more contact centers explore implementing cross-selling and upselling, they’re finding very little information on how to do it…
ByPlayvox Team
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As a quality assurance specialist in customer service, you play a crucial role in your contact center’s success. You have the power to improve customer experiences as part of an ongoing quality assurance program. Without your expertise, the management team may not understand where agents are struggling and they may face challenges in achieving excellent…
ByPlayvox Team
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Reporting is a key part of a transformative quality assurance program. Effective QA reports empower you with different types of data in a fast, user-friendly format. You can view changes in performance, progression of your employees, and overall impact of quality assurance on your team without having to scour pages of complex information yourself. Reviewing…
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