{"id":14748,"date":"2015-12-06T15:48:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T20:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/claritytg.net\/?p=469"},"modified":"2015-12-06T15:48:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T20:48:37","slug":"adopt-these-call-center-trends-or-risk-falling-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/claritytg.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/06\/adopt-these-call-center-trends-or-risk-falling-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Adopt These Call Center Trends or Risk Falling Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/claritytg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/call-center-160x105.jpg\" alt=\"call-center-160x105\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Adopt These Call Center Trends or Risk Falling Behind<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As 2015 comes to a close, businesses are searching for innovative ways to attract new customers, but that doesn\u2019t mean they can take their existing customers for granted. According to statistics from Gartner Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexlawrence\/2012\/11\/01\/five-customer-retention-tips-for-entrepreneurs\/\">80 percent<\/a> of a company\u2019s future earnings will come from just 20 percent of its existing customers. Lose these loyal customers and that\u2019s a huge loss in revenue for your company.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s competitive marketplace, providing a great product or service may not be enough to hold onto your customer base. To keep them coming back, you must provide a stellar customer experience as well. Optimizing your contact center is the perfect place to start.<\/p>\n<p>The following are contact center trends that your competitors have set into motion. Catch up or risk falling behind:<\/p>\n<h4>Real-Time Queue and Agent Statistics<\/h4>\n<p>Keeping your customers on hold too long is an easy way to lose their business. According to a Harris Poll report, <a href=\"http:\/\/onereachcontactcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/High-Demand-for-Customer-Service-via-Text-Message-2014-Report.pdf\">81 percent<\/a> of consumers agree that it\u2019s frustrating to be left waiting on the phone for customer service. Virtual queuing is a simple solution. The contact center software allows supervisors to monitor the queue status to keep track of the number of answered and unanswered calls, including the average wait times. This will enable supervisors to monitor the call flow and anticipate peak call times so he or she can staff accordingly.<\/p>\n<h4>Call Back Technology<\/h4>\n<p>This feature allows callers to hang up but retain their position in the queue. When an agent becomes available, that agent will be put through to the caller automatically. Customers kept waiting on hold may hang up in frustration. In contrast, a customer waiting in a virtual queue for a return call can\u2019t hang up, thus helping to reduce abandonment rates.<\/p>\n<h4>SLA Alerts<\/h4>\n<p>When a customer does choose to hold, the SLA alerts will allow the contact center supervisors to know when callers have to wait beyond an acceptable amount of time. These calls can then be logged and appropriate action can be taken to help ensure customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<h4>Listen in, Listen and Whisper and Barge In<\/h4>\n<p>Call center agents are the heart of your company; your customers\u2019 experience with them can ultimately make or break your business. In fact, poor customer service costs the U.S. more than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newvoicemedia.com\/blog\/the-multibillion-dollar-cost-of-poor-customer-service-infographic\/\">$40 billion<\/a> each year, according to research from New Voice Media, so it\u2019s imperative to the success of your business that your agents are properly trained. With the listen-in feature, customer service supervisors can listen in to an agent\u2019s call to make sure he or she is properly representing the company. If an agent is unsure of how to handle a customer\u2019s request, the listen and whisper function allows the supervisor to provide feedback to the agent only. The barge-in feature allows the supervisor to join the call directly.<\/p>\n<p>Implementing these features will give your contact center agents and supervisors the tools they need to address customer calls more smoothly and efficiently. This invariably will lead to enhanced customer experiences and retention, while ultimately improving your company\u2019s bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>Call Clarity Technologies Group, LLC at 800-354-4160 today. We are partnered internationally around the globe and we are open seven days a week 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EST\/EDT.<\/p>\n<p>You can use your Chrome, Firefox, or Opera Browser with a microphone and speakers to call us too, please go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/pbx.clarityscg.net\/webrtc\/200604\">https:\/\/pbx.clarityscg.net\/webrtc\/200604<\/a> to call Clarity Technologies Group, LLC via WebRTC today!<\/p>\n<p>[mc4wp_form id=&#8221;314&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adopt These Call Center Trends or Risk Falling Behind &nbsp; As 2015 comes to a close, businesses are searching for innovative ways to attract new customers, but that doesn\u2019t mean they can take their existing customers for granted. 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