Posts Tagged ‘ call center ’

5 Ways to Handle High Call Volume

Friday, August 26th, 2022

A call center experiencing high call volume is stressful for both employees and customers, but there are strategies to make it easier on everyone.

A high call volume is when a company has a 10% increase in calls above its usual volume. If you want your call center to thrive, it’s best to utilize the best strategies to handle a high call volume is a must. It threatens your reputation and bottom line when a client or customer is on hold for too long. Some customers are willing to wait, but the truth is that they become frustrated after about two-three minutes. Fortunately, any business can manage high call volume. Here are five ways you and your team can do so.

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Factors in Choosing the Best Headsets for Your Business

Friday, August 19th, 2022

There are several factors to take into account when it’s time to decide on the best headsets for your business.

Whether you work in an office, work from home, or rock a hybrid option, having the right tech where you work makes all the difference. This isn’t just referring to your computer either. It is important to have the right phone and headset also to make your work day go smoothly, from important calls to teleconferences. If you’re currently shopping for the best headsets for your employees or your own use, be prepared to encounter a lot of options. When you’re weighing all of those options, keep these factors in mind for choosing the best headsets for your business.

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Strategies to Ensure a Successful Call Center

Thursday, May 26th, 2022

Employing some simple strategies can ensure a successful call center.

These days, operating a successful call center has become more important than ever before. In fact, call centers are essential to a variety of different types of businesses — particularly in 2022 — and onwards as the workplace has significantly shifted in the last couple of years. The reality is, call centers are super beneficial for businesses because they really will be the team that ends up making the work actually happen for your business overall. Ultimately, with a properly operating call center, your business can easily provide optimal customer service thereby boosting your business down the line. Here are the most effective strategies that’ll help your business provide optimal customer service with the assistance of a very successful call center.

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How to Improve Call Center Customer Experience

Friday, April 8th, 2022

Are your customers frustrated when they use your call center? You could be losing business!

What customer experience does your call center provide for your clients? The quality of your call center services is paramount to keeping your customers happy. If you have a long, complicated menu and an inefficient method of routing calls, your customers may be leaving your call center frustrated, meaning they will take their business elsewhere in the future. So, how exactly can you improve your call center experience and retain your customers? Here are some steps you can take.

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What Makes Up a Successful Call Center?

Friday, August 20th, 2021

Excellent customer service is going to be the name of the game for most call centers.

“Thank you for calling ABC company. This is Sarah. How can I help you today?” “Oh you’re a real person? That’s great!” “I sure am! How can I help you?”

“You’ve reached ABC company. We are not able to take your call right now, but if you leave us a detailed message, we will get back to you as soon as possible. Have a great day!” *Click (calls your competitor).

Of those two scenarios, which sounds better for your company? Often the chance to secure business or lose it comes down to the interaction your customer has on the phone. But it is unreasonable to expect you to answer your phone at all hours of the day and night. This is why many companies opt for a call center. But you want that call center to be successful. Usually, what that means is that you want your call center calls to always secure business for you. Read on for some of the characteristics to look for to make sure that your call center is successful.

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Returning to the Call Center After Remote Work

Thursday, June 24th, 2021

It’s important to accommodate your call center employees the best you can. Try adding cubicles for privacy and safety!

In many states, including Maryland, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be a relative thing of the past. This also means that the era of remote working is over for many call center employees, and many will be returning to in-person work by the end of the summer. However, it’s been around a year and a half since many call center employees have stepped foot inside of a physical call center, and there will likely need to be some adjustments made for a comfortable and smooth transition back. Here are a few tips on how to adjust the atmosphere of your call center so returning employees will be happy and comfortable. Read the rest of this entry »

Three Ways to Evaluate Call Center Service

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

Having happy call center employees is one way to make your evaluation results more favorable.

There’s the age-old saying that businesses tend to oblige to in most situations: “The customer is always right.” While every business owner strives to make the customer as satisfied as possible, there will always be problems that arise with any transaction. A call center is a great solution when it comes to maintaining a positive customer-business relationship and is one of the better ways of obtaining repeat, loyal customers. However, even a call center is not a foolproof way of maintaining customer satisfaction. After all, all customer service employees are only human and can make mistakes. But sometimes, it is the call center itself that can cause its own problems if not properly evaluated every so often. Evaluation of a call center can help to identify problems before they happen again. Here are some ways you can take action to evaluate the performance of your call center to alleviate any potential issues before they happen. Read the rest of this entry »

Call Center Phone Headsets: Two Types for Different Needs

Friday, February 12th, 2021

An easy way to improve call center performance is to provide employees with good headsets. Here are two types of headsets to consider for your call center employees.

Providing your call center employees with the headset type that works best for them will help ensure better efficiency and effectiveness.

Call center employees must use headsets in combination with their phone system to make sure they can quickly and accurately record information about their customers or sales leads. This eliminates the need for them to be holding their phone physically in their hand or using speakerphone function, which can distract other call center workers. An easy way to improve call center phone employee performance is to provide them with good headsets. Since they have to wear headsets to be able to work, it is good to be able to choose from different headset types to suit different needs. Here are a few types of headsets to think about for your call center employees. Read the rest of this entry »