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Is Our Definition of Agent Coaching Broken?
As we begin exploring these differences, I think the better question would be “What is coaching?” One must first have a basic understanding of what coaching is before applying it to the art and science of the contact center world. I can personally think back throughout my professional career, my time playing sports, and my…
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Give Your Customer Service Team Your Attention (Plus QA Hacks)
Customer service is not a revenue-generating arm of most businesses. Therefore, the attention remains on cutting costs and becoming more efficient. Not necessarily giving customer service teams the resources or agents they need to be the most effective. However, customer service is a critical aspect of any business, as it helps to ensure customer satisfaction…
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What Sales Coaching And A Dinner Date Have In Common
Here is what a dinner date with four personality types and sales coaching software have in common. Imagine you are a waiter at a high-end steak house in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Let’s say it is Kevin Rathbun Steak. The hostess just sat a group of four in your section. They look like young, successful professionals…
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How to Effectively Coach Call Center Agents
It can make or break a call center’s ability to serve customers efficiently and effectively, but it’s not always easy to do. As with any skill, there are many ways to go about coaching agents without being effective. The goal of this post is to help you learn how to coach your team effectively so…
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Best call intelligence software to check out in 2023
This will help you pick the right software to fit your business. First, let’s define call intelligence software. Call intelligence software is a type of technology that provides businesses with insights and analysis about their inbound and outbound calls. Essentially, it’s providing intelligence around what’s happening on calls so you don’t have to listen to…
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Is Software Sales a Good Career in 2023?
Over the past couple of years, friends and family have expressed interest in learning more about how not only to break into software sales but also succeed in software sales. I can see why they are intrigued. The earning potential. The flexibility to work remotely. The career progression potential. And of course, the allure of…
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Understanding the Customer Journey
From the first time they saw your company to what made them buy and what keeps them as a customer. Most companies want the outcome of understanding their customer’s journey without doing the leg work. Sure that will take you somewhere, but it won’t be far. Our advice – spend the time and understand this.…
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Q&A with Cole Ackerman, Director of Sales Development
Today we’ve got the inside scoop on the one and only Cole Ackerman. Cole is the Director of Sales Development at Abstrakt! Cole lives and breathes sales and can have a conversation with anyone. From his SaaS sales experience at PandaDoc and OfficeSpace Software, he brings a creative approach to Abstrakt. Learn all about why…
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Everything you need to know about real-time call coaching software
You’ve stumbled across this article for one of three reasons (at least we’re 90% sure)… No matter which group you fall into, hopefully, this article helps answer your questions. If not, feel free to chat or email us at sales@abstrakt.ai. Real-time call coaching software helps your team in real-time, just like a co-pilot with unlimited…
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How to Build a Top Tier Sales Tech Stack
It requires thoughtful consideration of the unique needs of your sales team, the resources available, and the cost of implementing and onboarding each piece. Let’s explore three key steps to creating a top-tier sales tech stack that will work for you to help you reach your goals. It’s often forgotten that the sales technology you…
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Why we named our startup “Abstrakt”
Some of the requirements were ambitious and some of them were kind of silly. Honestly, to put it plainly, some of those decisions have caused us some problems. But when you’re starting a company, hindsight is always 20-20. Finding the perfect name is nearly impossible, but having a good name vs. a mediocre name can…
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Will call intelligence software take over call centers
However, it is improbable that this software will completely take over the agent’s role altogether as many people still want to talk directly to a human. AI technology did handle about 20% of customer service requests in 20221. In just 2019, the market for call center AI technology was around $800 million and it’s expected…