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Are You Measuring the Right Call Center KPIs?
Call center leaders track a variety of performance metrics, but are they focusing on the right ones? With so much data available, it’s easy to measure the wrong indicators or rely on vanity metrics that don’t truly reflect customer experience or operational efficiency. In this guide, we’ll explore the most impactful call center KPIs, highlight…
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Reducing Customer Frustration & Improving Call Resolution
Customer frustration is a common challenge in call centers today. Long hold times, endless transfers, and unresolved issues can leave customers dissatisfied and more likely to take their business elsewhere. A poor support experience not only impacts customer retention but also damages a company’s reputation and increases operational costs. The key to reducing frustration lies…
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How Call Coaching Software Can Help Elevate Your Career
You might be thinking… How is software going to help me develop my career? We have two sides to this. If you’re an agent, call coaching software can help you hit your KPIs which in turn can lead to a promotion. If you’re a supervisor, it can do the same for your team, giving you…
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The Downside to Yerkes-Dodson and Parkinson’s Law in Call Coaching
Today we’re going to dive into the explanation of procrastination when it comes to call coaching and other tasks that shouldn’t take long but end up costing us hours each week. Have you heard of Parkinson’s law? If not… this is essentially what it is: If you have ever been given a deadline, and waited…
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Top 4 Balto Alternatives
The buying process for software has changed. The power is in the buyer’s hands, the way it should be. Leaders like you are doing due diligence on a company before they decide to sign a contract. This means checking out their competitors to see what other options are available. Also – here is a great…
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14 Secrets that Abstrakt has Revealed
GET THE 2023 MARKET STUDY Over the past six months, we’ve been able to clearly see a change in trends (which shouldn’t be a surprise). But instead of just telling you there has been a change, we’re going to reveal what words and phrases will get you results in today’s environment. 1. Integrations are coming…
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Lessons learned starting Abstrakt
Lately, I have realized that even at the size we are now the story of why the company started and how it got here are both already starting to experience some dilution. We are just barely into the double-digit employee numbers, and the question of “why did you start Abstrakt?” is having to be asked…
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Contact Center Coaching Guide: Tips & Tricks
Call coaching can be a challenge in any industry, but when it comes to contact centers, they have their own unique set of challenges. We’ll talk you through the tips and tricks we’ve learned from the top contact centers and the way they handle their call coaching.
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How Agent Coaching Software Can Help Me Stop Re-Coaching Agents
It’s time to stop re-coaching your reps! Let their … If you’re looking to improve your leadership skills, let’s …. Two very different ways of thinking are now causing a divide in the software sales world. There are so many options now when it comes to your tech stack, the worst part is most sales…
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Measuring and Improving QA scores
QA scores are important to contact centers because they … There are multiple factors that go into improving QA scores – one small change isn’t going to make a big difference. But changing too much isn’t going to change either. There is a balance in how you …
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How to be a top 1% Sales Rep
Diving into what I’ve … in sales in hopes to help you become a top 1% sales rep. 1. Work Smarter, Not Harder …. 2. Be Willing To Do … In order to be a top 1% sales rep, basically do the opposite of what the majority …
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Overcoming Call Reluctance
Call reluctance happens to all of us. But most reps come up with these excuses …. Make sure that your team is optimized and efficient at your current number of connections per day before increasing it exponentially.







