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Shai Berger
Co-Founder & CEO
Fonolo
Best Practices for Improving
Call Center Performance
Mark Edelman
VP, Digital Member Services
Stanford Credit Union
August 27th, 2015
11:30 AM ET
Today’s Webinar
The importance of the call center
Lowering abandon rate
Reaching a younger generation
Smoothing out spikes
Introduction to Fonolo
Expectations for
Customer Service
are VERY high.
have left a company because
of poor phone service.
Source: Zendesk
60%
The Main Focus of the
Contact Center Must be on the
Customer Experience
Most Infuriating
Customer Service Problems
Can’t get a human on phone
Many phone steps needed
Long wait on hold
Extras are pitched
No apology for unsolved problem
Boring hold music
0 2 4 6 8 10
Scale 0-10, with 10 being the most annoying.
Source: Consumer Reports
The “Time-Till-Offer”
“Thank you
for calling…”
“Please wait
for the next
available…”
“Instead of waiting
on hold, press 1 to
get a call-back…”
Call
begins
IVR
interaction
Hold-time
begins
TTO
Call-
Back
offered
The Mobile Future is Here
of inbound customer service calls
across eight countries will be made
from smartphones, by 2016
- Ovum Research
36%
SMS is becoming a
game-changer for
customer service.
Call Deferment Strategy
Between 10 AM and 1 PM,
take 20% of the calls and
redistribute evenly between
2 PM and 4:30 PM
A real-life phone interview
Register for this free webinar to join
the live Q&A.
August 27th, 2015
11:30 AM ET
Register Now!

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Best Practices for Improving Call Center Performance

  • 1. Shai Berger Co-Founder & CEO Fonolo Best Practices for Improving Call Center Performance Mark Edelman VP, Digital Member Services Stanford Credit Union August 27th, 2015 11:30 AM ET
  • 2. Today’s Webinar The importance of the call center Lowering abandon rate Reaching a younger generation Smoothing out spikes Introduction to Fonolo
  • 4. have left a company because of poor phone service. Source: Zendesk 60%
  • 5. The Main Focus of the Contact Center Must be on the Customer Experience
  • 6. Most Infuriating Customer Service Problems Can’t get a human on phone Many phone steps needed Long wait on hold Extras are pitched No apology for unsolved problem Boring hold music 0 2 4 6 8 10 Scale 0-10, with 10 being the most annoying. Source: Consumer Reports
  • 7. The “Time-Till-Offer” “Thank you for calling…” “Please wait for the next available…” “Instead of waiting on hold, press 1 to get a call-back…” Call begins IVR interaction Hold-time begins TTO Call- Back offered
  • 8. The Mobile Future is Here of inbound customer service calls across eight countries will be made from smartphones, by 2016 - Ovum Research 36%
  • 9. SMS is becoming a game-changer for customer service.
  • 10. Call Deferment Strategy Between 10 AM and 1 PM, take 20% of the calls and redistribute evenly between 2 PM and 4:30 PM
  • 11. A real-life phone interview Register for this free webinar to join the live Q&A. August 27th, 2015 11:30 AM ET Register Now!