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SQM is dedicated to helping call centers improve their First Call Resolution, customer and employee experience, and lower their operating cost. To help you with that, we have developed blog posts based on research and best practices for people, processes, and technology to improve customer’s experiences doing business with your call center and employees working in your call center.

What separates our call center customer service blogs from other organizations is that they are based on customer, employee, and operational research. SQM blogs are based on our research for conducting over 500 VoC benchmarking studies with leading North American call centers on customer service on an annual basis.

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Call Center Quality Assurance: Comprehensive Guide
Call Center Quality Assurance: Comprehensive Guide
Discover the definition, the difference between Manual and Auto QA, and the top 10 best practices of Call Center QA to ensure exceptional customer service in every interaction. This guide explores the essential role of QA in contact centers, focusing on how monitoring and evaluating customer interactions against set standards helps enhance service quality and improve customer satisfaction.
14 min read
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Top 5 Operating Practices that Hinder Agents from Achieving First Call Resolution
Top 5 Operating Practices that Hinder Agents from Achieving First Call Resolution
Based on SQM's Agent Satisfaction with operating research study of 150 leading North American call centers, we have determined the top 5 operating…
Customer Service 4 min read
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Customer Effort Required to Resolve a Call and the Impact on Customer Defections
Customer Effort Required to Resolve a Call and the Impact on Customer Defections
The customer effort metric is an excellent question to ask customers how much effort was needed to resolve their call.
First Call Resolution 2 min read
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Top 10 Customer Experience Metrics
Top 10 Customer Experience Metrics
SQM's Top 10 CX Metrics provide valuable insights on customers' experiences when using a contact channel or multiple contact channels to resolve an…
12 min read
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IVR Dilemma - Customer Containment vs. Customer Experience?
IVR Dilemma - Customer Containment vs. Customer Experience?
For call center leaders, the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system creates a dilemma. On the one hand, they want the IVR system to focus on customer…
Customer Service 7 min read
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Do You Know How Many People A Caller Tells About Their Call Center Experience?
Do You Know How Many People A Caller Tells About Their Call Center Experience?
It is essential to know how many people callers tell about their experience because it indicates the customer service your call center delivers and an…
Customer Service 3 min read
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How to Create a Positive Emotional Connection with Customers using a Call Center
How to Create a Positive Emotional Connection with Customers using a Call Center
Emotional intelligence in a call center environment is about the Agent's ability to understand and create a positive emotional connection with…
Customer Service 4 min read
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Selecting Customer-Centric Agents
Selecting Customer-Centric Agents
Selecting Customer-Centric Agents to Improve First Call Resolution and Customer Service
Customer Service 5 min read
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Agent VoC Performance Management
Agent VoC Performance Management
Call Center Agent VoC Performance Management is the Number One Best Practice for Improving FCR and CX
8 min read
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Call Resolution Agent Training Tips to Improve Customer Service
Call Resolution Agent Training Tips to Improve Customer Service
The heart of world-class customer service is Agents call handling. Resolving calls and having very satisfied customers requires highly skilled Agents.
5 min read
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Top 3 Agent Software Applications for Improving First Call Resolution and CX
Top 3 Agent Software Applications for Improving First Call Resolution and CX
Discover the three primary agent software applications essential for consistently delivering FCR, great CX, and achieving a significant return on a…
Customer Service 4 min read
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Expectations Using Different Contact Channels to Resolve Issues
Expectations Using Different Contact Channels to Resolve Issues
Today's connected customers expect to resolve their inquiry or problem on the first contact regardless of what contact channel they choose to use.
Customer Service 3 min read
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Using a Call Handling Motto with Muscle to Improve CX
Using a Call Handling Motto with Muscle to Improve CX
SQM considers having a vision, mission, motto with muscle statement, and key performance indicators specific to the call center to be a best practice…
4 min read