We’ve looked at Q-Suite’s script builder before and how easy and flexible it can be for creating agent scripts. While the script feature is typically used to build the proper flow for the agent-customer interaction, which may involve data gathering by the agent, it can be used in in different ways. Let’s explore how we can use the script builder to merge agent scripting and issue tracking on the same page. Continue reading “Get All Agents on the Same Page: Use Scripts to Access Your Issue Tracking System”
Voicemail in the Call Center ACD
We are going to talk a bit about voicemail in this post. Whether you like or dislike voicemail as a whole, I think we can agree that it is a fairly important medium for communication. Personally, I am not a huge fan of leaving and/or checking voicemail, but I may very well be in the minority. Let us go over some of the ways to configure and use voicemail in the Q-Suite. Continue reading “Voicemail in the Call Center ACD”
Recycle Times in the Call Center ACD
Outbound dialing is still an integral part of the contact center acd landscape. Leads can be generated in a multitude of ways, such as purchasing a list or a website inquiry, and depending on the weighted priority, they may be called in different fashions. It’s abundantly clear, that when outbound dialing, your agents will not connect to every number they dial. When this case happens, the agents disposition the call in a relevant manner, and carry on with the next call. We need to make sure that these non-connected get called back in a timely fashion. This is where we use recycle times. Continue reading “Recycle Times in the Call Center ACD”
Handling Priority Calling in the Call Center ACD
If you are running inbound campaigns in your Asterisk based contact center ACD, it is quite possible that you may have tiers of callers or subscribers that you wish to handle differently based on the packages that these callers have purchased. In most instances, you would want to attempt to prioritize higher paying customers, so that they will continue being higher paying customers. Using the Q-Suite’s Priority Calling features can help you accomplish this. Continue reading “Handling Priority Calling in the Call Center ACD”
Call Transfers in the Call Center ACD
The need to transfer calls is an inevitable use case in the workflows of almost every contact center ACD. Whether it’s a transfer to an external entity, a different internal department, or to a supervisor, transfers do not necessarily follow the same pattern given the scenario. Let’s talk about the 3 major types of transfers that can be configured in the Q-Suite. Continue reading “Call Transfers in the Call Center ACD”
Using Dispositions to Further Elevate the Effectiveness of Your Call Center ACD
Dispositions in the contact center ACD can accomplish two things: Continue reading “Using Dispositions to Further Elevate the Effectiveness of Your Call Center ACD”
Audio Files in the Call Center ACD
Audio plays an integral part in our lives. It can be a vessel for communication and a source of entertainment, among other things. In a call center ACD, audio is a vital portion of a center’s configuration. Continue reading “Audio Files in the Call Center ACD”
Live Data Collection in the Call Center ACD
The ability to collect data during the client-CSR interaction in the call center ACD is a very powerful feature. This data can be used for quality assurance purposes, can be leveraged in reports to track call progress, and can be used to help confirm or deny any disputed responses. In Indosoft’s Q-Suite, this data can be gathered using custom fields. Continue reading “Live Data Collection in the Call Center ACD”
Adding Complexity to the Inbound Call Center ACD
In a prior post, it was shown that preparing a simple inbound ACD scenario can be fairly straightforward. This post will illustrate a few of the more complex components that can be leveraged in Q-Suite’s dialplan builder. Continue reading “Adding Complexity to the Inbound Call Center ACD”
From Call Center to Contact Center
The changing marketplace is quickly bringing about new technologies for communication including e-mail, Twitter, and SMS. Increasingly, consumers are moving to these new mediums and expecting businesses to do the same. Staying on top of these fast growing channels of communication can provide an edge to the contact center of the future.
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