We ran into a bit of a troubleshooting situation fairly recently. A few different clients were reporting that calls were disconnecting. Not only were calls disconnecting, but they were disconnecting at reproducible durations. Right away, given the nature of the drops, we can rule out normal every day occurrences, like horrible cell phone reception or driving through a tunnel. Continue reading “Why are my calls disconnecting? I’m not in an elevator!”
White and Gold or Blue and Black?
As internet users, we were all exposed to one of the most ridiculous debates of all-time a short while ago: Is the dress white and gold or blue and black? It was (clearly) blue and black. However this leads me into my next topic. As a user of contact center ACD software, what do I see? Let’s talk a bit about privileges. Continue reading “White and Gold or Blue and Black?”
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”
Transfer Types in the Call Center ACD
In a previous post, I talked about call transfers in the contact center. I am going to expand on this topic, and am going to discuss the types of transfers that can be done in the Q-Suite. These types are a little different than the other ones and describe a bit more about the destination target of the transfer. Continue reading “Transfer Types in the Call Center ACD”
Automated Queue Callbacks in the Call Center ACD
When making a call into a call center ACD, it’s almost inevitable that you will end up waiting in a queue, while some form of hold music and/or periodic message plays until you eventually get connected to a live agent. With wait times being unpredictable at the best of times, being able to signal to the ACD that ‘Hey I’d actually like you to call me back when an agent is available instead of waiting for who knows how long here in this queue’ is a very solid option for people who do not want to sit around on hold. The ability for a caller to trigger this type of event is a standard, out-of-the-box feature of the Q-Suite. Continue reading “Automated Queue Callbacks 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”
Populating Client Information – Part 3: Getting the Data Back Out
Data that can’t be extracted or reported is worth less than data that can be reported. In “Populating Client Information to Agents In Your ACD” Part 1 and Part 2 discussed getting data into the system and to agents. Once the agent has gotten their hands on it, there can be updates, changes or even new data that needs to be reported back. Details about the call usually also falls under the rubric of exportable/reportable data.
Continue reading “Populating Client Information – Part 3: Getting the Data Back Out”
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”