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I just read the article Asia’s Call Center Woe’s that discusses an Asia-Pacific consumer survey about customer service. The thesis isn’t a new one: Customer Care matters now more than ever; if your consumers aren’t happy with the customer service you are providing, they will switch to your competitor.  What struck me though is what [...]

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The Heat Index

On June 10, 2008 By

I noticed yesterday on weather.com that the temperature here in Boston was a lovely 92 degrees F, but the Heat Index reflected that it felt like 98 degrees F. This sent me on a tangent that I think is analogous for the call center. Can a customer interaction look like one thing to you, but [...]

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I’m out at a customer site this week and overheard the following conversation from the Workforce Management Team:   The difference in customer experience between 93% Service Level and 100% Service Level is negligible. But the difference in staffing cost to us is huge.   Now, I’ll spare you my full rant about Service Level [...]

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