Call centers seem like something out of the 1980s. Giant rooms filled with headset-wearing workers answering calls from current and potential customers or making telemarketing pitches feel like an old-fashioned idea in our AI-affected world. However, although chatbots have taken some of the load off of customer support teams in recent years, the number of call centers in the US has increased by 6.8% per year since 2018.

As the primary point of contact between businesses and their clients, call centers play a crucial role in maintaining customer satisfaction and fostering loyalty. Call center monitoring is the systematic process of evaluating interactions between center agents and customers. By analyzing these exchanges, businesses gain valuable insights and feedback that can significantly improve call center operations, reassuring business leaders about the effectiveness of their strategies.

Today’s average call center interaction doesn’t look how it used to. We expect today’s call center employees to be highly tech-savvy and ready to handle customer issues via phone, email, and live chat. We also require them to have access to sensitive data, which they’ll often pull up on their screens during a call so they can quickly resolve any problems or inquiries.

Explore the benefits of integrating Insightful into call center monitoring operations. Learn how its smart metrics improve first call resolution, reduce average handling time, and enhance customer satisfaction scores, propelling your productivity with just one call center tool.

Does your contact center give you what you need to solve your customers’ problems or increase agent efficiency? A contact center with the traditional system can limit customers’ ability to find answers and solve problems autonomously while also adding to agents’ woes. Built on top of Generative AI, a contact center helps transform the customer service experience by making contact centers and their agents more efficient.

If you’re a manager using Aircall to power your call center operation, you’ll be no stranger to data. Between Aircall’s own live view of the queue, call Analytics and Analytics+ , there are a whole host of ways to analyse the performance of your sales or support team natively in Aircall. But chances are Aircall data isn't the only data you might need to monitor day-to-day.

Shrinkage is a complex problem that is common in many call centres. As the industry rises, problems become more persistent. Therefore, call centre shrinkage needs to be taken into consideration. Why and how let’s.

Sean C, Director at Tempting Recruitment knew his sales team would perform better if they could see their KPIs in real-time. But he didn’t have the right solution yet. Sean tells us how he improved performance by installing a TV dashboard in his outbound call center. Sean has always understood the importance of tracking call performance data – especially in his recruitment agency, which processes a large volume of outbound calls.

Are you searching for ways to attract clients to your virtual call center? You’re certainly not alone. Many businesses are shifting to virtual call centers to tap into their numerous benefits. However, attracting clients can pose a challenge without strategically approaching it. When securing clients for your virtual call center, you can implement several proven strategies to kickstart your business and ensure its success.