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There has been an inordinate amount of press recently about a somewhat sketchy movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” It was the quintessential 80’s movie, with everything you would expect from that genre. What you might not know is it was based on a book written by author, producer, screenwriter, Cameron Crowe, who went undercover Read More
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Call centers have long battled with the costs associated with agent turnover. Depending on the type of contact center, you might be looking at the training cost of an individual agent around $5k or even $10k. At AnswerOn, we have found that taking preventative measures is the best way to ensure your company doesn’t incur these unnecessary expenses. Read More
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Answeron’s CEO Eric Johnson shares a perfect real-life example of when Call Center Disciplinary Policies go wrong in his latest blog post. Read More
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When we talk with business leaders in the call center industry, Agent Attrition Management always seems to be a major pain point. AnswerOn provides a proven science-based approach to curb attrition. It combines with advanced cloud-based tools that are easy to implement and work with your existing infrastructure. Read More
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On April 19, 2018, AnswerOn held our webinar “Overcoming Call Center Obstacles” which featured our special guests Dave Gregory, CEO of Conatus3, and Joe Cox, Workforce Management Consultant and former Vice President of Workforce Management at Alorica. Both speakers spoke to issues that are still relevant two years later. Read More
Hearing directly from agents related to their working conditions, scheduling, and company policies provides invaluable insights, that data collection alone will not. This blog highlights some of AnswerOn’s generational-focused research findings, which centered around comparing two age groups: 18-28 year-olds and agents 29 or older. Read More
High levels of employee churn have been standard in the financial services industry for years. Recently, those already high levels are on the rise. Why are employees leaving their roles at increasing rates? Here is an overview of what attrition looks like in the financial services industry and what companies can do to curb it. Read More
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Employee attrition rates tend to soar in January. Why are workers more likely to leave at the beginning of the year? We identify some of the common reasons that cause employees to resign and look at some measures to help reduce rates of attrition. Read More
For decades, the practice of driving revenue has been through bringing in new business – and new customers. If you solely focus and succeed in acquisitions, you won’t account for customers leaving you. Not only does subscriber churn affect your net business, it also carries other hidden costs. Read More