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SQM is dedicated to helping call centers improve their First Call Resolution, customer and employee experience, and lower their operating cost. To help you with that, we have developed blog posts based on research and best practices for people, processes, and technology to improve customer’s experiences doing business with your call center and employees working in your call center.

What separates our call center customer service blogs from other organizations is that they are based on customer, employee, and operational research. SQM blogs are based on our research for conducting over 500 VoC benchmarking studies with leading North American call centers on customer service on an annual basis.

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Call Center Quality Assurance: Comprehensive Guide
Call Center Quality Assurance: Comprehensive Guide
Discover the definition, the difference between Manual and Auto QA, and the top 10 best practices of Call Center QA to ensure exceptional customer service in every interaction. This guide explores the essential role of QA in contact centers, focusing on how monitoring and evaluating customer interactions against set standards helps enhance service quality and improve customer satisfaction.
14 min read
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Agent Real-Time Financial Recognition
Agent Real-Time Financial Recognition
Real-time financial recognition operates on a simple yet powerful principle—acknowledging and rewarding positive behaviors exhibited by call center…
Customer Service 8 min read
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Acknowledgment Statements for Customer Service in a Call Center
Acknowledgment Statements for Customer Service in a Call Center
The impact of a well-crafted acknowledgment statement can make a phenomenal difference in a customer's customer service experience.
Customer Service 7 min read
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How AI Can Help Measure and Improve Agent CX and Call Compliance
How AI Can Help Measure and Improve Agent CX and Call Compliance
AI can help companies improve agent performance and enhance CX, accelerating the process by providing real-time actionable insights and feedback.
Customer Service 9 min read
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How to Handle Vulnerable Customers in the Call Center
How to Handle Vulnerable Customers in the Call Center
Learn to support vulnerable customers effectively. Understand their unique needs and provide compassionate assistance for a better customer…
Customer Service 8 min read
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Last Line of Defense: The Call Center
Last Line of Defense: The Call Center
With call centers being the last line of defense, customer service over the phone is more important now than ever before.
Customer Service 7 min read
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Customer Service Trends in the Call Center Industry
Customer Service Trends in the Call Center Industry
Stay ahead in the call center industry by staying updated on evolving customer service trends and preferences.
Customer Service 8 min read
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10 Tips for Building Customer Rapport in the Call Center
10 Tips for Building Customer Rapport in the Call Center
SQM Group's customer service research shows that building customer rapport is the second biggest driver for achieving high call center Csat.
Customer Service 9 min read
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How Post-Call Surveys Can Be Automated With AI to Reduce Costs and Provide Better Insights
How Post-Call Surveys Can Be Automated With AI to Reduce Costs and Provide Better Insights
AI can be applied in various ways to automate post-call surveys and integrate with call center Quality Assurance (QA) processes.
Quality Assurance 6 min read
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How to Keep Your Call Center Agents Motivated While Working from Home
How to Keep Your Call Center Agents Motivated While Working from Home
Working from home has its benefits, but it also brings challenges like distractions, isolation, work-life balance, and burnout for call center agents.
7 min read
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Probing Questions That Agents Can Ask Customers to Deliver a Great CX
Probing Questions That Agents Can Ask Customers to Deliver a Great CX
This blog will discuss techniques and examples of probing or open-ended questions that can be asked to improve customer service and customer…
Customer Service 7 min read
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Managing Customer Expectations In a Call Center
Managing Customer Expectations In a Call Center
Prevent your customers from leaving and doing business with your competitors by learning to manage customer expectations in your call center.
Customer Service 9 min read