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Win Over Your Customers: Achieve 75% First Call Resolution With Convin’s Auto QA

Rimlee Patgiri
March 10, 2023
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Ever called a customer service line and hung up the phone with a feeling of annoyance? 

We all know how frustrating it can be to call customer service and not get your problem solved on the first call. Long wait times, transferring from one agent to another, and having to explain their issue repeatedly can leave customers feeling frustrated and dissatisfied with your company. 

That's where the first call resolution comes in.

A report by the Ascent Group reveals that measuring the First Call Resolution for 1 year helps companies improve overall performance levels by up to 30%.
Source: Ascent Group

In this blog post, we'll discuss everything about first call resolution and how Convin's Auto QA can help you achieve a first call resolution rate of up to 75% and leave your customers smiling every time.

Understanding First Call Resolution

First call resolution (FCR) in a call center is a metric used to measure the percentage of customer issues resolved on the first call. It is a crucial metric for contact centers as it directly impacts customer satisfaction and loyalty. 

When a call center resolves customers’ issues quickly and efficiently, they are likelier to remain loyal to your business and even recommend your services to others.

How Do You Calculate First Call Resolution Rate?

To calculate your first call resolution rate, you need to divide the total number of issues resolved on the first call by the total number of calls received. 

For example, if you receive 100 calls and resolve 75 issues on the first call, your first call resolution rate would be 75%. It's important to track this metric regularly to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement.

First Call Resolution Formula
First Call Resolution Formula
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Why Is First Call Resolution Important?

As an important metric for measuring customer service performance in call centers, it is crucial for you to understand the benefits of FCR.

There are several reasons why FCR is important:

1. Improves Customer Satisfaction

Customers want their issues resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible. When a customer's issue is resolved on the first call, they are more likely to be satisfied with the service they received, leading to higher customer satisfaction.

2. Increases Efficiency

When a customer's issue is resolved on the first call, it reduces the need for additional calls or follow-ups. This saves time for the customer and the call center agents, allowing them to focus on other tasks, improving overall efficiency, and boosting agent performance.

3. Reduces Costs

Handling multiple calls for the same issue can be expensive for a company, especially if the customer needs to be transferred to different agents or departments. Resolving issues on the first call can help reduce multiple calls and transfer costs.

4. Enhances Brand Image

Providing excellent customer service, including resolving issues on the first call, can enhance a company's brand image and reputation. Customers are more likely to recommend companies that provide efficient and effective service.

Coming to the most vital section of this blog, we have laid down a vivid view of Convin features that help make the dream FCR rate come true. Let's get started!

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Reducing First Call Resolution With Convin

Convin, a conversation intelligence software, hears all agent-customer conversations and records and then analyzes them to deliver insightful data. This data contains everything to achieve remarkable call center management strategies. 

With Convin’s insights, you can - 

  • Boost agent performance
  • Increase customer satisfaction
  • Streamline processes
  • Integrate Convin with your tech stack
  • Reduce the overall call center ROI
  • Cover conversations for your omnichannel call center 

Here’s a glance at various features of Convin that will help you reduce your first call resolution.

1. Automated Call Center Coaching

Remember the formula to find the first call resolution in your contact center?

Clearly, it is determined by the ability, knowledge, and resources available to the agents to get optimized results. This is where Convin’s call center coaching comes in!

Convin automated call center coaching has the ability to let managers and supervisors train their agents directly or get them trained via peer-to-peer coaching

Agents can stay motivated with the leadership board while you can monitor their progress concerning the deadlines.

Convin’s Automated Call Center Coaching Dashboard
Convin’s Automated Call Center Coaching Dashboard

2. Learning Management System (Library)

The learning management system is a storehouse of information you use to skill and upskill your agents. The library is your go-to place for any material, resources, or small updates in your business. 

In short, the library is accessible to you and your agents to share and align any information. You can also create personalized assessments for agents to test their progress through the assessment option.

Convin’s Learning Management System
Convin’s Learning Management System

3. Automated Call Center Quality Assurance

All the recorded and transcribed conversations are available in the meetings tab for call center QA. 

Convin automatically audits the conversations and generates an AI score in the top right corner. Convin also has a bar to indicate sentiment analysis of the customer, which leverages further steps to be taken.

Convin Automated Call Center Quality Assurance Dashboard
Convin Automated Call Center Quality Assurance Dashboard

4. Analytics Dashboard

The analytics dashboard is a consolidated view of the overall contact center performance. 

You can view all the insights, including good, bad, and calls that need attention within this single frame. Moreover, the analytics dashboard also segregates the insights into agent, team, and organization levels. 

You can also keep track of any occurrence of call center compliance violations.

The Analytics Dashboard Provides A Consolidated View Of The Call Center Performance
The Analytics Dashboard Provides A Consolidated View Of The Call Center Performance

These are the primary features of Convin that help prepare agents for a perfect conversation with the customer. You can always train, monitor, and identify areas of improvement for the agents with the right insights at your fingertips.

Convin call monitoring software is available now on Mobile. Read the complete article here.

Final Thoughts

Achieving a high first call resolution rate and other agent performance metrics is essential for any business that wants to provide exceptional customer service and build a loyal customer base. 

With Convin's Auto QA, you can streamline operations, provide intuitive feedback to agents, and automate call center quality assurance while achieving up to a 75% first call resolution rate. 

By partnering with Convin, you can exceed customer expectations, improve customer satisfaction and loyalty, and set your business apart from competitors. Finally, with a reduced FCR rate, your customers will do nothing but smile while hanging up the call!

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