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The 2021 Chatties Awards – Winners Announced!

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When the pandemic emerged, staff at Montgomery College , a public community college in Rockville, Maryland, were forced into a remote working environment. She showed great patience, taking time to walk customers through their issues, showing she really cares, and helping them to place orders. Team Award. Runners-up.

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Is Your Customer Service Department a “Factory of Sadness”?

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It’s one of the main reasons why we continue to see stories of service failures (and the resulting customer outrage that ensues) all over social media. Customer satisfaction has been in a freefall for four years running. in International Studies from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. .

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Telltale Signs: How to Identify Call Center Agent Burnout

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In a 2011 Study from the University of Maryland, researchers found that burned-out CSRs were much more likely to retaliate against customers in subversive ways. This behavior is destructive and negatively impacts important KPIs like first call resolution (a KPI directly related to customer satisfaction).

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Live Chat for Higher Education – The Ultimate 101 Guide

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TRU now sees strong Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) scores at 4.28 / 5, and an average 25 second wait time for support. LiveChat rates among the best live chat for higher education in customer support and ease of use but has reported technical glitches that can create delays for agent response.