Articles - Editor’s Picks

Our Editor’s Picks page features a hand-selected collection of standout articles from across Call Centre Helper. These pieces have been chosen for their insight, originality, and relevance to the challenges contact centre leaders face today. Explore expert opinions, best practices, and real-world examples covering topics such as customer experience, technology, and people management. Each article offers valuable takeaways to help you improve performance and stay ahead of the latest industry trends.

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How to Develop Empathy as a Skill in Your Frontline Teams
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Get Ahead of KPI Fluctuations in Your Contact Centre
How Will the Internet of Things Change the Contact Centre?
How to Calculate… Net Promoter Score
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Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Contact Centre Forecasting
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7 Things They Won’t Tell You About Installing a Chatbot
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How to Create Reassuring On-Hold and IVR Messages – With Examples
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Contact Centre Benchmarking vs. Balanced Scorecard: Which Is Best?
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Key Signs of Broken Processes (and How to Fix Them)
Zen and the Art of Handling Angry Customers
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How to Calculate Customer Effort
Maintaining a Call Centre Focus: Ten Tips to Preserve High Performance
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The Essential Guide to WFM – Key Features to Look For
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10 Ways to Kick-Start Your Adherence Improvement Strategy
14 Top Tips for Digital Customer Service
11 Tips to Create and Maintain Loyal Customers
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The Biggest Problems Facing Contact Centres Today
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9 Traits of High-Performing Team Leaders
NetPromoter vs Customer Effort – Which is Best?
7 Ways to Encourage Staff to Drink More Water
27 Ways to Get the Best Out of Your Metrics
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Call Centre Software: What Should You Be Looking Out For?
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Tips to Improve Forecast Accuracy
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5 Important Call Centre Metrics to Improve Agent Performance