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Our original research offers a clear picture of what is really happening inside contact centres. This collection features exclusive surveys, industry reports, and data-driven analysis created by the Call Centre Helper team and our expert contributors. Explore findings on key topics such as customer experience, workforce management, technology, and employee engagement. Each report reveals actionable insights, benchmarks, and trends that can help you make better strategic decisions and stay ahead of industry change.

2020 Survey Report: Is Your Contact Centre Delivering Exceptional Customer Service?
Contact Centre Headsets: 2020 Survey Results
2019 autumn survey report
2019 Survey Report: What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now
2019 Survey Report: Is Your Contact Centre Delivering Exceptional Customer Service?
2018 autumn survey
2018 Survey Report: What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now
2017 survey report
White Paper (2017 Edition): What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now
2016 autumn survey report
White Paper (2016 Edition): What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now
2016 spring survey report
White Paper: How Contact Centres Are Delivering Exceptional Customer Service (2016 Edition)
2015 survey report
White Paper: What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2015 Edition)
Full-Time Workers Are Not the Most Productive
Contact Centre or Call Centre? Which do you prefer?
81% of People Prefer Contact Centre to Call Centre
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Contact Centre Shift Patterns: The Latest Findings
Most Important Measure of Success
Customer Satisfaction Now the Most Important Measure of Success
How many applications do your agents use to help a customer
51% Use 3-4 Applications to Help a Customer
2021 CCH Survey Results Knowledge Base Challenges
Survey Results: Knowledge Base Challenges
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Survey Results: The Most Important Customer Service Skills
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New Survey Reveals Surprising Insights Into the Contact Centre Industry
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Benchmark Your Contact Centre With Our New, Industry-Leading Report
Contact Centres Aren’t Adapting Self-Service Systems After Installation
Over a Quarter of Customer Contacts are Low Quality
Contact Centres Prioritise Quality and Performance Speech Analytics
More Than Half of Contact Centres Are Looking to Deploy Speech Analytics
Most Contact Centres Do Not Measure Emotion in Their Metrics
Most Contact Centres Use Platform Stats to Measure Agent Performance
Nearly Three Fifths of Contact Centres Incentivise “Going the Extra Mile”