Best Call Center Practices and Insights

What to consider when choosing music on hold? How to use on-hold time to your advantage?

During the economic boom of the mid 2000s, the hourly rate at some of the top law firms soared above $1,000. When the recession hit, clients began to push back demanding that their attorneys cut their hourly rates or provide discounts. Client demands...

Does your outgoing voicemail greeting message turn off customers and prospects? Or does it compel them to engage with your company? It’s an important question to consider, and here’s why: Up to 82 percent of people calling businesses will hang up ins...

Introduction If someone calls your home during the day, they’re usually not too surprised if you don’t answer the phone — since most people work during the day. Consequently, when someone does call your home, he/she probably doesn’t mind leaving a vo...

Updated: 2017.02.14 This article covers: What an interactive voice response is and how it works; What benefits IVR provides to business; How to create a professional voice menu; MightyCall’s virtual phone number ― an option to consider 5 steps to a p...

Is your customer service completely inbound? If so, you’re missing a big opportunity to grow your business through outbound customer care. And chances are, your competitors are already ahead of you in the game. Here’s what you need to know.

Updated on 2017.01.31 In this article, we cover: why a virtual phone number service is a must for the hotel business; how a virtual receptionist helps to save time and effort; how to use a business phone system for hotel promotion; why MightyCall vir...

A Comcast customer retention service rep recently showed the world how not to talk to customers on the phone. The recorded conversation between the Comcast customer and service rep went viral partly because so many people have had miserable customer ...

So you are all on board with having a virtual phone system and a professional voice greeting help you make the best first impression possible with your customers. Great! You aren’t quite sure if you are going to record your own greetings to sound mor...

Yesterday, we shared a post for those of you who decided that it would be a good idea to take the DIY approach  to recording your on-hold voice greeting. However, to gain instant credibility, a professional voice actor is hard to beat, and there are ...

An affordable call center software solution can help restaurants increase their business and enhance customer relationships. Check out our updated article with easy-to-implement tips and tricks.

There are times when you might want or actually need to roll up your sleeves and record an on-hold voice greeting of your own. For instance, you may have a really tight deadline and need a message done ASAP to get across to customers before a profess...