Social Customer Service Agent Retention - Start by Eliminating the Spam
by Lance Fried
Agent retention has long been one of the most important topic conversations for contact center managers and supervisors.
Recruiting and training expenses alone can cost an organization a fortune. Not to mention the ongoing agent morale issues that go hand in hand with high agent turnover rates.
Social agent turnover and the costs associated with high rates are caused by new fundamental channel-specific issues that traditional contact center management have to now consider. Additionally, the ROI of social engagement is being used as a driver for expanding enterprise social care initiatives as budgets continue to shift from Marketing to Care Groups-- it becomes clear how pivotal social care solutions will be in driving success and meeting objectives.
The social contact center is unique in the way organizations can reduce turnover, increase retention, boost morale, and cut costs across the board.
Let us discuss one of the main challenges social engagement command centers face; SPAM
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One of the most prominent differences between a social command center and a traditional contact center is the volume of spam agents face. Slogging through social spam to find the people who truly deserve a reply based on enterprise business rules can be a nightmare for agents and social customer service operations. In some cases, agents can be dealing with 85-90% of all content being spam, and only 10-15% actionable. This overwhelming amount of spam can lead to agent burnout, decreased morale, low productivity and ultimately agent turnover.
Imagine searching for a needle in a haystack. Ok, now imagine that it's YOUR JOB to find as many needles in a haystack as you can all day everyday- not to mention your job performance is measured on how many needles you find. Yikes, sounds like you need one of these: