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After the grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, calls to Air Canada’s customer service prompted a recording that said call volume had “temporarily exceeded the company’s capacity to answer or even place callers on hold.” While this was an extreme event, every call center faces the same problem at one time or another: Unpredictable spikes in call volume. These causes can be understood, even anticipated. However, as in the case of Air Canada, these peak periods can also come as a shock to the system.
While today’s tech-savvy consumers are using more non-voice channels to connect with businesses, the act of picking up the phone to quickly and verbally resolve an issue (complex or otherwise) isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
The problem is that when calls spike, hold times spike, too. The effect of this on the customer experience is significant: 60% of customers will abandon a call after just one minute of waiting on hold. A quick glance at onholdwith.com confirms how much hold times infuriate consumers. If you want to improve customer loyalty and keep your CSAT scores healthy, you’ll need to make sure you have the right safety nets in place.
We’re here today to talk to you about *cringe* peak times.![How to Successfully Handle Call Volume During Peak Times [Webinar]](https://fonolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/How-to-Successfully-Handle-Call-Volume-During-Peak-Times-Webinar.jpg "How to Successfully Handle Call Volume During Peak Times [Webinar]")
Credit unions must be competitive in order to stand out from those big mean banks; they must establish a truly unique offering to attract new membership. One way to successfully accomplish this is through the member experience. Since credit unions tend to serve local communities, it’s important for each member to feel appreciated by their financial institution. Therefore, customer service plays a significant role in the relationship members have with their credit union. For example, if your credit union suffers from long hold times, it’s unlikely your members will feel like you’re taking their needs seriously. Also, it’s nearly impossible to attract new members if they can’t even get a hold of you.
A poor customer experience is something no company can afford to take lightly. Especially since ![[Webinar] How to Lower Abandon Rates and Improve the CX with One Solution](https://fonolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/How-to-Lower-Abandon-Rates-and-Improve-the-CX-with-One-Solution-300x200.jpg "[Webinar] How to Lower Abandon Rates and Improve the CX with One Solution")
It’s that time of the year again! That’s right folks, tradeshow season is upon us. What better way to start the action than by attending one of the best call center events for credit unions. The Credit Union Call Center Conference has been helping this space for the last 20 years! You can catch the event at Harrah’s Hotel in Las Vegas, from October 17-19.
