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First contact resolution rate for SMS
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from social media
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, etc.). It is…
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Inbound contacts received via social media as a percentage of total inbound contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of total inbound contacts (i.e. queries that are initiated by the customer related to sales, information, technical support, customer…
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Inbound contacts received via dedicated mobile app as a percentage of total inbound contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of total inbound contacts (i.e. queries that are initiated by the customer related to sales, information, technical support, customer…
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Inbound contacts received via SMS as a percentage of total inbound contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of total inbound contacts (i.e. queries that are initiated by the customer related to sales, information, technical support, customer…
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Inbound contacts for the process "manage customer service" as a percentage of total inbound contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of total inbound contacts (i.e. queries that are initiated by the customer related to sales, information, technical support, customer…
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Agent voluntary attrition rate
This measure determines the agent voluntary attrition rate, which is calculated by dividing the number of agents voluntarily terminated during the reporting period by the…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget that is personnel related (compensation and benefits)
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget that is personnel related (e.g., compensation and benefits). It is part of a set of Supplemental…
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Percentage of customers opting out of receiving marketing messages from the organization
This measure calculates the percentage of customers opting out of receiving marketing messages from the organization. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on other channels
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to other channels (i.e. other…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget that is not related to personnel (compensation and benefits)
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget that is not related to personnel (e.g., compensation and benefits). It is part of a set of…
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Key customer growth
This measure calculates the percentage of a business entity's growth in revenue over the past year for key customers (i.e. the top 20 percent of customers in terms of…
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Percentage of customers who can name brand in unaided recall test
This measure calculates the percentage of customers who can name your brand/product based on surveys/sampling of customers who participate in an unaided recall test. It is…
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Percentage change in the total number of voluntary employee terminations in the past 12 months (pre- to post-Covid)
This measure calculates percentage change in the total number of voluntary employee terminations in the past 12 months (pre-Covid). Voluntary turnover (or termination)…
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Percentage change in the total number of involuntary employee terminations in the past 12 months (pre- to post-Covid)
This measure calculates percentage change in the total number of involuntary employee terminations in the past 12 months (pre-Covid). Involuntary turnover (or termination)…