Author name: Chris Marr

The term Interactive Voice Response (IVR) is often misunderstood and misused. I know, because I do it all the time. So what is an IVR, and what is not? What is an IVR and how does it differ from an auto-attendant? Let’s start with the good old auto-attendant. An auto-attendant, also called a call tree …

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Tuning an IVR has the same goal as tuning a piano or muscle car engine…it’s to make it sound better and run smoothly. But first, why should you bother tuning in the first place? Why bother tuning your IVR? Better customer experience Lower average call handling times Improved IVR containment and call deflection Lower agent costs   The …

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