Talking to ONLY LIVE people instead of IVRs - HELP_ !!

[darkknightsales]

I am calling lots of people with 20 agents and the big challenge is that they are waiting to get through IVRS and automated systems.
Is there a setting in VICIDIAL to SKIP those calls where the agents only get LIVE PEOPLE and maximize their time vs waiting 2-3 minutes to find a live person

ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ?
Please ASSIST

[darkknightsales]

anyone ?? ideas

[kdc]

I managed to set up a VICIDial predictive dialer team where 16 agents managed 80,000 outbound calls a day.

I set up IVR campaigns to ring back a main 800#, and this was the bulk of our calls -- maybe 60,000 of them. After running the IVR calls, I ran a background SQL script that took all MP and a number of inbound custom statused files, and moved them to a predictive campaign where the agents were logged in, and recycled these leads as high priority. Our predictive campaign was set at a 4:1 available staff ratio, so it ramped up and down depending on agents waiting for a call.

We managed about a 24 second pause between calls. I'm not sure if this would work for you, or if you recycle leads, but when we first set up our biggest challenge was going from 2 minutes between calls down to 24 seconds.

[williamconley]

AMD is useful, but only 70% effective. Sangoma netborder is better (claims of 95% have been heard and not refuted by anyone), but not free. It costs per channel and requires a separate server to proxy the calls through for the detection.

Also of note: it is best not to "bump" your own thread. Once you begin having a conversation with yourself, you drop off the "unanswered posts" listing ... and could actually talk ONLY to yourself as a result.

Unless you want to use a paid support method, patience is a virtue!

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