{"id":1166,"date":"2023-02-23T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contentguru.builtbytoast.uk\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=1166"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:32:27","slug":"balancing-the-cx-equation-achieving-ideal-contact-center-occupancy","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.contentguru.com\/en-gb\/resources\/whitepapers\/balancing-the-cx-equation-achieving-ideal-contact-center-occupancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing the CX Equation: Achieving Ideal Contact Center Occupancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <section class=\"block-resource-hero toast-block no-margin no-padding\"> \n\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"resource-hero\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                                <div class=\"resource-type\">Whitepapers<\/div>\n                                <h1>Balancing the CX Equation: Achieving Ideal Contact Center Occupancy<\/h1>\n                <div class=\"publish-date\">Published: February 23rd 2023<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"block-columns toast-block no-margin padding-both\"> \n\n        \n\n\n<div class=\"columns-area\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"main-column-grid grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 1fr)\">\n                                    <div class=\"col \">\n                        <h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Call center occupancy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Delivering instant contact at any level of concurrent demand, is the single greatest challenge facing the contact center. At the heart of this problem, is the issue of contact center occupancy. This whitepaper breaks down the reality of contact center occupancy. 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