US Contact Center and Customer Service Policy Survey

Align your policy strategy with market best-practices

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Managing contact center and customer service talent as an HR professional is no simple task. With everything going on in today's world, having policies in place that support and promote your approach to customer satisfaction is key to the success of your organization.

The US Contact Center and Customer Service Policy Survey allows you to better understand key policy elements, such as flexible scheduling, career development, talent management, and even emerging trends in the contact center and customer service world.

Benchmark your talent strategy across key components, including:

  • Language premiums
  • Non-cash recognition programs
  • Sales agent contests
  • Shift differentials
  • Variable pay practices (sales and non-sales agents)
  • Work-at-home practices
    • Is your policy strategy aligned with the market?

    Participation open: March - May

    Results publish: August

    2020 Results Available

    • 31 organizations
    • USD 575 – 1,725
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    Survey Statistics

    • # Organizations: 31

    Based on data from the 2019 US Contact Center & Customer Service Policy Survey.

    Data Collected

    • Base Salary Increase Budgets
    • Contests
    • Language Premiums
      • Arabic
      • Chinese
      • French
      • Japanese
      • Korean
      • Spanish
      • Other
    • Non-cash Recognition
    • Recruiting and Training Practices
    • Shift Differentials
    • Social Media Agents
    • Starting Pay Rates
    • Turnover and Absenteeism
    • Variable Pay Plans
    • Variable Pay - Non-sales Agents
    • Variable Pay - Sales Agents
    • Work-at-home and Virtual Agents

    Data Analyzed

    • Customer focus
    • Geographic region/location
    • Market served
    • Organization size

    Position Families Analyzed

    • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
    • Finance
    • Quality Management
    • Sales, Marketing & Product Management

    Position Sub-Families Analyzed

    • Business Process/Service Quality
    • Contact Center Operations & Training
    • Credit & Collections
    • Customer Relationship Management, Issue Resolution & Account Activation
    • Customer Service
    • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations Leadership
    • Remote/Telesales & Account Management
    • Sales Operations/Administration
    • Sales Training

    Interested in contact center compensation data? Check out the US Contact Center and Customer Service Compensation Survey to equip you with the benchmarking data that you need.

    Survey results are delivered in a published PDF format in Mercer WIN®.

    2021 survey participation

    Data Submission Tools

    Participate Online

    To participate in this survey, simply click the 'online participation' link above and follow the steps provided. You can rest assured that the importance of your data security is not taken lightly at Mercer, so we take the utmost precautions to protect it.

    What's new in 2021

    Data for this survey will be collected through Mercer Data Connector, an innovative online platform created to simplify the participation process with easy data importing, real-time data validation, and more.

    2021 survey participation is now open!

    Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs. The act of submitting data to a survey is known as survey participation and your company is then viewed as a participant. Please submit your completed questionnaire before the deadline to participate in the 2021 survey.

    Why should you participate?

    • A discount on survey results! Survey participants lock-in preferred pricing with data submission.
    • Receive an exclusive invitation to survey events, including results webinars and meetings where Mercer consultants will review the results and identify market trends and factors. You'll also be able to ask questions directly related to your organization.
    • Ensure your data is included in the market results - easily see the go-forward state and determine your market position with customized reports that compare your company data to your peers.

    2021 survey schedule

    • Participation opens: March 1
    • Participation closes: May 14
    • Results available: August

    Participation Webinar

    Attend a participation webinar to better understand the submission process and the survey data that is collected.

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    2021 survey pricing

    Product Participant Non-Participant
    US Contact Center & Customer Service Policy Survey USD $600 USD $1,800

    Pricing

    Product Participants Non-Participants
    2020 US Contact Center & Customer Service Policy Survey USD 575 USD 1,725
    2020 US Contact Center & Customer Service Compensation Survey USD 1,525 USD 4,325

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    *Those that participate in both the US Contact Center & Customer Service Compensation Survey and US Contact Center & Customer Service Policy surveys, will receive a discount on the Policy Survey.

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    • Additional users may be added during checkout for USD 200 each per module/survey.
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    • 2019 results now available. 

    Survey Schedule

    • Participation open: March 1
    • Participation deadline: May 14
    • Results publish: August

    Sample Report

    View a sample report of this survey for a glimpse at what’s included.

    Participating Companies

    • AAA Western & Central NY
    • American Family Insurance
    • Automobile Club of Southern California
    • Booking.com Customer Service Center (USA), Inc.
    • BP
    • California Casualty Management Company
    • Coca-Cola Business Services North America
    • Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc.
    • DISH Network Corp.
    • Farmers Insurance Group
    • Henry Ford Health System
    • Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
    • Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Reservation Center
    • L Brands, Inc. - Victoria's Secret
    • Liberty Mutual Group
    • Lincoln National Corporation
    • Marriott International, Inc.
    • MetLife, Inc.
    • Nautilus, Inc.
    • Navy Federal Credit Union
    • Pethealth Inc.
    • Qurate Retail Group
    • Resurgent Capital Services
    • Sabre Corporation
    • Southern California Edison
    • The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
    • The Walt Disney Company - Disney Parks, Experiences & Products
    • United Continental Holdings, Inc.
    • Volkswagen Credit, Inc.
    • Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. - Walgreen Co.
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
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