Average Response Time

The mean time between receiving a customer inquiry and sending a response.

Communication
Unit: duration
Lower is better

About This Metric

A critical customer experience metric. Faster response times correlate with higher customer satisfaction and conversion rates.

Formula

AVG(Response Timestamp - Inquiry Timestamp)

Data Sources

  • podium-messages
    receivedAtrespondedAtconversationId

Caveats & Limitations

  • Only measures first response, not resolution time
  • Excludes after-hours inquiries from business hour calculations

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