Squelch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Last month, Squelch was honored to sponsor a webinar titled The Evolution of Support: How to Manage Customer Support in an Era of Self-Help. For those who missed this insightful presentation, here are the top takeaways: Self-Help Is on the Rise. But you might be wondering: is it much ado about nothing?

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Provide Support

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In spite of all the tech advancements available for businesses today, many still operate under the presumption that their customers prefer the “good old days” of picking up the phone and relying on a human agent for all their customer support needs. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Read more. Permalink | No comment.

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Kayako

DECEMBER 31, 2015

This year, we’ve seen the customer support community continue to grow, with small tribes setting up all over the internet and producing great support content. Last year, we rounded up the best blog posts of 2014 and saw some trends on hiring, job policies and communication. The best of customer experience.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Back in 2014, the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) published a report titled The Growing Need for Multilanguage Customer Support. Over half acknowledged that offering support in a customer’s native language was a competitive differentiator.

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Toister Performance Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A self-service portal allows us to troubleshoot our devices without calling support. Automation even sent this blog post to you if you subscribe via email. The Zendesk Answer Bot Customers often prefer self-service. Zendesk's Answer Bot tries to save customers from that extra step. What's Next?

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

It’s no secret that we’re partial to our friends in the knowledge base and support ecosystem. The help content they create is, after all, central to a successful self-service support model. An increase in Web-based product support should also increase demand for technical writers.

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Solvvy

DECEMBER 16, 2019

But what are they looking for in a good customer support experience, and what role can artificial intelligence play in increasing customer satisfaction? . Customers hate it. . While many businesses expected that chatbots would be the future of customer support, it hasn’t really turned out that way. .

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

trillion in 2016. Top of mind for customers is swift and consistent support–hence the rise of omnichannel customer service. Today’s customers no longer simply rely on calling customer support for assistance. The customer provided a 3.5 The US consumer market alone was at $1.5

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Mindtouch

JANUARY 31, 2018

This is especially true for customer help centers, where holiday madness is typically accompanied by a seasonal spike in support tickets. Take Cyber Monday 2016, for example. So, what can you do to prepare your call center to support seasonal spikes? Content is at the center of any good self-service customer experience.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2018

A few years ago, the notion of managing customer journeys was an essential theme in customer care. More recently it has become clear that the steps to understand the customer journeys are often dependent on different organizations within the business. AnswerDash – AI-powered self-service support for web, mobile and chatbots.

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aircall

JANUARY 24, 2022

But warning: This doesn’t mean you can take customers for granted just because you have something they crave. The idea of customer support is more than a necessity for post-sale activities. It’s a mistake to view your customer support team as a cost center. That figure is up by $13 billion from 2016.

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ProProfs Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

They’ll even read white papers and live chat statistics to understand the current trends of the customer support industry. These statistics of live chat on the website will help you learn its relevance for your business and how its use can help your support team manage customer expectations. In the U.S.,

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Select VoiceCom Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

HubSpot found that around 42% of service-oriented businesses utilise help desk systems, and 86% reported improved team productivity. These outsourced business services are becoming more competitive through the years, resulting in more cutting-edge features and packages following outsourcing trends on management systems.

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Kayako

JANUARY 7, 2016

We looked back with our best posts from the customer support community in 2015, now we’re looking forward with predictions for 2016. We’ve asked support pros from Kayako and beyond what they think the biggest trends in customer support will be in the next 12 months. Navsher Puar , Support Team Lead.

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Provide Support

OCTOBER 7, 2015

There are a few studies which confirmed that most customers don’t like being on hold for more than one minute and rather prefer a call-back. Convenience: omni-channel, self-service, mobile. Customers are flexible about the means they use to engage companies. Expectation for support via mobile is also growing.

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 23, 2020

This gives you a more robust understanding about the value that every customer can provide to your business, plus the potential opportunities to increase value going forward. How to Create Value for Customers? Offer Instant Gratification Through Self-Service.

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Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

In other words, why invest in chasing after customer expectations when you could be shaping those expectations yourself? This blog post is not about the top customer service trends to watch out for in 2018. What we have compiled here is a list of today’s industry-leading customer service examples.

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Kayako

DECEMBER 22, 2015

I realized the techniques I use for optimal gift acquisition are the same techniques we should all be using to master our customer support processes. In support, we need to be able to say the same thing for our documentation, both internal and external. Same goes for self-service. Keep your information centralized.

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RichCall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

self-service. connected customer journeys with 9 channels in most contact centers. Dimension Data’s 2016 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report, © Dimension Data 2013-2016. Here are the experts: @Jon Arnold , an independent research analyst with a great blog. Self-service. of companies.

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aircall

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In 2016, 60% of consumers reported having higher expectations in terms of customer service than they did the previous year. This article will look at four customer service trends which will affect the way businesses cater to the customer experience in 2017. Provide a hybrid support model.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 25, 2023

Implement Call Deflection Strategies Call deflection strategies, such as using self-service options like IVR (Interactive Voice Response) systems and chatbots, can help reduce call volume and call center costs. Let’s say you have a team of 15 customer support agents.

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Mindtouch

MAY 18, 2016

Manager of Go to Market at Whirlpool during the 2016 SAP SAPPHIRENOW conference. In this exclusive video interview, you will hear Whirlpool’s customer-first approach to engaging buyers across all three phases of the customer journey. There’s the customer engagement side where someone’s doing self service.

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Comm100

JUNE 13, 2018

According to a study by Inmar , 72 percent of coupons used in 2016 affected purchasing behavior , usually by encouraging shoppers to buy a product they otherwise would not have. Enable and Encourage Self-Service. There are many ways that e-commerce companies can use self-service to their advantage during the shopping season.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2023

Additionally, many CS teams will face their own budget restrictions and thus will focus their efforts on scaling their CS reach and impact through technology, automation, online resources, and enabling customer self-service. Tech-touch experience will become crucial for landing a Customer Success role.

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