Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2013

ICMI’s just-out research report, The Multichannel Agent: A 2014 Contact Center Roadmap Research Report and Best Practices Guide, reveals some interesting stats on how organizations are evolving multichannel services.

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Multichannel Best practices Contact Center Customer Service 20

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

It shows there has been scant change to customer service levels, with no overall improvement since 2013. The 2015 Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study found that over half of routine customer questions were not answered successfully on digital channels by top UK brands , with little improvement since 2014.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Multichannel Advertising Contact Center 83

Eptica

JANUARY 8, 2016

However, not every retailer will have felt the benefit, as consumers focused on those that provided the right combination of customer service, price and stock availability. 33% of shoppers bought using their smartphones over the Thanksgiving/Black Friday period , with sales up 70% from 2014. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Experience 49

Customer Experience Multichannel Self service Contact Center 49

Eptica

MARCH 4, 2016

Author: Pauline Ashenden Over the past five years Eptica has regularly evaluated the multichannel customer experience offered by 100 of the UK’s biggest brands , across ten sectors. Since we began, the importance of the customer experience, to both consumers and businesses, has increased dramatically.

Multichannel 50

Multichannel Self service Advertising Surveys 50

Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Author: Olivier Njamfa As we enter 2016, I’m already seeing plenty of predictions about what the year will bring for the customer experience and customer service markets. However, there is a growing understanding gap between consumers and customer service staff, with a lack of empathy at its heart.

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Multichannel Self service Contact Center 50

Eptica

JUNE 15, 2016

73% of consumers say that valuing their time is the most important part of good customer service, according to Forrester and over half (53%) of respondents said they’d abandon an online purchase if they couldn’t find a fast answer to their query. Self-service systems provide the answer. Share this page on: Tweet.

Self service 51

Self service Multichannel Contact Center Feedback 51

Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

Customers value the quality of customer service as much as price and quality of products. According to an American Express study , “Americans will spend 9% more with companies that provide excellent service.” Recent trends in customer service show that companies can delight their customers while generating revenues.

Omni-channel support 38

Omni-channel support Customer Service Customer Experience Multi-channel support 38

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Most callers will begin subconsciously rating their customer experience from the beginning of the interaction, regardless of the channel; phone, web, social media, or mobile app. How to Eliminate Hold Time in Your Contact Center: What’s the difference between average speed of answer and average wait time?

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Call Center Interactive Voice Response Wait times Abandon rate 62

Comm100

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Now that 2017 is out of the picture, what can we expect customer service to look like in 2018? The question isn’t new – after all, customer service is always changing. Customer advocates and thought leaders agree: providing a friction-less experience for customers is moving from novelty to mandatory.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Chatbots Journey mapping Multichannel 40

Comm100

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Business Seeks All-in-One Customer Service Software. Salesforce has been successful as a mobile customer service application, meeting the increasing demands of businesses and customers. Need : Customer service software, sales tools, omnichannel software, live chat software. Astute Solutions.

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CRM Enterprise SaaS Marketing 42