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Holiday 2016: 4 Tactics to Keep Customer Satisfaction High in the Busy Holiday Season

Provide Support

Total planned spending this year is second only to the record total spending in 2015, at $952.58. In rush hours average handle times often shoot upward, wait times escalate, which leaves many customers frustrated. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Read more. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2016.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

Nobody escaped the long lines and endless waiting times. The Temkin Group’s 2017 Customer Experience study showed a severe decline in customer experience ratings from 2015 to 2016. According to recent surveys, 18% of call centers moved to a cloud-based solution by the end of 2015. Call Center Trends 2015.

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Digital Transformation in Customer Service: 5 Inspirational Success Stories (Part 3 of 4)

Comm100

Tangerine’s customer service transformation began in 2015 to improve the experience of both customers and customer support agents. Members see much faster response times for live chat at only 15 seconds compared to 45-50 seconds for phone wait times. Live chat can be very personal.

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Looking Beyond Metrics for Customer Satisfaction

Talkdesk

State of Customer Service Report : 55% of consumers expect better customer service now than in 2015. She could look at the data and conclude the customer was satisfied because of call length, issue resolution, or minimum wait time. But it was less clear how to translate those numbers into best practices for their agents.

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The Social Media Customer Service Opportunity

NICE inContact

I was greeted with an automated message telling me that the wait time is expected to be 90 minutes. A Sprinklr study from 2015 found that nearly 50% of consumers are ready and willing to share negative experiences with a brand on social media.

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When should you be recruiting your next support agent?

Kayako

If you simply take a 40 hour work week and divide it by AHT ( average handle time ) you’ll be underestimating the resource time you need to get through tickets. This leads to higher wait times for customers, and longer work days for agents. ” — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) July 8, 2015. Meetings are expensive.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Chatbot Software

Comm100

Chatbot responses have no delay, meaning an improved customer experience and lower wait times for all kinds of requests. To deliver on these expectations, Lake Michigan Credit Union implemented Comm100 Live Chat in 2015, and Comm100 Chatbot soon after. Healthcare – Decrease customer wait times and increase CSAT.