Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Robots – the future of customer service? Published on: August 19, 2015. Author: Derek Lewis Recent Forrester research pointed out the importance of understanding customer emotion and creating empathy with consumers if brands are going to deliver a successful customer experience.

Customer Service 85

Customer Service Self service Wireless Customer emotions 85

Revation Systems

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

And now, the focus is shifting to customer experience. According to Forrester , 72 percent of today’s businesses say that improving customer experience is a top priority. Similarly, research by Walker predicts that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the main differentiator between companies.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Chatbots Self service Banking 48

Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock. Published on: October 06, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung Recent research from charity Citizens Advice found major differences between how UK utilities handle customer service. Here are six areas to focus on: 1.

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Contact Center 75

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. Published on: September 11, 2015. As technology gets more complex, and consumers look to connect it all together, the importance of the customer experience becomes ever more vital.

Multichannel 76

Multichannel Customer Service Banking Self service 76

Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This year, one of the customer experience (CX) predictions for 2023 falling into that category is that ‘Personalization will get More Personal’. I like customer service expert Shep Hyken’s take on this in his blog post, Don’t Just Personalize the Customer’s Experience – Individualize It.

Personalization 105

Personalization Virtual Agent Chatbots Self service 105

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Until recently, contact centers were playing a passive role in customer service by responding to basic queries, but not necessarily playing any major role in the strategy for customer experience (CX).

Contact Center 112

Contact Center Customer Service Chatbots Virtual Agent 112

Eptica

AUGUST 14, 2015

Date: Friday, August 14, 2015 The 10 steps to digital customer experience success in banking. Published on: August 14, 2015. This changing banking landscape, combined with continued low interest rates, means that the customer experience is now central to being successful in the market. Make it mobile-first.

Banking 85

Banking Multichannel Customer Experience Finance 85

Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Entertainment Customer Service Banking 49

Fonolo

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The reports on today’s list are focused on more specific topics within the realm of the call center such as agent management, journey mapping and self-service. Methodology: CCW Digital surveyed customer experience, contact center, marketing, customer care, IT, and operations professionals in February and March 2017.

Call Center 117

Call Center Journey mapping Self service Interactive Voice Response 117

Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Author: Robin Tandon Having recently looked back on customer experience in 2015 , what is predicted for the coming year? Eptica research backs up the need to make self-service easier. Published on: January 20, 2016.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Self service CRM Analytics 49

Eptica

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 National Customer Service Week: The opportunity of Artificial Intelligence. Author: Neil Titcomb We’re now part way through National Customer Service Week (NCSW), which provides the industry in the US and UK with the chance to take stock, celebrate success and share best practice.

Customer Service 68

Customer Service Contact Center Self service Best practices 68

Fonolo

OCTOBER 25, 2017

While it’s true that the channel mix is shifting, it would be wrong to conclude that phone calls are any less essential to customer service. When there is a tough issue to discuss, or an urgent matter, or when self-service options have led to a dead-end, we want to talk to another human to cut through it all.

Customer Service 89

Customer Service Call Center Benchmark Contact Center 89

Talkdesk

JANUARY 22, 2015

Especially your resolutions related to customer-centricity. Because 2015 is the year of the customer. In fact, in 2015, your company’s success will literally be dependent on how well you can meet your customers’ needs. In 2015, consumers are busy, well informed and tech-savvy. Self-service IVR.

Customer centricity 50

Customer centricity Interactive Voice Response Self service call center software 50

Win the Customer

DECEMBER 15, 2015

According to research by Gartner, 89 percent of executives are betting on customer experience as their primary mode of competition before the end of 2016. We want our personalized customer service to encompass a wide variety of platforms from social media to mobile while still being easy to use with lightning-fast responses.

Omni-channel support 72

Omni-channel support virtual call center Customer Experience Virtual Agent 72

Eptica

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Comparing the retail customer experience in the United States and United Kingdom. Published on: November 11, 2015. For the United States, Facebook was also evaluated as a customer service channel. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 75

Multichannel Customer Experience Self service Advertising 75

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Why customer service is still vital in the supermarket price war. Published on: September 23, 2015. These pressures actually mean that service is even more important than ever, according to research from the Institute of Customer Service (ICS).

Multichannel 76

Multichannel Customer Service Brand ambassadors Self service 76

TechSee

JANUARY 29, 2019

Visual engagement is the key to an optimal customer experience, and computer vision is well positioned to take visual engagement to the next level using the power of automation. Computer vision is relevant across the entire customer journey, including sales and commerce, marketing and customer service.

CRM 164

CRM Personalization Self service Sales 164

Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Date: Friday, June 3, 2016 Customer service in a mobile-first world. Time spent on mobile devices grew by 117% year on year between 2014 and 2015 and nearly half of all ecommerce transactions now take place on mobile devices. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service.

Customer Service 56

Customer Service Multichannel Airlines Self service 56

Eptica

JUNE 24, 2016

Date: Friday, June 24, 2016 The ROI of improved customer experience. Author: Chris Eideh Businesses understand that improving the customer experience has a direct impact on revenue generation. Happier customers are more loyal, will spend more and recommend your company to their friends. Published on: June 24, 2016.

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Multichannel Airlines Self service 50

Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Customers are pushing retailers to innovate and deliver new services , improved experiences at lower prices. Essentially shoppers want a seamless, easy to use experience that values their time and is personalized to their needs.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Entertainment Customer Service Self service 49

Interactions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Leaders in Conversational AI for the past decade, Lindsy and Ed discussed their roles and how they see CX in the utilities space, their relationship with Interactions and best practices for improving CX and increasing self-service. Our team oversees all self-service components of our business. Q: Any final thoughts?

Interactive Voice Response 48

Interactive Voice Response Self service Best practices Contact Center 48

Fonolo

JANUARY 29, 2019

With the “era of the customer” in full swing; the increase in customer expectation for omnichannel communication; and the never-ending developments in communication methods through AI-powered self-service; it is easy to overlook the importance that the call center plays in the customer experience.

Call Center 85

Call Center Airlines Contact Center Self service 85

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Chat-based customer service is growing quickly. First, to be clear, I’m not talking about chat- bots , i.e. automated self-service, I’m talking about a conversation with a human agent via some form of text-based channel. between 2015 and 2016.” [ source via here ]. Flaw: Doesn’t translate directly into usage.

Customer Service 84

Customer Service Contact Center Chatbots Call Center 84

Kayako

DECEMBER 31, 2015

2015 saw the support community talk a lot about making things easier for the customer through both customer experience and communication. A lot of posts have centered around studying the very metrics that you should consider in building your self-service tools, and studying the metrics of how you use your helpdesk.

Customer Support 35

Customer Support Self service Multi-channel support SaaS 35

NICE inContact

JANUARY 26, 2016

The ability to provide an excellent customer service experience is a key differentiator in today’s Era of the Customer for businesses of any size and every vertical market. The question of how a small business can win the customer service battle is crucial to business success and sustainability.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service contact center solutions Telecommunications Contact Center 48

Eptica

MARCH 14, 2018

Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 How do UK banks rate on customer experience? Government legislation is committed to making it easier than ever for customers to change banks and interest rates remain low, meaning that service is a primary differentiator between companies. Published on: March 14, 2018.

Banking 49

Banking Customer Experience Multichannel Government 49

Provide Support

OCTOBER 7, 2015

A guide to customer service nirvana. Whether we are talking about customer service or any other aspect of life, the first step in that direction is to recognize the fact the some things are out of balance now. The recent stats from 2015 U.S. Convenience: omni-channel, self-service, mobile.

Customer Service 86

Customer Service Self service First call resolution Feedback 86

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015 Meeting the customer service needs of APAC millennials. Published on: September 03, 2015. So how can brands deliver the customer experience that these consumers are demanding ? Firstly, it is worth analyzing the core values they hold. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 59

Multichannel Customer Service Morale Self service 59

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Self service Advertising Airlines 0

Eptica

APRIL 26, 2016

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Comparing the customer experience in the UK and France. Driven by the rise of the internet and improved communications, individuals are increasingly happy to look beyond their own country when it comes to buying goods and services. So, how does the customer experience compare between countries?

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Experience Transportation Self service 49

Fonolo

JUNE 27, 2019

This, compounded by their desire to obtain the same level of customer service as they would from their favorite retail and tech brands, leads to massive spikes in call volume for most healthcare call centers. Optimize your Self-Service Channels. Optimize Your Self-Service Channels. Offer a Call-Back.

Call Center 57

Call Center Healthcare Self service First call resolution 57

Vonage

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

This leaves delivering a speedy, personalized and friendly customer experience as the best way to differentiate your business from its competitors. Half of consumers move on after poor customer service. If your customers feel dissatisfied for any of these reasons, it’s highly likely that it’s costing your business money.

Multichannel 87

Multichannel Self service Contact Center Advertising 87

Solvvy

DECEMBER 17, 2019

AI brings real, tangible benefits to businesses and customers alike and has been identified by Gartner as one of the top 10 strategic trends every year since 2015. But how is AI being utilized in customer experience today, and how will it be utilized moving forward? The Future is Here.

Self service 62

Self service Banking Chatbots Technology 62

Eptica

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3 ways of reducing customer query volumes. Published on: October 21, 2015. This rising volume of customer interactions, covering everything from questions about products and post-sales queries, to complaints and positive feedback , threatens to overwhelm many organizations.

Multichannel 74

Multichannel Self service Contact Center Morale 74

TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

Bombarded with buzzwords, and ever-conscious of meeting their KPIs, customer experience managers must choose between a dizzying range of automated solutions that all promise to reduce average handling time, motivate agents, improve first time resolution rates and enhance customer satisfaction. Computer Vision AI Comes of Age.

Contact Center 174

Contact Center Average Handle Time B2C Banking 174

aircall

DECEMBER 19, 2016

This year on the Aircall blog, we’ve looked at quite a few ways how to improve your business’ customer service. Now let’s take a look at and draw inspiration from the best customer service companies this year. Best customer service companies of 2016: all-star division. Steve Jobs - Co-founder of Apple.

Customer Service 74

Customer Service Advertising Transportation Customer Support 74

Clarabridge

AUGUST 28, 2015

If this is still a mystery to you, you will quickly understand when you need to provide customer service. As a type of self-service customer care , direct your community to it with helpful links. In any customer service environment, flexibility is key. Customer care team, at your service!”).

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Customer Care outsourcing Self service 75