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

JUNE 15, 2016

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 The 7 components of superior self-service systems. Published on: June 15, 2016. Essentially companies are risking a huge chunk of their online revenues if they can’t deliver the right information to customers. Self-service systems provide the answer.

Self service 51

Self service Multichannel Contact Center Feedback 51

Solvvy

OCTOBER 29, 2019

A study from Aspect found that 65 percent of respondents said they felt good when they could resolve an issue independently without contacting customer support —and that number jumped to 70 percent among Millennials. (In But more often than not, the customer experience is exasperating, not empowering. .

Self service 48

Self service Chatbots Customer Support Surveys 48

SharpenCX

MAY 27, 2021

trillion in annual losses from bad customer service. And 82% of customers have stopped doing business with a company because of their bad customer experience. . Statistics like these make almost every customer service leader shudder (the good ones, at least). Companies see more than $1.6 What’s more?

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Customer Service Interactive Voice Response Chatbots 67

Babelforce

MARCH 9, 2022

But despite this growing movement to the cloud some contact centers are still running on legacy on-premises software that stunts the customer experience. Let’s explore some important reasons why the cloud is a customer experience optimizer. How can the cloud improve customer experience?

Cloud contact 52

Cloud contact Contact Center Customer Experience Entertainment 52

Eptica

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 The 3 dimensions of customer service conversations. Published on: November 02, 2016. Is it stopping the customer from buying? Analyzing the language used within a digital interaction provides the ability to triage effectively and save the most at risk customers.

Customer Service 71

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Contact Center 71

SharpenCX

JUNE 24, 2021

But without the bigger picture, you’ll never deliver exceptional customer service and become an industry leader. They prioritize self-service help for exceptional customer service. . Back in 2016, ZillowGroup started publishing company data on gender, ethnicity representation and pay equity.

Real estate 67

Real estate Marketing Customer Service Banking 67

Aspect

JULY 11, 2018

Want to make your customers happy? We all know happy agents, make happy customers. For example, The Tempkin Group’s 2016 Employee Engagement Benchmark Study found that organizations that deliver great customer experiences have one-and-a-half times as many engaged employees as under-engaged employees. Respect them.

Customer Service 54

Customer Service Self service Surveys Benchmark 54

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Date: Friday, September 16, 2016 Balancing investment between digital and traditional customer service. Published on: September 16, 2016. 47% said they were willing to pay more for better customer service. Of those, 65% revealed they would never return to companies they had left.

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Surveys 75

Eptica

JUNE 24, 2016

Date: Friday, June 24, 2016 The ROI of improved customer experience. Published on: June 24, 2016. Author: Chris Eideh Businesses understand that improving the customer experience has a direct impact on revenue generation. Greater efficiency Minimizing unnecessary customer contact to queries has two impacts.

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Multichannel Airlines Self service 50

Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Many companies are coming up short with customer support. “Only 26% of consumers responded positively when asked if they believe customer service centers provide great support, compared to 49% who did not.” “When asked what the most frustrating aspect of a customer service experience is, over a third of U.S.

Call Center 207

Call Center outsourcing Contact Center Finance 207

Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Published on: January 20, 2016. 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.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Self service CRM Analytics 49

Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

Armed with that empathy and over ten years in the business, there’s been one consistent signal that stands out from the noise in this year’s customer service trends: customers want effortless experiences. Customers hate putting in effort to get problems resolved. Self-service will become a form marketing.

Customer centricity 83

Customer centricity Customer Service Self service Chatbots 83

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. Understand your customer’s most preferred channels. Here are the best practices.

Best practices 64

Best practices Customer Service Contact center software Self service 64

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

Solvvy

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

After all, a Dimensional Research survey found that 87% of customers rave about positive customer service to their friends—and even more importantly, 95% spread the word about negative experiences, with more than half telling at least five people. Want to deliver Zappos-level customer service?

Customer Service 64

Customer Service Benchmark Average Handle Time Self service 64

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

Eptica

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The 5 rules of Retail Christmas Customer Experience. It is likely that consumers will be more careful in their spending, with rising prices and inflation leading to overall retail sales falling year on year between September 2016 and 2017. Published on: November 22, 2017.

Customer Experience 73

Customer Experience Best practices Benchmark Self service 73

Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? Published on: January 06, 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.

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Multichannel Self service Contact Center 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

MARCH 31, 2016

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

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Entertainment Customer Service Banking 49

Solvvy

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Getting the customer experience right is a delicate balance. 97 percent of consumers said that a bad buying experience will lead them to change their buying behavior, according to a recent Zendesk study. Replacing human customer service agents with IVR technology: Bad idea.

Interactive Voice Response 48

Interactive Voice Response Customer Service Chatbots Self service 48

Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Despite playing such a crucial role in customer engagement, contact centers don’t always get the attention they deserve. Customer experience today is often discussed in a marketing or branding context—through the events and promotions driven by marketing as well as spaces and packages defined by branding.

Contact Center 81

Contact Center Customer Experience Self service Best practices 81

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

Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Published on: March 18, 2016. Customers are pushing retailers to innovate and deliver new services , improved experiences at lower prices. However, performance varied. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Entertainment Customer Service Self service 49

Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Date: Friday, June 3, 2016 Customer service in a mobile-first world. Published on: June 03, 2016. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service. There are three areas to focus on: 1. Share this page on: Tweet. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 56

Customer Service Multichannel Airlines Self service 56

Eptica

JUNE 17, 2016

Date: Friday, June 17, 2016 Transforming the customer experience in 5 steps. Published on: June 17, 2016. One of the key points raised is that while senior managers now understand the importance of customer experience , many are unsure where to start when it comes to improving what they offer to consumers.

Customer Experience 49

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Multichannel Self service 49

TechSee

APRIL 10, 2018

The research indicates that 69% of high performers consider technology provided by the service provider to be an important component of the BPO relationship, compared to only 27% of typical performers. The 2016 Global Outsourcing Survey by Deloitte revealed that clients now expect enhanced and specialized services from outsourced consultants.

Call Center 139

Call Center Technology outsourcing Self service 139

Eptica

JULY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 What do millennials expect from customer service? Published on: July 20, 2016. Author: Guest author: Chloe Hacquard We hear a lot about the impact of millennials on customer service, and how they are driving change in customer service. Two strikes.

Customer Service 51

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Personalization 51

Quiq

AUGUST 17, 2021

Customer service teams, in particular, have faced significant change with nearly half of customer support leaders experiencing a sudden lift in inbound customer service volume and issues due to the pandemic (Gartner). . The Strategic Opportunity in Digital Customer Service. Let’s dive in.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Customer Support Self service APIs 52

Clarabridge

JANUARY 4, 2017

As a discipline, customer experience is growing up. Here are 19 fundamental customer experience stats for 2017 to show you where CX stands, and where it is headed. People are still looking for a good customer experience. 45% of customers are willing to pay more for better customer service 1.

Customer Experience 51

Customer Experience Customer centricity Self service Marketing 51

Eptica

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Using email customer service to build emotional engagement. Published on: February 09, 2016. Author: Steve Nattress Email has been a mainstay of customer service since its inception , providing a digital alternative to the telephone for consumers.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Contact Center 52

Eptica

APRIL 26, 2016

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Comparing the customer experience in the UK and France. Published on: April 27, 2016. 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.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Experience Transportation Self service 49

TechSee

MAY 1, 2018

While more than 90% of utility companies’ overall budget is dedicated to infrastructure and other operating costs, with less than 10% allocated towards customer service, the picture is very different when it comes to AI. Gartner reports that the vast majority of utilities’ investment in AI is earmarked for customer service.

Analytics 132

Analytics Call Center Chatbots Customer Support 132

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

CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Less than half of CX execs trust their company's ability to deliver great experiences. Here are over 100 customer experience stats and trends for you to discover. 99% of Customer Experience and Success leaders believe CEM has a positive impact on their business. Only 8% of their customers agreed.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Journey mapping Metrics Surveys 195

Eptica

JANUARY 8, 2016

Date: Friday, January 8, 2016 5 customer experience lessons from the 2015 Holiday Shopping season. Published on: January 08, 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.

Customer Experience 49

Customer Experience Multichannel Self service Contact Center 49