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The Problem with Self Service

Beyond Philosophy

People like the convenience of self-service. More and more of your Customers believe access to self-service options is essential to their relationship with your business. Knowing this, it is critical that you plan your self-service options well. Clearly, more Customers want self-service options.

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Guest Blog: “Zhuzhing Up” Humans in the Contact Center

ShepHyken

Airline agents are still at check-in counters to guide passengers after self-service kiosks and to arrange complicated ticketing. But the phone conversations that are handled by human agents are generally becoming longer and more complicated as simpler inquiries are handled through self-service options.

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Guest Blog: Don’t Waste My Precious Time

ShepHyken

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Dan Rood, writes about the precious commodity of time and why we must use the latest technologies to help customers save time and have amazing customer experiences. I think a great self-service option is key for everyone. Shep Hyken. Three-quarters of U.S.

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Guest Blog: Moving Past The Fairy Tale – 5 Examples of Great Service

ShepHyken

To compound all this, traditional service – which waits until customers called the contact center before addressing a problem – has become much less effective. Service leaders have been forced to provide self-service channels, mitigate risk with pro-active initiatives, and consistently channel customers into more cost-effective mediums.

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Guest Blog: 4 Technology Solutions to Help You Manage Customer Service More Effectively

ShepHyken

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shital Shah, writes about how with the right combination of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be difficult. She shares four excellent solutions to help manage your customer service more effectively. Shep Hyken.

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4 Qualities of Next-Gen Customer Self-Service

Mindtouch

The data doesn’t lie: in 2017, customer self-service almost surpassed human-assisted service for customer service interactions. By 2020, an estimated 85% of customers will choose self-service first. 85% of customers will choose self-service first by the year 2020.

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Challenge #2 – Your self-service doesn’t have all the answers

Eckoh

Has your company deployed a self-service app for customers — but your contact center is still getting a constant stream of calls? Our blog series on the Top 5 Customer Service Challenges has been getting under the skin of the big issues facing contact centers today. When this happens, there's only one thing to do.