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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of April 22, 2019

ShepHyken

But what’s less clear is the toll these self-service interactions may take on customers. Using self-service options in high-anxiety settings can negatively impact the customer experience and erode confidence in the form of diminished trust with the company that the customer is interacting with. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Highlights from the 2019 Challenges and Priorities Survey

Contact Center Pipeline

With nearly 300 participants, Strategic Contact and Contact Center Pipeline proudly report the findings from our fourth annual Challenges and Priorities Survey. Here are a few highlights to whet your appetite. Top Contact Center Challenges The top half of our list of challenges is dominated by technology and frontline staff items.

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With customers becoming more demanding, can self-service really help?

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager With customers becoming more demanding, can self-service really help? Published on: November 27, 2019. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager Customer service is continually increasing in complexity. for self-service.

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Virtual Agent Usage Spikes as Self-Service Rescues the Customer Experience

Creative Virtual

Companies with existing online support and easy-to-use self-service tools are at an obvious advantage. The graph below shows virtual agent traffic globally and across multiple industries for the period of 1 January 2019 through 12 April 2020. Only time will tell. Hungry for more stats?

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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Taking stock of customer service in 2019

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager Taking stock of customer service in 2019. Published on: December 11, 2019. And what better way of doing this than exploring the 2019-20 Contact Babel UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers’ Guide , sponsored by Enghouse Interactive.

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Reduce call hold time and improve customer experience with self-service virtual agents using Amazon Connect and Amazon Lex

AWS Machine Learning

Gartner’s Customer Service and Support Leader poll estimates that live channels such as phone and live chat cost an average of $8.01 per contact, while self-service channels cost about $0.10 Also, the introduction of federal REAL ID requirements in 2019 resulted in increased call volumes from drivers with questions.