Mindtouch

MAY 15, 2018

Reducing customer effort has become a high-priority objective for most companies. Central to improving customer effort scores is useful and timely content. This increases customer effort by making it difficult for customers to find information. But Google itself is not the problem.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Well, plenty of knowledge base search experiences are … well … bad. Documentation or knowledge gaps have the uncanny ability to quietly increase customer effort. While search reports are certainly a key part of these efforts, search data is empty if you don’t act on it.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 27, 2022

Blog tip: 3 Customer Service Skills for Handling Difficult Conversations. Blog tip: 6 Tips for Writing Satisfying Customer Service Responses. Take notice of customer complaints. Blog tip: How to Answer Customer Complaints to Keep Them Coming Back. Use the same language as your customers.

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GetFeedback

APRIL 19, 2018

Check out how we use website surveys on our blog. Learn more about engaging with customers through Website Surveys. Survey Tip #3: Embed surveys into knowledge base articles. A great way to minimize support tickets is with 5-star knowledge base content. Survey Tip #5: Measure Customer Effort Score.

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Uniphore

AUGUST 6, 2021

In fact, Gartner estimates that of the 70 percent of customers who attempt self-service during their resolution journey, only 9 percent of calls are resolved through that channel alone. Chief among them: manual knowledge bases that required agents to memorize thousands of pages of policies and procedures. The results?

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GetFeedback

MAY 17, 2018

91% of consumers will use a self-service knowledge base if provided. What it means: Traditional support channels like phone and email often cost your customers more time and energy than they’re willing to spend. That means happier customers and fewer support cases for your team. Want to boost support efficiency?

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Nicereply

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Looking back, we published podcasts (23 episodes) and blog posts (228 posts) full of tips and tricks to improve your customer experience. So whether you have visited our blog or listened to the Customer Experience Leaders Chat podcast , we are incredibly thankful you joined us on the ride through 2021.

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Mindtouch

AUGUST 21, 2019

Accordingly, knowledge management—and specifically knowledge management tools—has emerged as a major organizational priority. What is knowledge management? What is a knowledge base? Knowledge management vs. knowledge base. Stakeholders in knowledge management. Knowledge management KPIs.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 22, 2022

Whether it’s a welcome greeting for a first-time login or a quick congratulatory message for completing onboarding, it’s easy to make sure your customers’ efforts don’t go unnoticed. Use In-App Communications to offer positive reinforcement and additional support to new or stuck customers.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 24, 2019

In order to get this information, you need to equip your support team with robust customer survey tools. These tools should provide you with the ability to create a variety of serves, as well as help you measure Net Promoter Score (NPS) , Customer Effort Score (CES) , and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT).

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 31, 2018

Measure self-service content with knowledge base surveys. The majority of customers prefer to figure things out on their own. With self-service resources like a customer knowledge base, you can give them the power to resolve problems themselves, which reduces work on your end.

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Mindtouch

JANUARY 24, 2018

It starts with asking the hard questions—taking an unflinching inventory of the support content experience we’re putting our customers through. Is our current workflow lowering customer effort? Or is it actually lowering effort for ourselves at the expense of the customer? And if that search experience is bad?

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Nicereply

JUNE 10, 2021

She asked herself: How do we change things in the product and support systems to improve self-service and reduce customer effort? In Conversation with Alice Hunsberger, Senior Director of Customer Experience at Grindr.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

A bad (or absent) self-service strategy can create support ticket backlogs, overtaxed support teams, and frustrated customers, eventually impacting the bottom line. A rock solid self-service strategy, on the other hand, can empower support agents, lower customer effort, and improve ticket deflection.

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Call Design

JULY 6, 2021

This metric reflects the knowledge base and expertise of the agents working in the contact centre as well as how well your customers are directed through the IVR to the appropriate agent. Customer Effort Score. The industry benchmark for the first call resolution measurement is between 70% to 75%.

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 16, 2018

As customers reply, you can keep track of your average score and segment responses by specific criteria (like customer type, region, agent, etc.) Customer Effort Score (CES). Offering quick and effective support is the surest way to make your customers happy. Knowledge Base Article Helpfulness.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 18, 2023

Freshdesk Freshdesk help desk software comes with a range of features like integrated ticketing across multiple channels, knowledge base support, analytics and reporting, team collaboration capabilities, SLA management, CSAT surveys and reports, integration with 1000+ apps from the Freshworks Marketplace, and more.

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Mindtouch

APRIL 11, 2018

The call to optimize your knowledge base for mobile has never been stronger. This means optimized KB content can provide two important benefits: Show up where customers are looking for it (namely, Google Search). Customer satisfaction and customer effort surveys. Optimize for mobile. Forums and communities.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 25, 2018

How can we bypass the milestones of Omnichannel and a useful knowledge base, while expecting to virtualizesupport? Great knowledge and harmonized service across all channels are the foundation on which AI will rest. Back to CX Accelerator Blog Nate Brown is the Co-founder of CX Accelerator.

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Net promoter score (NPS) , Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) , Customer Effort Score (CES) , and ratings are some of the surveys that you can create and share with ease using Nicereply. Help Scout – center for knowledge base articles and help docs. Give them 24/7 customer service through AI-based chatbots.

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Mindtouch

MARCH 15, 2018

Self-service content is playing a more prominent role because it has very little of the sales-and-marketing-y aspects that sometimes drive customers away. Think knowledge base articles, FAQs, and customer stories. Testimonials, use cases, even blog posts. When Seeking Customer Support.

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Nicereply

JULY 13, 2021

This concept has become increasingly popular in SaaS products because all the data is centrally stored, and using your customer experience data is an excellent way to reduce customer effort and frustration. ” Knowledge bases shouldn’t just be for external use. Make physical products available.

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Nicereply

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Asking questions that you already have the answer to can hurt customer experience by increasing the customer effort required to resolve their issue. Similarly, chatbots and knowledge bases can help resolve common issues, but context is key when they are unable to. Context is the Future of Support.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 22, 2022

Whether it’s a welcome greeting for a first-time login or a quick congratulatory message for completing onboarding, it’s easy to make sure your customers’ efforts don’t go unnoticed. Use in-app communications to offer positive reinforcement and additional support to new or stuck customers.

Accountability 52

Accountability Consulting Consulting Best practices 52

Mindtouch

APRIL 26, 2018

Knowledge base articles. That’s because today’s customer is educated. Because product documentation that shows up where people are looking for it inherently enables customer self-service. It makes it easier for customers to find the answers themselves. appeared first on MindTouch Blog. Help content.

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Mindtouch

MAY 30, 2018

It’s what happens when a company can deliver solutions, answers, and information in time to prevent customers from opening support cases. A regularly updated and well-optimized knowledge base is often a centerpiece of these efforts. A case deflected is one that doesn’t eat up time, money, or manpower.

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ProProfs Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

In this blog post, we will explore: What is multichannel customer support? What is omnichannel customer support? Pros & cons multichannel customer support. Pros & cons of omnichannel customer support. Multichannel customer support. What is Multichannel Customer Support? eCommerce Platforms.

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Netomi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Knowledge-base integration. Dedicated customer success team. The AI responds to a range of employee questions by surfacing knowledge base content. Multi-channel (chat, email, and SMS customer service ). Knowledge Base Management. Integrates with Zendesk Guide knowledge base.

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Mindtouch

MARCH 14, 2018

In the end, good customer experience is about lowering customer effort. One of the best ways to deliver an improved customer experience is to give support agents the tools they need to address customer issues in a timely manner. What solutions have customers already attempted? Agent enablement is a must.

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VocalCom

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Convincing customers to use new apps is therefore a major challenge. Rather, it makes more sense to simplify the mobile experience in other ways that reduce customer effort. A study by Coleman Parkes found that 91% of respondents would use an online knowledge base if it were available and designed to meet their needs.

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aircall

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Consider things like knowledge bases and other self-service tools. Review your effort. Though there isn’t one specific customer experience metric you can measure, there are a few that can clue you into how you’re doing. As the saying goes, “if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

Consider Common Customer Challenges. Monitor Customer Service Metric Levels. How to Set Measurable Customer Service Goals. Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT). Customer Effort Score (CES). How to Make Sure You Reach Your Measurable Customer Service Goals. Treat Every Customer With Complete Attention.

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Customer Service Life

APRIL 27, 2018

This article was first published on the FCR blog on April 6, 2018. Chattermill is a system that allows you to pull customer feedback from NPS (Net Promoter Score), CSAT (Customer Satisfaction), and CES (Customer Effort Score) surveys into one place. Click here to read the original. Chattermill.

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Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2018

Does your knowledge management solution include intelligent search, link to case, and the ability to create knowledge base articles from solved tickets? The better the support agent experience, the better their support team will be at providing good customer experience across email, phone, and chat.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

This might mean breaking down long, locked-away.pdf documents into smaller knowledge base articles; or moving useful troubleshooting information out of forums and in to a scalable knowledge management system. The post Why You Shouldn’t Ignore the Rise of Digital Voice Assistants appeared first on MindTouch Blog.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 4, 2023

If self-service isn’t part of your customer service strategy yet, it might be the right time to expand your customer support options with self-service solutions. Chatbots, AI virtual assistants, voice bots, knowledge bases or self-service community portals – all have the potential to reduce your ticket volume and ultimately costs.

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Going beyond channels through changes to your products and services will make support easier to access, reduce customer effort, and allow you to resolve tickets faster. When support leaders are asked “how do you support your customers?” Your channels need to be at-hand wherever your customers are.

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