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Guest Blog: The 8 Elements of Customer Support Quality

ShepHyken

Your service speed depends on factors like the contact channel (e.g. An accurate reply won’t necessarily increase satisfaction, but a lack of accuracy will definitely decrease it. It allows them to feel like they can do something with the service they received, whether it was good or bad. Element #2: Accurate.

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The Definitive Guide: IVA vs IVR and What’s Right for Your Contact Center

SmartAction

On the other hand, if personalized assistance and the ability to handle complex inquiries are important, IVA is definitely the better option. While IVR has served as a staple customer service technology for years, its capabilities are limited to simple interactions and can sometimes lead to customer frustration.

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Guest Blog: Voice – Still The Most Important Customer Service Channel

ShepHyken

Approaches to customer service are continually shifting to keep up with how people adopt new technology. Self-service, web chat and chat bots gain in popularity. But which customer service medium is the most effective? Most customers will visit an organization’s website as their first point of interaction.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of March 11, 2024

ShepHyken

My Comment: A self-service experience falls under at least two categories. The first is a self-service solution that simplifies the experience, allowing the customer to resolve their problems, find answers to their questions, etc. It’s any and every type of interaction. Imagine that… A Top Five List!

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What is a Web Self-Service Portal?

Mindtouch

This helps explain the (relatively) recent emergence of web self-service portals as an effective way to improve the customer experience and defray customer support costs. Definition of a Web Self-Service Portal. So, what exactly is a web self-service portal? Typical Online Self-Service Interactions.

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Guest Blog: The 8 Elements of Customer Support Quality

ShepHyken

Your service speed depends on factors like the contact channel (e.g. An accurate reply won’t necessarily increase satisfaction, but a lack of accuracy will definitely decrease it. It allows them to feel like they can do something with the service they received, whether it was good or bad. Element #2: Accurate.

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Deploy self-service question answering with the QnABot on AWS solution powered by Amazon Lex with Amazon Kendra and large language models

AWS Machine Learning

QnABot allows you to quickly deploy self-service conversational AI into your contact center, websites, and social media channels, reducing costs, shortening hold times, and improving customer experience and brand sentiment. We discuss two such use cases in this section.