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2020 Business and Customer Service Experience Trends

CCNG

The global pandemic has forever altered customer behavior. A significant opportunity now exists for businesses to expand digital offerings, improve the digital channel experience, and reduce customer effort. Low customer effort drives brand loyalty and reduces cost. She is a long-time CCNG member and contributor.

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Driving Contact Center Change: Chatbots, OmniChannel, Cloud

Altivon

Because each one in its own way increases efficiency and decreases customer effort. But what about customer effort? Studies show that the majority of customers would rather have an effortless experience than a delightful one (CCIQ). Chatbots, Omnichannel and Cloud are three top trends for contact centers.

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Call Center Metrics and KPIs to Measure Performance and Productivity

CCNG

That means operational metrics like Average Speed of Answer (ASA), Average Handle Time (AHT), and FCR prove to focus on controlling costs instead of ensuring overall customer satisfaction. What key metrics should call centers measure for voice, chat, email, and SMS?

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100+ Customer Experience Stats to Prepare for 2023

CCNG

(Temkin, 2017) 83% of customers would trust recommendations from the people they know: colleagues, family, friends, etc. London School of Economics, 2005) Customer Effort Score Is CES worth your attention? and 66% would trust other consumer opinions posted online. Short answer: YES!