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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of February 12, 2024

ShepHyken

For example, Gen Z prefers to solve their own problems (self-service customer support), and 52% of Gen Z won’t buy from a brand with bad self-service. Our customer service and CX research confirm this. Comparing generations, 48% of Gen Z embrace self-service options versus just 18% of Boomers.

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The Time is Now: Modernize Your Customer Experience

ConvergeOne

Are your customers demanding that you do something different to improve their experiences? If so, it’s time for your customer care organization to modernize—but what does that mean, exactly, and how can you best position yourself and your organization for success? For other companies, it involves streamlining self-service tools.

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The Contact Center Evolution: 5 Focus Areas to Move from Vanilla to Value

HGS

I believe this will be a valuable differentiator for customer experience management specialists in the future. Simple and routine transactions will be automated as more and more customers move to digital and self-service routes. Knowledge Is Power.

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Christmas in July? Prepare Your Holiday Season Customer Service Now

TLC Associates

Providing self-service options or even virtual queueing (where customers can keep their place in line without remaining on the phone) keep customers engaged for longer, which also has a positive impact on your CSAT scores. Abandon Rates – When call volumes increase, there will be an uptick in abandon rates.

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Hyper Efficiency: The Next Frontier in Contact Center Operations Management

NobelBiz

It may be a valuable tool for establishing standards against which the customer relationship center can push its customer service goals. You can learn more about call center gamification in this workshop episode. One way to tackle these agent-related issues is by introducing gamification into the contact center workflow.

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Navigating the Work-From-Home Contact Center from A to Z: An in-depth interview with Customer Service and Work-From-Home Expert, Michele Rowan

Vistio

And once I moved from human resources to operations, I eventually landed at Hilton Hotels and I spent 12 years with Hilton reservations and customer care. So it’s the reservations and customer service arm of the hotel organization. And while I was with Hilton, I ran a large contact center for them in Tampa, Florida.

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Customer experience vs customer service: why it matters to your business

delighted

For example, a mere 10-20 years ago, a customer service rep might be needed to complete a basic transaction or share features and benefits to make a sale. Flash forward to today’s tech-driven self-service economy and 70% of customers expect to be able to “help themselves” on a company’s website or application.