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Customer Self-Service: Pros, Cons, Examples

TechSee

Customer experience and engagement are not buzzwords – they are solid performance indicators that continue to gain traction and are a top priority for businesses. In today’s digital-first and customer-centric world, fast response time and problem solving are at the core of customer demand. By 2025, 50.7%

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5 Steps Toward a Successful Self-Service Strategy

TechSee

Self-service is finally coming of age, with leading enterprises embracing the paradigm of customers helping themselves. But it turns out that not all self-service options are created equal. Walmart axed its Mobile Express Scan & Go self-checkout experience due to negative feedback from customers.

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The Great AI Paradox for Contact Centre Agents

CSM Magazine

The good news is contact centres from all parts of the world recognize the importance of agent wellbeing in meeting customer demands. The majority (80%) or more rank agent engagement scores as the top measurement metric of the future ahead of traditional customer-centric KPIs such as customer effort (81%) and average handle time (80%).

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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. Also, with the improvement in self-service, call volume typically consists of a more complex series of calls, which AHT can measure less predictively.

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Amazing Business Radio: Rick DeLisi and Dan Michaeli

ShepHyken

Shep Hyken interviews Rick DeLisi and Dan Michaeli, authors of Digital Customer Service: Transforming Customer Experience for An On-Screen World. They discuss why customer-centric companies need digital transformation. Virtually every service experience starts as self-service.

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Global Research Reveals 3 Ways to Make UK Agents More Impactful

CSM Magazine

The majority (88%) rank engagement scores as the top measurement metric of the future ahead of traditional customer-centric measurement criteria including customer effort and wait times/service levels (78%) or NPS (76%). Take a Proactive and Targeted Approach to Training Traditional onboarding is no longer enough.

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The Value of Direct Engagement and Customer Focus

Mindtouch

This was a key takeaway at The Customer Focus Effect, where MindTouch had the opportunity to sit down with leaders from Customer Support and Customer Success. Topics ranged from customer loyalty and scalable direct engagement to new approaches to lowering customer effort. What problems are they having?