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5 Ways to Optimize Self-Service Practices

VocalCom

At one time, self-service meant forcing customers to perform tasks on their own without the information and support they needed. Today, savvy companies offer self-service as a means of empowering customers to help themselves with confidence and minimal effort. Integrate self-service with your omnichannel strategy.

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Volume Reduction Is a Multichannel Opportunity

Contact Center Pipeline

Our annual challenges and priorities survey, as well as our project experience, show that high attrition, absence and adherence issues, and the uphill battle to gain budget approval for additional staff remain pain points for many centers.

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How to Deliver An Outstanding Omnichannel Customer Experience

Playvox

First, it’s important to understand the difference between multichannel and omnichannel customer service centers. Both serve customers in multiple channels, but a multichannel environment doesn’t connect those channels — every interaction is siloed. Self-service can be a win-win for agents and customers.

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5 Rules for Giving Customers the Self-Service They Want

VocalCom

When designing great customer experiences, every brand should think about its self-service. Here are five rules for creating self-service options that truly benefit your customers. Self-service usually indicates the absence of human agents, but there are times when human intervention may be necessary.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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Enterprise Contact Center Solutions: A Game Changer

NobelBiz

They serve as centralized hubs for managing multichannel interactions, voice calls, emails, chats, social media, and more. Unlike their small business counterparts, these solutions are equipped with advanced functionalities tailored to meet the needs of enterprise environments. RELATED ARTICLE What Is ACD – Automatic Call Distribution System?

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The Growing Demand for Self-Service Is Altering the Future of Knowledge Management

Verint

However, in the digital, multichannel customer engagement world of today, the evolving and more astute customer base has higher expectations, as well as a strong desire to do things themselves via self-service applications. 1 Ovum, The Advancement of Self-Service Solutions in Customer Engagement , April 2017.