Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

The web, in the form of help and self service has remained on top throughout that time and continued to improve between 2015 and 2016. On the negative side, five out of ten sectors performed worse than in 2015 , with the average score for consumer electronics manufacturers slipping 10%.

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Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Author: Robin Tandon Having recently looked back on customer experience in 2015 , what is predicted for the coming year? Eptica research backs up the need to make self-service easier. Published on: January 20, 2016.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock. Published on: October 06, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung Recent research from charity Citizens Advice found major differences between how UK utilities handle customer service. Here are six areas to focus on: 1.

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Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Robots – the future of customer service? Published on: August 19, 2015. Author: Derek Lewis Recent Forrester research pointed out the importance of understanding customer emotion and creating empathy with consumers if brands are going to deliver a successful customer experience.

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Eptica

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Date: Friday, February 5, 2016 Meeting Millennial Customer Expectations. Author: Neil Cox In 2015 the US Census Bureau reported that Millennials outnumbered Baby Boomers for the first time , meaning they now make up a quarter of the population. Published on: February 05, 2016. They want their views to be acted on (fast!),

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Eptica

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3 ways of reducing customer query volumes. Published on: October 21, 2015. This rising volume of customer interactions, covering everything from questions about products and post-sales queries, to complaints and positive feedback , threatens to overwhelm many organizations.

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Tricia Morris

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Here is a collection of 16 statistics shaping customer service for today and tomorrow: 1. 76% of consumers say they view customer service as the true test of how much a company values them. 2015 Aspect Consumer Experience Survey ). 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report).

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. Published on: September 11, 2015. Web customer service Online, performance in the sector dropped, from answering 70% of questions in 2014 down to 67% in 2015. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

JUNE 24, 2016

Business success depends on a wide variety of factors and it can be hard to isolate customer experience in dollar figures. In 2015 he published a report looking at the difference in revenue growth between pairs of similar businesses in five sectors (cable communications, airlines, investments, retail and health insurance).

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Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Time spent on mobile devices grew by 117% year on year between 2014 and 2015 and nearly half of all ecommerce transactions now take place on mobile devices. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Static performance Overall, the UK research found minor changes in performance since 2015, with the total number of questions answered on the web, email and Twitter remaining static at 55%. 10% fewer companies allowed non-customers to email them compared to 2015. However, performance varied. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

AUGUST 14, 2015

Date: Friday, August 14, 2015 The 10 steps to digital customer experience success in banking. Published on: August 14, 2015. Author: Pauline Ashenden Twenty years ago, the majority of banking was carried out face-to-face through an extensive branch network and most consumers remained with the same bank for much of their lives.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Why customer service is still vital in the supermarket price war. Published on: September 23, 2015. This gap between best and worst replicates Eptica’s findings in the 2015 UK Multichannel Customer Experience Study. Those that were 1% below saw sales decrease by 1%.

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Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Based on consumer research into how customer experience strengthens loyalty, it shows both individual company scores and how the wider economy is performing. Looking through the research, I can see four key trends for CX and customer service professionals to focus on: 1. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Avaya

APRIL 6, 2016

Customer engagement is a competitive battleground. After all, customer expectations are always high, and technology always evolving. To stay ahead of the competition, we have to be vigilant about meeting or exceeding the needs of our customers. The Internet makes finding and switching to a competitor easier than ever.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 5 Ways of improving handling times this Christmas. Published on: December 09, 2015. Additionally, while customers are always demanding, the time they are willing to wait for an answer is even shorter at Christmas. Again, this saves time without impacting the service provided.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Comparing the retail customer experience in the United States and United Kingdom. Published on: November 11, 2015. Author: Pauline Ashenden Thanks to the internet, retail is a global industry, with companies now facing competition from peers around the world. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

APRIL 26, 2016

Companies in France seem keen to engage with customers more via the telephone – 87% provided a contact number (up from 84% in 2015), with many sites even suggesting the best times for consumers to call. In France however the web still lags behind, only able to provide answers to 55% of queries.

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Avaya

DECEMBER 1, 2016

We are well aware that what goes on behind the scenes to coordinate the customer experience can be dauntingly complex. The latest release of Avaya IP Office Contact Center takes into account midsize businesses’ needs and requirements for simplicity and affordability, and the desire to deliver a top-notch customer experience.

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Avaya

JUNE 21, 2016

If you’ve been following Avaya’s news over the past few months, you may recall that in March we talked about customer service being the new competitive battleground, and how Avaya is helping customers win the battle. Then in late May, we announced we were “raising the bar on the self-service customer experience.”

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Kustomer

JUNE 11, 2020

New York, NY – June 11, 2020 — Kustomer , the omnichannel SaaS platform reimagining enterprise customer service to deliver standout experiences, announces today that it has been named in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center (CEC) report, published on June 4, 2020 by the research and advisory firm.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 The state of UK email customer service. Published on: November 18, 2015. Email usage by sector Contact Babel’s research, which was carried out with UK contact centre managers, found that email makes up an average of 17% of incoming queries from customers.

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Avaya

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Customer journey analytics is a process that requires tracking and analyzing the way customers use a combination of available channels to interact with an organization. The need for customer journey analytics is simple: data solutions of the past simply won’t meet the next-generation customer needs of today and the future.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Why aren’t organizations embracing digital customer service? Published on: September 16, 2015. Author: Steve Nattress The spread of digital customer service channels, from email and chat to social media , can provide organizations with significant benefits.

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Kustomer

AUGUST 12, 2020

Industry Recognition and Awards : In addition to making SaaS Mag’s list of fastest-growing SaaS companies, Kustomer was named to the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center and received the Stevie Award For The Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year – Up to 2,500 Employees.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Date: Monday, October 26, 2015 Christmas is coming – is your customer service ready? Published on: October 26, 2015. 4 Customers don’t want to be tied to a particular channel Particularly in the run up to Christmas, shoppers will use a wide variety of channels and devices when researching and buying gifts.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Date: Friday, December 11, 2015 Festive failings in UK customer service. Published on: December 11, 2015. In this post we will focus on the UK results of the 2015 Eptica Retail Black Friday Customer Experience Study in which there were three main findings: 1. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

MARCH 4, 2016

The number of companies that made email available to non-customers decreased by 10% in 2015 and the average time taken to answer emails increased by nearly 5 hours, up to 34 hours 15 minutes. In 2015 26% of companies claimed to offer chat though just 8% of companies had it working when tested. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

APRIL 29, 2016

In total, across the web, email and Twitter channels insurers successfully answered 58% of all questions, an 18% increase since 2015. Falling behind on the web In 2015 insurance was the bottom of ten sectors surveyed when it came to providing answers online. In 2015 just half gave accurate answers. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 What’s the best channel for U.S. retail customer service? Published on: November 04, 2015. So at Eptica we thought it would be a good time to look at how they perform when it comes to the customer experience. Share this page on: Tweet.

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Aspect blog provides technology news, trends and actual customer experiences, best practices for customer experience related matters for contact centers and enterprises. Ameyo’s topcs revolve around customer engagement, best practices for business processing outsourcing industries, and a lot more.

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Aspect blog provides technology news, trends and actual customer experiences, best practices for customer experience related matters for contact centers and enterprises. Ameyo’s topcs revolve around customer engagement, best practices for business processing outsourcing industries, and a lot more.

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OpinionLab

AUGUST 29, 2017

So, according to our survey, around 4 in 5 want direct person contact, 3 in 4 expect a phone number on your website and more than 6 in 10 think they get better service in-person. After all, it’s hard to be delighted about a positive self-service outcome. The difference between the 2015 and 2016 figures are clear.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Earlier this month, the CFI Group, which issues the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index, issued the Contact Center Satisfaction Index (CCSI). Millennials have higher expectations for service than those 45+ perhaps largely due to their sense of immediacy and highly digital, multi-modal nature.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Consistency – the missing ingredient in retail customer service? Published on: November 25, 2015. You can download the full 2015 Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study here or see key findings in this infographic. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Tricia Morris

AUGUST 21, 2015

The top challenges organizations say they face in delivering a superior customer experience are: (1) consistency across channels, (2) ensuring that all inquiries are responded to and documented, and (3) utilizing customer data to identify trends. Hire a happiness hero, customer champion or happiness engineer. (2) Ray” Wang.

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