BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Customer care QA processes are moving from limited sampling to real-time, holistic analysis thanks to emerging conversation intelligence technologies that impact every corner of the contact center for the better. It can also help diagnose what’s happening when call times are too long or when there’s too much silence on the line.

Contact Center 177

Contact Center Industry Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 177

Natalie Petouhof

APRIL 7, 2016

Customer self-service is one of the key capabilities of any company that actually cares about their customers. Companies contemplating a self-service customer care solution to support digital customer experiences should consider the following five steps: 1. Tweet It’s just not true.

Self Service 40

Self Service Customer Journeys Average Handle Time Government 40

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact center leadership must think strategically and find sustainable call center cost reduction strategies that do not compromise the quality and efficiency of the brand’s service. Volume – rapidly address the most common issues that drive most inbound customer contacts. Slash inbound inquiries with self-service.

Call Center 196

Call Center Self Service Strategy Contact Center 196

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Designer Shoe Warehouse, better known as DSW, continues to find innovative ways to capitalize on that universal truth and keep customers coming back for more. Moreover, AI-powered customer self-service has boosted their CX as customers no longer wait in queue for routine (now automated) transactions related to order management.

Self Service 139

Self Service Virtual Agent Customer Experience Average Handle Time 139

Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Conversational automation is crucial to great customer support. An effective customer service chatbot can communicate with customers and answer important questions, streamlining the customer support process. Furthermore, consumers are increasingly expecting chatbots to be a part of your customer support strategy.

Customer Service 98

Customer Service Average Handle Time Chatbots Self Service 98

NICE inContact

MARCH 10, 2016

Service Quality. Customer Satisfaction : Customer satisfaction indicates how your agents performed in solving customer issues. This can be done in a variety of ways, including with Customer Satisfaction Surveys that are sent out after a call or chat. This includes any wait time, as well as time spent with an agent.

Call Center 120

Call Center Metrics Average Handle Time Self Service 120

TechSee

JULY 17, 2018

Interactive voice response (IVR) is a technology that allows a computer to interact with customers through the use of voice and touch-tone telephone keypad. Today, IVR is a core technology well entrenched in call centers that has transcended way beyond its role as a simple customer routing system. . Assisted Service.

Wait Times 114

Wait Times Self Service Meeting Call Center 114

ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2021

She shares common misconceptions about customer service and offers ways to fight them in order to provide great customer experiences. Keep reading to dive into four common misconceptions about customer service, and how to combat them to offer better customer experiences. In the U.S. of all sales.

Self Service 113

Self Service Customer Service e-support Average Handle Time 113

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Improvements which increase customer lifetime value (more revenue) and lower operating costs (more profit). When using older contact center systems, you are likely to find inefficiencies in the areas of average handle times (AHT), first call resolution (FCR), and agent occupancy. Think of the possibilities.

Contact Center 121

Contact Center Self Service Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 121

NICE inContact

JANUARY 8, 2019

Call Center Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) is, together with other customer related measurements like Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Customer Effort Score (CES), among the most widely recognized and frequently used KPIs in the call center. CSAT is a measurement that is based on customer feedback. Let’s investigate. .

Call Center 120

Call Center Customer Satisfaction Self Service Net Promoter Score 120

Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Generative AI technologies truly have the power to change how we work and our ability to deliver a stellar customer experience (CX). Contact center AI is a collection of tools or contact center software designed to enable smarter, data-driven, and more efficient customer interactions, with the ultimate goal of delivering better CX.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Self Service Net Promoter Score Effort Score 74

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 12, 2018

With all of the new improvements and changes in modern day customer service technology, it’s no surprise that customer expectations have evolved to follow suit as well. Now more than ever, customers want fast and efficient service.

Virtual Agent 120

Virtual Agent Contact Center Self Service Average Handle Time 120

BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. The question of the moment is: what role is ChatGPT going to play in delivering a loyalty-building customer experience? Can AI Handle Complex Customer Care? So let’s get into it.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Experience Self Service Chatbots 156

Uniphore

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A Forrester poll of members of 17 of the largest health plans in the country found an industry average score of 70.2 on a 100-point scale for customer satisfaction, which Forrester categorizes as an “OK” rating. What’s the key to driving improved customer satisfaction?

Self Service 130

Self Service Healthcare Contact Center Effort Score 130

Kayako

JUNE 8, 2017

One of the biggest mistakes when measuring customer experience is focusing on what your team is doing instead of what your customers are experiencing. Metrics like time tracking, productivity, and performance take the front seat, but often don’t relate to the experience your customer receives or how they feel about it.

Metrics 240

Metrics Self Service Customer Experience Effort Score 240

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An established financial services firm with over 140 years in business, Principal is a global investment management leader and serves more than 62 million customers around the world. Attention to this key requirement allows Principal to maintain a safe and secure customer experience.

Financial 108

Financial Omni-Channel Groups Analytics 108

Kustomer

AUGUST 15, 2022

Customer demands and competition from other brands are increasing every day. Because of the overwhelming number of alternatives available to them, modern customers are not shying away from demanding excellent customer service. A poor or inconvenient customer experience will have them taking their business elsewhere.

Self Service 59

Self Service Customer Experience Omni-Channel CRM 59

NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2018

In part one of the blog series, we looked at a framework for building a strong business case to invest in customer experience technologies. In this blog, we will take a deeper look at some of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that drive enhanced customer experience and true financial benefits.

Self Service 120

Self Service Metrics Customer Experience Contact Center 120

eGain Blogs

APRIL 10, 2023

According to them, knowledge management (KM) is the #1 technology that simultaneously improves operational performance, customer experience, and employee experience, and we agree. They are all focused on the customer service function but if also leveraged by other business functions, KM can help reduce costs across the entire enterprise!

Self Service 52

Self Service Management Contact Center Average Handle Time 52

TechSee

JULY 9, 2019

According to Gartner , organizations should strive to deliver low-effort customer experiences because simplicity is the most significant driver of loyalty. In fact, 96% of customers who experience a high-effort interaction become more disloyal compared to just 9% who have a low-effort experience. Wasted hold time.

Call Center 143

Call Center Self Service Effort Score Contact Center 143

NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Email, chat, social media, self-service: everything is going up. Voice is changing – average handle time is going up and calls are becoming more complex. Power looked at 124 customer service organizations spanning 13 industries in North America. Interesting, isn’t it? A new report from J.D.

Call Center 52

Call Center Self Service Average Handle Time Social Media 52

TechSee

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The ongoing shift to self-service has brought about many positive changes to the customer service field. Fewer customers now require assistance from live agents to pay bills or carry out other simple tasks. Helping customers resolve tricky issues puts pressure on the contact center in several ways.

Call Center 124

Call Center Self Service Contact Center Effort Score 124

TechSee

JUNE 11, 2019

For years, companies have battled to strike the right balance between customer service KPIs. For example, heavy emphasis on low AHT would often negatively impact customer satisfaction. It enhances all customer service KPIs, including those measuring contact center productivity and CX quality. FCR improved by 22%.

Self Service 117

Self Service Technology Customer Service Contact Center 117

TechSee

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Ideally, this could result in far faster service, better self-service containment rates, improved adoption of digital self-service channels like chatbots, and reduced demand for call center solutions. Is Generative AI for Service Too Good to Be True? In a word, maybe.

Innovation 124

Innovation Self Service Chatbots Call Center Solutions 124

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

How to Make It Easy for Customers to Find Answers. Shep Hyken interviews Joe Jorczak, Head of Industry for Service & Support at Yext , a company that offers an AI-powered Answers Platform that understands the natural language that mirrors how customers ask questions with the capability to provide direct answers.

Self Service 71

Self Service Average Handle Time Knowledge Base Chatbots 71

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In today’s business world, about 89% of businesses compete solely based on customer experience (CX). Building a solid customer experience strategy to attract new customers and retain existing ones is even more crucial for business success now. What is a customer experience strategy, and why is it important?

Self Service 52

Self Service Net Promoter Score Strategy Effort Score 52

Win the Customer

JULY 6, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, providing exceptional customer service is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity. To ensure consistently high levels of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency, many organizations turn to Six Sigma methodologies.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Net Promoter Score Self Service Average Handle Time 52

TechSee

MAY 14, 2019

Analysis of Average Handling Time is deeply entrenched in the customer service field and almost every contact center manager wants to improve AHT. AHT = Total Talk Time + Total Hold Time + Total Post-Call Work/Number of Calls Handled. Customer: Hi, I’m having a problem with my internet.

Contact Center 95

Contact Center Average Handle Time Self Service Net Promoter Score 95

Kayako

MARCH 3, 2016

When it comes to customer support, the ability to experiment, tweak, and improve your service is a huge part of making your customers’ experience great. We have put together a list of key customer service metrics, so you can be sure that your support team is doing the best it can to help your customers.

Metrics 120

Metrics Net Promoter Score Self Service Effort Score 120

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Tweet AI and customer service; it’s a hot topic! But when I talk to customers, they say, “ I get there’s something to AI and customer service, but how do I deliver business results and value with AI? ” Reduce Average Handle Time (AHT). Improve CSAT, NPS, customer lifetime value (CLV)….

Self Service 89

Self Service Customer Service Average Handle Time CRM 89

Uniphore

JUNE 16, 2021

You probably already think enough about Average Handle Time, or AHT for short. AHT is the average length of time it takes an agent to complete a call. 67% of interactions involve a time-consuming diagnosis 60% of customer-assistance occupations are automatable* 30% of common call center tasks are automatable*.

NPS 147

NPS Net Promoter Score Contact Center Self Service 147

Magellan Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Facing customer retention challenges, especially when you’re still getting the hang of things, is crucial. Outsourcing their inbound call center services. But the question is, how much are you willing to spend for better customer service? Implement Self-Service Options.

Call Center 52

Call Center Self Service Telecommunications Abandon Rate 52

Talkdesk

MARCH 24, 2020

Now, we’re going to dive into the different stakeholders within and outside of the contact center who will benefit from this evolution of the traditional knowledge base, and how you can use it to transform your customer experience. . A true AI-powered knowledge base benefits: Customers. Knowledge Base Administrators.

Knowledge Base 57

Knowledge Base Self Service Net Promoter Score Average Handle Time 57

Kustomer

AUGUST 24, 2022

During the early days of the pandemic, the digitization of customer interactions accelerated by three to four years, with three times as many companies saying 80% of their customer interactions were now digital in nature. What a Great Customer Experience Looks Like. And this speed of change shows no signs of slowing.

Communication 97

Communication Data Self Service Average Handle Time 97

Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Global contact centers and customer experience (CX) leaders are looking for solutions that act as a catalyst in the remote working environment, so their agents are more empowered to provide the services and support that customers need right now. Better customer experience is a result of effective agent engagement.

Self Service 116

Self Service Management Net Promoter Score Average Handle Time 116

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

For clients with complex care scenarios – whether that is enterprise customer success management or providing critical support direct to consumers – change is never taken lightly. Are you still in regular contact with your partner’s leadership team and do you still trust them to deliver excellence for your customers?

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Effort Score Net Promoter Score 156