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Checking out the options: Self-service or Staffed?

Helen Dewdney

Self-service checkouts have been with us at supermarkets for the past twenty years. She says “My local Tesco has inaccessible self-service tills with no staff which makes the shopping experience physically difficult and overwhelming.”. No customer should be excluded from any service that other people can use.

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The Problem with Self Service

Beyond Philosophy

People like the convenience of self-service. More and more of your Customers believe access to self-service options is essential to their relationship with your business. Knowing this, it is critical that you plan your self-service options well. Clearly, more Customers want self-service options.

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Self-Service is an Essential for Financial Services in 2017

Bold360

The financial services industry is changing and developing at a ferocious pace, and 2017 is expected to be a year of growth, at least for those companies able to provide their customers with access to the best technology available to assist them throughout their online journey. The Need for More Personalization in Financial Services.

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The six ways web self-service improves your customer experience

Eptica

Date: Friday, September 18, 2015 The six ways web self-service improves your customer experience. Published on: September 18, 2015. Author: Robin Tandon Customer service teams are currently faced with multiple challenges. Luckily there is an answer. for email and £3.87 for email and £3.87

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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For Self-Service Success: Focus on Customers First, Not Cost Savings

Tricia Morris

As any brand or organization that’s implemented a customer self-service offering knows, build it and they will come. Forrester estimates that an average of $22 million is spent annually in unnecessary service costs due to channel escalation – and this is in the retail industry alone. Satisfied when they leave?

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Web Self-Service Strategies Every Business Should Be Using

Myra Golden

Story highlights: 5 web self-service strategies that will slash your incoming support calls. My business phone rang so much that I needed to hire an answering service. I have worked strategically to create a web self-service strategy that answers more than 95% of my customers’ questions. Video Tutorials.