Tricia Morris

APRIL 8, 2016

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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Bold360

MARCH 9, 2017

Consumers no longer peruse and purchase in the same ways, and we cannot approach them as we used to. As Forrester posited, we are in the Age of the Customer, and in this era of immediacy and availability, offering digital self-service is a requirement for any company hoping to provide high-level service for consumers.

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Tricia Morris

JANUARY 25, 2016

As we start talking about self-service , virtual assistants and artificial intelligence in more and more customer service conversations, we have to talk about where human-to-human interaction will continue to make an impact, and why many customers have turned to more “humanless” customer service options in the first place.

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Tricia Morris

APRIL 1, 2016

Customers’ expectations for brands and organizations delivering the right answer at the right time, whether through assisted or self-service, continue to grow. In Microsoft’s Global State of Customer Service Report, 90% of consumers surveyed now expect a company website to include a self-service application.

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

With a good support strategy, online retailers can divert most of these challenges to self-service; however, there are a few precautionary measures to take in advance in order to ensure the smoothest experience for your online shoppers (and support agents on the other side). Review your self-service content and FAQs.

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Tricia Morris

JUNE 13, 2016

Expectations for customer service have grown over the past few years: around convenience, speed, agent knowledge and insights – and by far around channel availability and digital transformation. 56% of global consumers say they have higher expectations for customer service now than they had a year ago.

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Eptica

JULY 8, 2016

Date: Friday, July 8, 2016 Delivering what US consumers want. Published on: July 08, 2016. Author: Chris Eideh Knowing your customers is at the heart of designing and delivering the right experience to engage with them successfully. So, what does this mean for customer experience?

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Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Published on: January 20, 2016. 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.

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Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Published on: March 31, 2016. Author: Dharmesh Ghedia With an increasing amount of our time spent online, company websites are now more often than not the first port of call for consumers looking for information from brands.

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

With a good support strategy, online retailers can divert most of these challenges to self-service; however, there are a few precautionary measures to take in advance in order to ensure the smoothest experience for your online shoppers (and support agents on the other side). Review your self-service content and FAQs.

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Solvvy

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

After all, a Dimensional Research survey found that 87% of customers rave about positive customer service to their friends—and even more importantly, 95% spread the word about negative experiences, with more than half telling at least five people. Want to deliver Zappos-level customer service?

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Forcivity Salesforce

APRIL 1, 2022

Fintech, or financial technology, is there to simplify the services the customers utilize. As this generation of tech-savvy consumers continues to grow, so will the demand for accessible, affordable options made available through fintech and other means. How do you improve customer experience in financial services?

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Eptica

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 National Customer Service Week: The opportunity of Artificial Intelligence. Author: Neil Titcomb We’re now part way through National Customer Service Week (NCSW), which provides the industry in the US and UK with the chance to take stock, celebrate success and share best practice.

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Solvvy

DECEMBER 16, 2019

97 percent of consumers said that a bad buying experience will lead them to change their buying behavior, according to a recent Zendesk study. But what are they looking for in a good customer support experience, and what role can artificial intelligence play in increasing customer satisfaction?

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. I’m still amazed at the companies that aren’t taking advantage of engaging with their customers through social. Here are twelve ways to use social media to enhance the relationship you have with your customers.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 The 3 dimensions of customer service conversations. Published on: November 02, 2016. Author: Laurence Chami Organizations today receive a growing number of incoming emails and social media messages from consumers. Is it stopping the customer from buying? How can they cope?

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Date: Friday, September 16, 2016 Balancing investment between digital and traditional customer service. Published on: September 16, 2016. However, new research from Accenture Strategy underlines the importance of offering a full range of channels to meet all consumer needs.

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Tricia Morris

JUNE 17, 2016

Consumers today expect to engage with brands just as easily online and on their mobile devices as they do on the phone or in person (if not more so). Microsoft’s 2016 State of Global Customer Service Report shows that globally, 55% of consumers’ customer service interactions now begin online rather than on the phone or in person.

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Tricia Morris

MAY 2, 2016

According to the American Express Customer Service Barometer , 99% of consumers surveyed say that getting a satisfactory answer or being connected to someone knowledgeable (98%) are the most important prerequisites to a great customer experience. Should customer service agents know all the answers?

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Tricia Morris

MAY 13, 2016

In today’s world, customer service is changing rapidly with greater expectations for reduced customer effort and brand transparency, as well as increasing preferences for digital customer experiences including online self-service. Here are six ways that communities can complement customer service: 1.

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Tricia Morris

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Customer expectations are changing and growing just as rapidly as the channels and technology consumers are empowered with to engage, encouraging (if not demanding) that brands and organizations embrace a strategy of non-stop, customer-centric adaptation. 2015 Aspect Consumer Experience Survey ).

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Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Published on: March 18, 2016. Transformed by the internet, new entrants and ever more demanding consumers, retailers cannot afford to rest on their laurels. 10% fewer companies allowed non-customers to email them compared to 2015.

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Eptica

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Using email customer service to build emotional engagement. Published on: February 09, 2016. Author: Steve Nattress Email has been a mainstay of customer service since its inception , providing a digital alternative to the telephone for consumers.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Conference attendees landed some terrific takeaways including these five related to the Summit’s new customer service track: 1. Service is a Growing CRM Investment. According to a newly published report titled Buying Intentions – CRM from Nucleus Research, service is a becoming a key CRM investment for more and more executives.

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Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Date: Friday, June 3, 2016 Customer service in a mobile-first world. Published on: June 03, 2016. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service. Consumers want to interact on new channels. Consumers want to interact on new channels.

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TechSee

MAY 1, 2018

While more than 90% of utility companies’ overall budget is dedicated to infrastructure and other operating costs, with less than 10% allocated towards customer service, the picture is very different when it comes to AI. Gartner reports that the vast majority of utilities’ investment in AI is earmarked for customer service.

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TechSee

MAY 15, 2018

In fact, according to PwC’s 2017 consumer study of the IoT and the connected home, while 81% of consumers are aware of smart technology, only 26% actually own a smart device. Moreover, 68% of consumers reported that they are not very excited about the future of smart home tech in their daily life. Security & Privacy.

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Tricia Morris

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Customer service knowledge comes in many forms from customer self-service knowledge to agent-facing knowledge, and many formats from video, to knowledge base articles and more. This metric should not be used as the only measurement for customer service knowledge effectiveness.

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Kayako

DECEMBER 31, 2015

2015 saw the support community talk a lot about making things easier for the customer through both customer experience and communication. A lot of posts have centered around studying the very metrics that you should consider in building your self-service tools, and studying the metrics of how you use your helpdesk.

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Eptica

JULY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 What do millennials expect from customer service? Published on: July 20, 2016. Author: Guest author: Chloe Hacquard We hear a lot about the impact of millennials on customer service, and how they are driving change in customer service. Two strikes.

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Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s 2018, and customer expectations are changing faster than ever. Consumer patience is dwindling; we want better, more accessible products, and everything that we do seems to revolve around convenience. In other words, why invest in chasing after customer expectations when you could be shaping those expectations yourself?

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Connecting with your customers across APAC. Published on: November 09, 2016. Author: Vincent Giraud Traditionally brands have segmented their customer bases by demographic factors such as age, and used this information to drive specific customer experiences for each group.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Way back in the good old days of the early 2010s… It seems like a lifetime ago that we were asking ourselves how to handle customers in such a public forum. Or was it customer service? Accountability and transparency, two traits highly valued by your customers, need to be front-of-mind. What does that mean?

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TechSee

JUNE 5, 2018

A frustrated George dreads calling Customer Service. Co-browsing allows agents to see and interact with a customer’s browser in real time, visually guiding them through online processes, webforms, transactions or demos. trillion hours in 2016 — a year-over-year app engagement increase of over 50 percent.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Customer Service Week is a time for employers to celebrate their hard-working customer service teams—those on the frontline who are the unsung heroes of delivering a positive customer experience. But a good customer experience isn’t as simple as it often seems. In 2016, 2.7

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Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? Published on: January 06, 2016. Author: Olivier Njamfa As we enter 2016, I’m already seeing plenty of predictions about what the year will bring for the customer experience and customer service markets.

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Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 4 lessons from the Forrester CX Index. Published on: August 17, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Forrester has just published its 2016 US Customer Experience Index , providing an update on the state of CX across multiple sectors. This shows in their performance within the Index.

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