Team HGS

JUNE 14, 2017

2017 Trend 3: The Beginning of Channel Guidance. Earlier this year, HGS released a whitepaper on this year’s top 10 trends in customer service. For the past decade, new communication channels have been emerging from phone, to email, to chat, to social. In some complex cases, the best channel may be a phone call.

Self Service 52

Self Service Trends Multi-Channel Effort Score 52

Bold360

AUGUST 20, 2017

When it comes to customer service, your foot soldiers are often the customer-facing first line of defense. in your brick-and-mortar store or the person who picks up the phone to soothe a frustrated caller, this moment is essential for building brand loyalty and creating a CX tailored to satisfy customers.

First Call Resolution 45

First Call Resolution Chatbots Self Service Multi-Channel 45

Martin Hill-Wilson

JUNE 12, 2015

This is the second in a series of three posts exploring the issues around becoming a multi-channel service organisation. Of course you might prefer the language of ‘omni-channel’ if you are keen to make the point that it must all fuse together into a seamless capability. Adding channels to cater for choice adds cost.

Omni-Channel 40

Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Self Service Leadership 40

Magellan Solutions

MARCH 14, 2023

They have difficulties identifying which channels they should focus on and which technology is best to implement. In terms of implementing new technology to support new channels, we recommend first is to determine what you need in the short and long term. Management Buy-In Customer service can be a key business differentiator.

Call Center 52

Call Center Contact Center Call Center Experience Net Promoter Score 52

Magellan Solutions

AUGUST 4, 2021

They have difficulties identifying which channels they should focus on and which technology is best to implement. In terms of implementing new technology to support new channels, we recommend first is to determine what you need in the short and long term. Customer service can be a key business differentiator.

Call Center 52

Call Center Contact Center Call Center Experience Net Promoter Score 52

Kustomer

JULY 1, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by Tom Rieger from NSI , to learn about customer retention through enhancing wait times. Wait time provides a chance for companies to garner lasting loyalty through making the entire interaction worthwhile.

Wait Times 98

Wait Times Customer Experience Call Center Contact Center 98

Playvox

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Let’s face it, the call center of yesteryear is not wholly relevant when looking at customer service operations today. For convenience, I’ll use the term “contact center,” but what does a modern contact center or customer support center look like? All Digital Channels Are Not Created Equal.

Contact Center 72

Contact Center Multi-Channel Average Handle Time Omni-Channel 72

RapportBoost

DECEMBER 10, 2018

RapportBoost uses artificial Intelligence to optimize chat conversations in order to drive dramatic and sustained improvements in conversion rate, order size, customer satisfaction, renewal rate, average handle time, first contact resolution rate, agent retention and happiness, and other critical contact center metrics.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Chatbots 40

NobelBiz

JULY 25, 2023

Customer Interaction Analytics also serves as a tool used by supervisors to analyze what interactions the team is having and to determine the most successful communication channels for a given campaign. These platforms provide a goldmine of data regarding customer sentiment and brand perception.

Interaction 98

Interaction Analytics Call Center Contact Center 98

Joe Rawlinson

JANUARY 6, 2016

In the last decade, there has been an influx of customer experience platforms that all offer the ability to capture data and give actionable insights to deliver exceptional customer service. This concept plays out across every customer interaction, regardless of the channel. One Brand, Many Channels.

Exceptional Customer Service 60

Exceptional Customer Service Metrics Customer Service Average Handle Time 60

LiveChat

AUGUST 26, 2016

When reading about good customer service examples, it’s very easy to dismiss them as flukes. Someone raves about amazing customer service they just received? A friend recommends a service that offers near-instantaneous response rate? You make your own luck in customer service. Just like this guy.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Multi-Channel Customer Satisfaction Customers 52

CSM Magazine

MAY 31, 2016

Magnus Geverts at Teleopti takes a look at providing a cohesive experience across different channels supported by flexible workforce management (WFM). A recent study found the average person checks his or her smartphone a staggering 85 times a day! Can it be integrated to collect data for the different channels?

Omni-Channel 40

Omni-Channel Multi-Channel e-support Social Media 40

Bold360

DECEMBER 4, 2016

According to Zendesk’s 2014 Benchmark report , customer service rankings dropped to their lowest during the holiday season, with the travel industry experiencing the largest -7 point drop, the most drastic in comparison to all other industries. If that’s not enough to convince you, well then there’s the average correspondence fee of $.10

Omni-Channel 40

Omni-Channel Travel Call Center Self Service 40