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New Research: Digital Self-service Now More Popular than Calling Customer Service

CSM Magazine

60% of UK household water and energy customers prefer not to call customer service if they can use online tools to solve their problems, according to Macro 4 research. And 60 per cent would now prefer not to call a live customer service person at all if they can solve their issues themselves using online resources.

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No Fault Found Returns: a Supermassive Black Hole for Retailers

TechSee

Consumers also found their way into brick-and-mortar locations much more often, with many having opted to buy online and pick up in-store (BOPIS). Though final numbers are still coming in, experts predicted consumer electronics sales — everything from coffee machines to video games, wearables and more — would exceed $400 billion in 2019.

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13 stunning stats on patient-centricity

Alida

Too often, there is a mismatch between the services offered and whether those services are well received by patients. Research by Prophet found that 81 percent of consumers are unsatisfied with their health care experience, and the less they interact with the system, the happier they are. Access to care is a barrier.

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How to provide an effortless customer experience

TechSee

Imagine this scenario: It’s Amazon Prime Day and you’re thrilled to have snagged the limited-edition wireless streaming stereo system you’ve had your eye on. You call the customer service number printed clearly on the DVD cover, and your IVR-directed call is picked up by Tier 1 support in less than two minutes.

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Smart Home Market Analysis – Expectations vs. Reality

TechSee

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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Customer Support Teams Are Not Fraud Investigators – But They Can Create Safe, Trusted Relationships

CSM Magazine

Customer Support Representatives have too much on their plate. Whether you’re making a change to your bank account or reaching out to your wireless provider about a SIM card, identity verification is a major part of ensuring that only authorized people can change your account.

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5 Customer Experience Trends That COVID-19 Is Only Accelerating

Oracle

Below is a look at a few of these trends, including contactless consumer experiences, the ability for employees to “Work From Anywhere”, virtual engagements, and the acceleration of messaging as a channel. Contactless consumer experiences: payments. The consumer holds a payment device (e.g.

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