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Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Customer Behavior

BlueOcean

In fact, in a survey from Noble Systems , almost 54% of respondents claimed to have noticed behavioral changes in their customers over the last 12 months. It’s created a paradigm shift, which is both fascinating and frustrating, especially when it comes to forecasting and workforce management. Omni-Channel Patterns.

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A Complete Guide to Omnichannel Customer Service

Comm100

A Complete Guide to Omnichannel Customer Service. The state of customer service is always changing, and brands must keep up. Customers now use an average of nine different channels to connect with companies, and they expect the support they receive on these channels to be fast, convenient and personalized.

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Where We Are Really At In Omni-Channel

Martin Hill-Wilson

For instance 90% of banks had deployed web self-service and managed to answer an average 91% of questions successfully. My own answer is that multi-channel is in fact a new phase for everyone. In spite of the massive hyped attention that multi-channel aka omni-channel continues to receive, no-one has deep expertise.

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The State of B2C Complex Customer Care

BlueOcean

When it comes to complex B2C customer care, the customer is anything but a faceless number in a sea of consumers. B2C brands had their worlds turned upside down by the pandemic, but what does complex customer care look like now things are leveling out? Evolving Omnichannel Service.

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Flat Customer Care Budget? Outsourcing May Be the Answer

BlueOcean

Today we look at how this last consideration applies to the way companies are investing in customer care. We’re well into 2021, and the good news is that, so far, just over half (52%) of companies around the world are expecting and experiencing a moderate or sharp increase in their customer care budgets.

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What Does ‘Omnichannel Customer Engagement’ Mean?

Comm100

We are of course, referring to what people are calling ‘omnichannel’. Its effectiveness has been proven across industries, and its uses have expanded into many areas, from marketing to customer service. Its popularity comes as no surprise when you look at the stats: companies with strong omnichannel customer engagement see a 9.5%

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The Customer Care Difference for Healthcare Products

CSM Magazine

Customers of health-related products—such as over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, medical devices, wearables, and animal health products—typically have higher expectations of manufacturers than do users of other types of consumer products. Omni-channel communication. Proactive outreach.