Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Robots – the future of customer service? Published on: August 19, 2015. Author: Derek Lewis Recent Forrester research pointed out the importance of understanding customer emotion and creating empathy with consumers if brands are going to deliver a successful customer experience.

Customer Service 85

Customer Service Self service Wireless Customer emotions 85

Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock. Published on: October 06, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung Recent research from charity Citizens Advice found major differences between how UK utilities handle customer service. Here are six areas to focus on: 1.

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Contact Center 75

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. Published on: September 11, 2015. Web customer service Online, performance in the sector dropped, from answering 70% of questions in 2014 down to 67% in 2015. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 76

Multichannel Customer Service Banking Self service 76

TechSee

JANUARY 29, 2019

Visual engagement is the key to an optimal customer experience, and computer vision is well positioned to take visual engagement to the next level using the power of automation. Computer vision is relevant across the entire customer journey, including sales and commerce, marketing and customer service.

CRM 164

CRM Personalization Self service Sales 164

Eptica

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 What’s the best channel for U.S. retail customer service? Published on: November 04, 2015. So at Eptica we thought it would be a good time to look at how they perform when it comes to the customer experience.

Customer Service 76

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Advertising 76

Eptica

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 The state of UK email customer service. Published on: November 18, 2015. Email usage by sector Contact Babel’s research, which was carried out with UK contact centre managers, found that email makes up an average of 17% of incoming queries from customers.

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Multichannel Transportation Self service 75

Eptica

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Date: Monday, October 26, 2015 Christmas is coming – is your customer service ready? Published on: October 26, 2015. 4 Customers don’t want to be tied to a particular channel Particularly in the run up to Christmas, shoppers will use a wide variety of channels and devices when researching and buying gifts.

Multichannel 88

Multichannel Customer Service Contact Center Self service 88

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Why aren’t organizations embracing digital customer service? Published on: September 16, 2015. Author: Steve Nattress The spread of digital customer service channels, from email and chat to social media , can provide organizations with significant benefits.

Customer Service 76

Customer Service Multichannel Upselling Self service 76

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Why customer service is still vital in the supermarket price war. Published on: September 23, 2015. These pressures actually mean that service is even more important than ever, according to research from the Institute of Customer Service (ICS).

Multichannel 76

Multichannel Customer Service Brand ambassadors Self service 76

Provide Support

OCTOBER 7, 2015

A guide to customer service nirvana. Whether we are talking about customer service or any other aspect of life, the first step in that direction is to recognize the fact the some things are out of balance now. The recent stats from 2015 U.S. Convenience: omni-channel, self-service, mobile.

Customer Service 88

Customer Service Self service First call resolution Feedback 88

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.

Customer Support 35

Customer Support Self service Multi-channel support SaaS 35

Provide Support

AUGUST 18, 2015

Recent CX Act research 2015 “ Omni-Channel Customer Care Study ” revealed that there are 3 most important drivers of customer satisfaction. How can you ensure that your customer service is swift and easily available? Of course, multi-channel customer service is still important.

Customer Service 88

Customer Service Customer Care Self service Personalization 88

Fonolo

OCTOBER 25, 2017

While it’s true that the channel mix is shifting, it would be wrong to conclude that phone calls are any less essential to customer service. When there is a tough issue to discuss, or an urgent matter, or when self-service options have led to a dead-end, we want to talk to another human to cut through it all.

Customer Service 89

Customer Service Call Center Benchmark Contact Center 89

TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

To ensure high levels of customer satisfaction, companies must provide stellar customer service anytime, anywhere, and through any touch point. 1. Casengo is a cloud-based customer support software platform that enables companies to provide customer service through social networks, email or chat.

Contact Center 116

Contact Center Technology Self service Call Center 116

Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A roundup of the best customer service articles from 2022—to help you learn something new, revisit long-standing topics, or simply enjoy. Achieving stellar customer support is a moving target, involving a mix of strategy, processes, policies, analytics, and even a little art. 2022’s top customer service blogs.

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Customer Service Complaint resolution Agent burnout Customer Support 97

Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? 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. Published on: January 06, 2016.

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Multichannel Self service Contact Center 50

Eptica

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Date: Friday, November 6, 2015 5 key customer service skills – and how technology can help improve them. Published on: November 06, 2015. Author: Anne-Merete Jensen Recruiting and retaining high quality customer service staff is one of the cornerstones of keeping consumers happy and loyal.

Technology 76

Technology Customer Service Multichannel Self service 76

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Chat-based customer service is growing quickly. First, to be clear, I’m not talking about chat- bots , i.e. automated self-service, I’m talking about a conversation with a human agent via some form of text-based channel. between 2015 and 2016.” [ source via here ]. Flaw: Doesn’t translate directly into usage.

Customer Service 84

Customer Service Contact Center Chatbots Call Center 84

Eptica

JANUARY 8, 2016

Date: Friday, January 8, 2016 5 customer experience lessons from the 2015 Holiday Shopping season. Author: Robin Tandon While the peak season for retailers isn’t yet over, many companies are already taking stock and looking at their performance, as well as studying the wider trends that emerged in the run up to Christmas 2015.

Customer Experience 49

Customer Experience Multichannel Self service Contact Center 49

Talkdesk

JANUARY 22, 2015

Especially your resolutions related to customer-centricity. Because 2015 is the year of the customer. In fact, in 2015, your company’s success will literally be dependent on how well you can meet your customers’ needs. In 2015, consumers are busy, well informed and tech-savvy. Self-service IVR.

Customer centricity 50

Customer centricity Interactive Voice Response Self service call center software 50

Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

Customers value the quality of customer service as much as price and quality of products. According to an American Express study , “Americans will spend 9% more with companies that provide excellent service.” Recent trends in customer service show that companies can delight their customers while generating revenues.

Omni-channel support 38

Omni-channel support Customer Service Customer Experience Multi-channel support 38

Provide Support

OCTOBER 25, 2016

While there will always be place for phone in customer service, in reality the majority of customers don’t really want to go back to the “good old days” and call you to get their questions answered. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Read more. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2016. Permalink | No comment.

Self service 77

Self service Customer Support Customer Service 77

TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

A watershed in the field occurred in 2015, when computer vision overtook humans in the ability to recognize objects, a turning point analogous to the day in 1997 when IBM’s Deep Blue chess computer defeated the legendary grandmaster Garry Kasparov. Computer Vision AI Comes of Age.

Contact Center 174

Contact Center Average Handle Time B2C B2B 174

Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience. The web, in the form of help and self service has remained on top throughout that time and continued to improve between 2015 and 2016.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Service Entertainment Banking 49

Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

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

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Self service CRM Contact Center 49

Vonage

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Half of consumers move on after poor customer service. In NewVoiceMedia’s whitepaper, Serial Switchers Strike Again , we learned that 49 percent of consumers switch companies after receiving service that does not meet their expectations. Poor customer service costs business billions annually.

Multichannel 87

Multichannel Self service Contact Center Advertising 87

Eptica

AUGUST 14, 2015

Date: Friday, August 14, 2015 The 10 steps to digital customer experience success in banking. Published on: August 14, 2015. This changing banking landscape, combined with continued low interest rates, means that the customer experience is now central to being successful in the market. Make it mobile-first. Remove paper.

Banking 85

Banking Multichannel Customer Experience Finance 85

Eptica

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Date: Friday, December 11, 2015 Festive failings in UK customer service. Published on: December 11, 2015. Clearly the stakes are high, and delivering fast, responsive customer service and a superior experience are key parts of attracting and retaining shoppers in the run up to December 25 th.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Contact Center 49

Clarabridge

AUGUST 28, 2015

If this is still a mystery to you, you will quickly understand when you need to provide customer service. As a type of self-service customer care , direct your community to it with helpful links. In any customer service environment, flexibility is key. Customer care team, at your service!”).

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Customer Care outsourcing Self service 75

Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Date: Friday, June 3, 2016 Customer service in a mobile-first world. Time spent on mobile devices grew by 117% year on year between 2014 and 2015 and nearly half of all ecommerce transactions now take place on mobile devices. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service.

Customer Service 56

Customer Service Multichannel Airlines Self service 56

Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

When you consider recent CX research indicates a personalized experience is important for customers in their purchasing decisions, it makes sense that businesses will work towards this in order to improve customer satisfaction. But what does it mean to make personalization more personal?

Personalization 105

Personalization Virtual Agent Chatbots Self service 105

Eptica

APRIL 29, 2016

Date: Friday, April 29, 2016 Insurers struggling to connect with customer service. Greater competition and the rise of price comparison sites are impacting revenues and margins, while customer loyalty is a thing of the past. In 2015 just half gave accurate answers. Published on: April 29, 2016.

Multichannel 48

Multichannel Customer Service Self service Contact Center 48

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015 Meeting the customer service needs of APAC millennials. Published on: September 03, 2015. Author: David Chew The rise of the millennial generation (those born between the 1980s and 2000) is being felt around the world. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 59

Multichannel Customer Service Morale Self service 59

Fonolo

JANUARY 29, 2019

With the “era of the customer” in full swing; the increase in customer expectation for omnichannel communication; and the never-ending developments in communication methods through AI-powered self-service; it is easy to overlook the importance that the call center plays in the customer experience.

Call Center 85

Call Center Airlines Contact Center Self service 85

Eptica

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3 ways of reducing customer query volumes. Published on: October 21, 2015. This rising volume of customer interactions, covering everything from questions about products and post-sales queries, to complaints and positive feedback , threatens to overwhelm many organizations.

Multichannel 74

Multichannel Self service Contact Center Morale 74

Kayako

JANUARY 7, 2016

We looked back with our best posts from the customer support community in 2015, now we’re looking forward with predictions for 2016. We’ve asked support pros from Kayako and beyond what they think the biggest trends in customer support will be in the next 12 months. Customers expect support to be available 24/7.

Customer Support 56

Customer Support Self service Consulting Consulting 56

CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

(Adobe, 2022) 75% of marketing & CX practitioners have observed a surge in existing customers using digital channels (Adobe, 2022) 74% of CX professionals say creating a seamless customer journey across assisted and self-service channels is “important” or “very important.” Short answer: YES! Temkin, 2018).

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Journey mapping Metrics Surveys 195