Fonolo

DECEMBER 6, 2017

At the end of every year, we analyze data collected by onholdwith.com to expose the worst hold time offenders for the year, and today, we’re ready to reveal the results compiled from 2017. So, who was the worst company to call in 2017? This year, Apple has been dethroned (although the company still remains on the worst offenders list).

Airlines 0

Airlines Telecommunications Benchmark Call Center 0

CSM Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

The expansion of its flagship event comes at a critical time for the CX industry, with artificial intelligence rapidly evolving, cost of living pressures continuing, and volatile energy prices creating significant challenges for contact centres and frontline customer service staff.

Benchmark 52

Benchmark Enterprise Technology Customer Service 52

Comm100

DECEMBER 22, 2016

We hope your customer service department saw a lot of improvements in 2016. But no matter where you stand at the end of the year, every team is wondering the same thing: what will 2017 bring? Third party messaging applications, like Facebook messenger and Kik, will become mainstream channels for customer service.

Customer Service 51

Customer Service Benchmark Multichannel Airlines 51

Comm100

JANUARY 7, 2020

. – Brian Cantor, Principal Analyst & CCW Digital Director, Customer Management Practice. Live chat has evolved considerably since this benchmark report first appeared four years ago, growing into a mature customer communication channel. Free Download: Live Chat Benchmark Report 2020. Here’s the proof.

Benchmark 68

Benchmark Wait times Chatbots First call resolution 68

Provide Support

MAY 23, 2017

6 Study-Backed Tips for “Best in Class” Customer Service. Good quality customer service is the best interest for both companies and their customers today. In the markets overflowing with similar products, offering a special memorable service is a foremost way to stand out from the crowd. Read more.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service Benchmark Marketing Best practices 69

Comm100

MARCH 4, 2021

Almost every industry has been impacted by the pandemic in 2020, but nowhere has this been more noticeable than in customer service teams. From customer panic to remote working relocation, 2020 shook up live chat teams across the world. How did agent and customer experience change, and what does this mean for 2021?

Benchmark 58

Benchmark Best practices Metrics Customer Support 58

Customer Experience Matters

JUNE 20, 2017

Temkin Group announces the release of the 2017 Temkin Customer Service Ratings. consumers, the ratings benchmarks the customer service of 295 companies across 20 industries. USAA earned the highest score in the Temkin Customer Service Ratings for the fifth year in a row.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Benchmark Banking 49

Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2017

Additionally, 75% of US adults will use a smartphone in 2017, while Millennials become more willing to make purchases within apps, (nearly 50% of them are making five or more in-app purchases annually). A mobile application is essential for a multitude of reasons, namely to support customer service and enhance the experience.

Customer Service 91

Customer Service Customer effort Benchmark Contact Center 91

RichCall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

With the rise of technology that allows better customer service, customers are becoming more demanding – that’s why to satisfy and retain them, you need to develop your contact center in accordance with the worldwide trends. Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report, Dimension Data 2017. self-service.

Contact Center 64

Contact Center Technology Benchmark Chatbots 64

CX Global Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

They mine and interpret the data to spot indicators and trends that reveal when empathy and customer value is in jeopardy – and they act on it. They Avoid Benchmarking: High-performing contact center leaders do not waste a lot of time benchmarking their contact center performance. They strive for differentiation.

Contact Center 113

Contact Center Benchmark Surveys Coaching 113

Fonolo

OCTOBER 17, 2017

On Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 at Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario, GTACC will bring together call center professionals from across the country. In this handy playbook, contact center leaders will learn the ins and outs of improving customer satisfaction. Understanding Industry Benchmarks. Plus So Much More!

Abandon rate 57

Abandon rate call center professionals Contact Center Benchmark 57

Comm100

JANUARY 29, 2024

Each year, Comm100 produces its annual live chat performance benchmark report that reveals exclusive and essential data points – and this year is no different. Customer satisfaction levels stay strong Despite the increased volume of chats, the satisfaction rates have remained robust. Download all the data for free in the link above.

Benchmark 52

Benchmark Wait times Personalization Customer Service 52

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Note: This blog post was originally published in January 12th, 2017. By making the most of live chat features while working on the human side of live chat interactions, it’s possible to see improved outcomes and deliver superior customer service. Read more: The Top Customer Service Expectations that Brands aren’t Meeting.

Best practices 98

Best practices Customer Service Abandon rate Benchmark 98

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Andy N (@Mr603) August 31, 2017. I’ve been on hold with Sprint customer service for five and a half years. Eddie McSugarNutts (@EddieMcSugarnut) August 23, 2017. Stacy Anzick (@StacyAnzick) September 4, 2017. Mark Summers (@marksummers24) September 8, 2017. BetTheTurner) August 16, 2017.

Contact Center 150

Contact Center Benchmark Wait times Call Center 150

DMG Consulting

MARCH 15, 2017

Consumers Channel of Choice – A Multi-generational Benchmark Study of Consumer Channel Preferences (whitepaper). DMG Consulting LLC has conducted a worldwide consumer benchmark study to identify consumer channel preferences for interacting with businesses. By Donna Fluss.

Benchmark 48

Benchmark Consulting Consulting Surveys 48

Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

Customer service leaders come in all shapes and sizes. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Top 51 Customer Service Leaders and CX Influencers (Editor’s Choice): Adam Toporek.

Customer Experience 98

Customer Experience Customer Service Consulting Consulting 98

Kayako

JUNE 1, 2017

Over the past few years, all hands support has been touted as the pinnacle of cross-company customer service collaboration. And yet, it’s still undervalued as a tool for minimizing barriers between businesses and their customers. Customer service collaboration is largely seen as a novelty.

Customer Service 82

Customer Service Engineering Feedback Benchmark 82

Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? Published on: January 12, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden As we move into 2017, now is a good time to review last year and use the insight to plan for the future. Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

Multichannel 59

Multichannel Customer Service Contact Center Benchmark 59

GetFeedback

APRIL 25, 2019

Working to improve your customer service has always been important, but in today’s highly competitive business environment it’s more essential than ever. As companies begin to compete on customer experience, consumers are increasingly setting higher standards for how they expect to be treated.

Customer Service 74

Customer Service Multichannel CRM Journey mapping 74

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

48% of businesses are equipped to connect with customers through a message. Our favorite chart: The State of Customer Service 2017. Methodology: “[we]… surveyed over 100 customer service leaders. Key findings: Delivering an effortless customer experience was the prime topic for these executives.

Call Center 89

Call Center Contact Center B2C Surveys 89

Talkdesk

MAY 31, 2017

Following the success of Opentalk 2017, the entire Talkdesk team has been hard at work preparing this month’s exciting product release. Beginning in May 2017, Talkdesk users can enjoy the following features: Open Beta: Talkdesk Sentiment in Salesforce. The post May 2017 Product Release appeared first on Talkdesk.

APIs 40

APIs Call Center Enterprise Benchmark 40

Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices. It will be growing and growing.

Customer Experience 133

Customer Experience Big data Customer centricity Technology 133

Comm100

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Now that 2017 is out of the picture, what can we expect customer service to look like in 2018? The question isn’t new – after all, customer service is always changing. There are other implications to this new customer service trend. AI and Human Customer Service Will Be More Integrated Than Ever.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Chatbots Journey mapping Multichannel 49

Aspect

JULY 11, 2018

Want to make your customers happy? We all know happy agents, make happy customers. For example, The Tempkin Group’s 2016 Employee Engagement Benchmark Study found that organizations that deliver great customer experiences have one-and-a-half times as many engaged employees as under-engaged employees. Respect them.

Customer Service 54

Customer Service Self service Surveys Benchmark 54

COPC

JULY 21, 2017

The 2017 Customer Experience Management Benchmark (CXMB) Series Consumer Edition report is in development and will be ready for publication on September 19, 2017. Please take a moment to check out the 2017 CXMB Series Consumer Edition Executive Summary.

Benchmark 40

Benchmark Customer effort Personalization Customer Experience 40

NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

But steep competition, plus the dozens of service channels available, means customer service leaders must continuously monitor and improve customer experience, strengthening contact center operations to meet the speed, personalization and convenience consumers desire.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Benchmark Self service Best practices 67

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In order to do this, it is important that you hire live chat agents who are professional and all about ensuring customer satisfaction. But exactly how many live chat agents do you need to hire to provide the happily-ever-after customer service that you dream of? So how many chats should each agent take on at once?

Benchmark 98

Benchmark Average Handle Time Best practices Metrics 98

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Looking to improve your customer service? Before you begin making changes to your service delivery and your staffing practices, it’s important to understand how your organization compares against industry. Live Chat Benchmark Report 2022. Typically, a 50-60% benchmark is good to aim for. Click here.

Average Handle Time 98

Average Handle Time Benchmark Wait times Metrics 98

Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry. are on track to overtake phone interactions by the start of 2017. We do this in many ways, one of which is staying up to date on industry research.

Benchmark 40

Benchmark Contact Center Banking Employee engagement 40

Eptica

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The 5 rules of Retail Christmas Customer Experience. Published on: November 22, 2017. It is likely that consumers will be more careful in their spending, with rising prices and inflation leading to overall retail sales falling year on year between September 2016 and 2017.

Customer Experience 73

Customer Experience Best practices Benchmark Self service 73

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Fast forward to 2017: an astounding 15 million plus text messages are sent every minute of the day across the globe, but only a fraction of all those texts are customer service related. Finnish engineer Matti Makkonen had first conceived of the idea back in 1984.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Benchmark Engineering Customer Experience 67

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Prioritizing the company policy more than the customer is an example of poor customer service in today’s time. . Poor customer service is a big no, especially when it can risk a business its customers. It was further added that every year poor customer service is costing businesses more than $70 billion. .

Customer Service 78

Customer Service Customer Support Surveys Feedback 78

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Axis Group has successfully achieved the ServiceMark Accreditation from The Institute of Customer Service following a major initiative to put customer service at the forefront of its businesses within the cleaning, security and reception services sectors. for the service sector).

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Benchmark Employee engagement Feedback 40

NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

But steep competition, plus the dozens of service channels available, means customer service leaders must continuously monitor and improve customer experience, strengthening contact center operations to meet the speed, personalization and convenience consumers desire.

Contact Center 54

Contact Center Benchmark Self service Best practices 54

Eptica

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017 We Are In Denial About Omnichannel Engagement Being A Done Deal. Published on: November 16, 2017. In other words, the mix of voice, text and occasional video communications, resourced within contact centres, which serve both online and offline customers. This was not a one off situation.

Benchmark 55

Benchmark Multichannel Best practices Advertising 55

customer sure

MAY 30, 2023

Dean Asher, Head of Technical and Customer Services at Polypipe Building Products, says: “We’re proud to be delivering a universally positive experience across the service, and the itemised nature of how we collect feedback provides us with data that highlights areas we’re really excelling in, and those in which might need a little work.

Feedback 62

Feedback Calibration Benchmark Best practices 62

Talkdesk

MAY 21, 2019

Your customers communicate with each other via digital channels daily, and they are programmed to want channel options. Dimension Data, Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report. To engage with digital-first customers today, companies must meet them where they are. Omnichannel is an evolution of multichannel.

Multichannel 56

Multichannel Benchmark Contact Center Customer Experience 56