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Guest Blog: Customer Support Chatbots ? Striking The Right Balance

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Ayush Chaudhary who writes about the social media customer support experience. Social customer service allows you to take the interactions with your customers to an even higher level. – Shep Hyken. Think of it as a telephonic IVRS analog for customer support.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 10-25-2021

ShepHyken

(No Jitter) Many customers still prefer email and voice channels for customer service requests over chatbots. My Comment: How do customers prefer to reach out to you for help and support? Many companies are trying to move the initial contact to chatbots. billion market of 2018.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of January 7, 2018

ShepHyken

” Beyond Chatbots: How Artificial Intelligence Can Humanize the Customer Experience by Dan Gingiss. However, when it comes to customer experience, the best results will occur when machines and humans work together. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs go to www.TheCustomerFocus.com.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of March 5, 2018

ShepHyken

My Comment: If you have a customer support center, you will definitely want to read this article and hope that your agents aren’t having the thoughts listed at the beginning of the article. What can cause “misery” for your front line support people? Customer Service Chatbots Help Reduce Product Returns by Lisa Kosan.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 19, 2018

ShepHyken

And, while about two-thirds of consumers contacting b usinesses for customer service are doing so on social media, this is a problem. Here are five tips to improve social customer service. My Comment: I’m still surprised at the number of companies that don’t embrace social media as a viable customer support channel.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 26, 2018

ShepHyken

(Information Age) Gartner has revealed that 25% of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants by 2020. My Comment: Gartner reveals that by 2020, 25% of customers support operations will be using virtual customer assistants (VCA) or chatbots on the channels that customers engage with companies.

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Expert Opinion: Top 3 Customer Support Trends to look for in 2018

Taylor Reach Group

With Customer Experience being a crucial factor in business operations, comes the importance of optimizing Customer Support and forecasting trends. With 2018 around the corner, it’s a great time to discuss current and anticipated trends. Click to tweet this image. 3) The Shift to Self-Service will accelerate.