The Petrova Experience

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Our 5th 2021 customer experience trend highlights contactless and self-service experiences across industries. Before we dive into this topic, let’s take a moment to define what contactless and self-service mean to us. What is Self Service? To begin, let’s define self-service.

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CX Accelerator

MAY 25, 2022

When you do reach out, you want to know that you’re in good hands and that an answer or resolution to your issue is waiting at the end of that interaction. This may be self-service, in-person, phone, email, chat, social media or text message. Your company will choose which channels to configure for customers to reach out.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This is the seventh time I’ve done this annual year in review blog post, but never have I had to review a year that was like 2020. Creative Virtual started 2020 celebrating the company’s Sweet Sixteen. You can read more here and download the full ebook, Conversational AI Trends 2020 , here.

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Babelforce

OCTOBER 2, 2020

2020 is speeding by – and it hasn’t been easy for anyone. In this post: Acquisition and loyalty Debt Recovery The Cloud Automation API Integration / Development Customer Service / CX General Call Center Statistics. Here’s what you can learn about debt collection contact centers around the world in 2020: #6. The upshot?

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key providers are building professional services and resources to assist customers with strategic AI plans. Self-service tools empower customers to reach out to agents for more complex interactions, like those requiring judgment and empathy. Key 2020 Trends: Cloud Contact Centers. More Blogs Menu.

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

2020 has been an extraordinary year for brands and retailers. But 2020 is no ordinary year. Promote self-service options front-and-center. The same goes for self-service. Mitigate spikes in call volume and reduce waiting times by empowering customers to help themselves.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2020

But it wasn’t until 2020 that its true role became clear. The expense — in both time and resources — meant that upgrades were kicked to the curb or filed under, ‘fix when broken.’ 2020 was ‘the curb.’ Providing customers with smarter self-service. ’ Lockdown broke everything.

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REVE Chat Blog

APRIL 8, 2020

Reduce customer churn – When you resolve the customer queries proactively with the help of self service options or by real time engagement tools, customers are more satisfied and there is a reduction in the churn rate. Maintain customer service etiquette. Self service is available round the clock.

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CrazyCall

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Moreover, wait times are getting longer what annoys customers. For that reason, you need to arm yourself with helpful customer service tools that will support you in continuing growth. One of the principles of good customer service is accessibility. But as the customer base grows, the number of problem reports also grows.

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Talkdesk

DECEMBER 23, 2020

What we know so far about the Paycheck Protection Program The new $900 billion deal includes $284 billion for the PPP, which reopens after two previous tranches : $367 billion in March 2020 and an additional $285 billion in April 2020, for a total of $652 billion. . Here’s what we know so far.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Technology Has Reduced Time and Patience. It’s hard to imagine a time when you had to physically post a letter to get anything done. Related content for you: 3 Major Contact Center Trends in 2020. Top content for you: Top Contact Center Trends in 2020. Handpicked content for you: 3 Top Call Center Trends in 2020.

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This demand, along with unprecedented safety concerns borne of the 2020 pandemic, has driven companies throughout the world to adopt advanced remote support models that can enable them to meet the wide-ranging needs of customers today and survive in the new business environment. 6: Encourage self-service and automation.

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Inbenta

MAY 16, 2022

2020 saw spending drop to $1.3 From scheduling to account checks and top-ups, chatbots provide a way for customers to carry out a variety of service operations, without the need for a live agent. This has empowered telecom companies to reduce their waiting times, decrease call volume and increase customer satisfaction.

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Inbenta

JANUARY 25, 2021

Customer service teams can now rely on AI tools such as intelligent chatbots or knowledge management systems to handle simple and repetitive tier-1 requests, leaving them with some time to manage more complex issues. In 2020, many businesses were forced to close brick and mortar shops and to move their business solely online.

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

2020-21 saw most contact centers make a shift to cloud contact center software. Moving past the contact center technology trends 2020 , they will have to cater to this demand for omnichannel service. By 2021, contact centers will have to invest in technologies like VoIP systems, SMS service, chats, and so on.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Self-service is growing Consumers have more and more queries and want faster answers, particularly to routine requests. No surprise then that 87% of companies now offer some form of self-service, 62% of which is web self - service and 46% account specific. Share this page on: Tweet.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

With the increasing number of customer touchpoints – email, ecommerce sites, self-service channels, social media, and of course physical locations and phone-based service – companies have more opportunities than ever to interact with their customers. Inconsistent experiences do serious damage.

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Select VoiceCom Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Having a contact centre partner that prioritises calls keeps your customer’s wait time to a minimum, aiding your sales management and preventing opportunity loss. Consider both your business’s and your customers’ values, as excellent business operations go beyond customer service and simplicity of purchase.

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Comm100

APRIL 9, 2021

To help you on this journey, this blog reveals the key financial services and banking metrics from our 2021 Live Chat Benchmark Report , alongside top live chat best practices that will help you to gain your clients’ trust and loyalty. Wait times are key to any customer service team. – Encourage self-serve.

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pindrop

OCTOBER 12, 2021

However, despite the customer dissatisfaction, delays, longer wait times, and ongoing data breaches, KBAs do continue to persist and are still one of the more prevalent forms of consumer identity and verification. After a tumultuous 2020, there has been an increase in the volume and variety of fraud attacks. Why is this so?

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Each contributor selected their own topic independently, and the result was a well-rounded look at how humans and machines can help companies on that hunt for better customer service. Long wait times have been fuelled by a sharp rise in calls combined with the unpredictability of available agents due to office closures and quarantines.

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Ansafone

OCTOBER 20, 2017

To understand how your business measures up in this area it’s important to track first call resolution (FCR), average wait time and self-service usage. Understanding these metrics ensures you are satisfying customers quickly and without the need for follow-up.

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Interactions

APRIL 23, 2019

With the focus being on customer experience, many of these retailers are beginning to offer many different ways to conduct transactions, especially self-service options, in order to ease customers’ convenience in shopping. . billion this year on solutions such as automated customer service agents. Self-Service.

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Spearline

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

While digital communication channels are everywhere in today’s customer service, most people still prefer to call brands when they need assistance. If a self-service channel fails to work, your customers are likely to pick up the phone for further support. 2. Have shorter waiting times.

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Uniphore

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Combined with long wait times for assistance, high amounts of effort to get issues resolved and questions answered, and a lack of empathy and understanding on the part of stressed agents, member experiences aren’t living up to their expectations for an easy, convenient, and empathetic interaction. AI Adoption in Healthcare.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

After 2020, this concept is basically extinct, as 74% of companies moved their contact center agents to work from home. With happier agents, reduced in-house costs, and a bigger hiring pool, you won’t need to rely on outsourcing customer service to keep up with demands. Implement a virtual call center so your agents can work from home.

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NobelBiz

MAY 9, 2023

Brad Butler, Contact Center Software Consultant @ NobelBiz Improved Agent Productivity Long wait times can be a significant challenge for contact centers, causing negative consequences for both agents and customers. This ultimately impacts the quality of the customer service they provide.

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bold360 Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

2020 was a year for the record books. That businesses can actually improve their key indicator metrics during uncertain times if they have the right systems and tools in place. The Challenge: Service Bottlenecks. A live chat queue at least lets customers know where they are in line with an estimated wait time.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2019

By setting queue rules, less urgent issues can be redirected and resolved through self-service options. Managing support requests will lower wait times and get the issue solved faster. The holidays don’t stop on the first day of 2020. High priority issues will connect with agents. Plan for Holiday Support.

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Quiq

MAY 26, 2022

An overwhelming 75% of respondents want a customer service agent to know who they are and their purchase history. In Microsoft’s 2020 survey , respondents reported that only occasionally (31%) did the agent have this information. The customer service stakes are higher than ever. Yet it’s still far from customers’ reality.

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Quadient

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 16:27. If they weren’t before, Covid-19 has made broadband services a vital lifeline for many people. . As a result, there are certain customer experience requirements that have come to the fore and if telecom service providers are lax in meeting them in any way, they face certain business risks. .

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Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 6, 2020

As we head into 2020, now is the perfect time to evaluate how the customer service sector has performed in 2019. Self-service is growing. No surprise then that 87% of companies now offer some form of self-service, 62% of which is web self-service and 46% account specific where a customer needs to login.

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bold360 Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In a time of disruption, a digital-first approach can redefine both member and agent experience. Luckily Advia already had the self-service digital tools in place to handle COVID-19 volumes. human) interactions with members, many don’t realize that their members want digital self-service. from the prior year.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Self-Service Tools. The more customers respond to your self-service tools, the fewer people hours you have to fulfill. Also, self-service tools like portals and live chat often have metrics and dashboards built for your company to understand the experience. Key 2020 Trends: Cloud Contact Centers.

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Quiq

MAY 26, 2022

An overwhelming 75% of respondents want a customer service agent to know who they are and their purchase history. In Microsoft’s 2020 survey , respondents reported that only occasionally (31%) did the agent have this information. The customer service stakes are higher than ever. Yet it’s still far from customers’ reality.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 6, 2020

A main thing that became apparent in call centre scenarios was that call wait times for an array of customer services were much longer and users still are advised in recorded messages that “due to Covid-19” call wait time may be impacted.

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Interactions

APRIL 24, 2019

Now, with solutions like Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVA), customers can contact businesses on their own time without having to wait to be helped. This innovation in retail caters to on-the-go consumers by offering ways to make shopping easier and more convenient than ever before with self-service channels.

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