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3 ways to extend customer service across the enterprise

Published on: November 04, 2016
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager

When customers deal with your organization, they don’t care which department they are communicating with – they simply want the best possible experience and service. They expect to receive high quality, joined-up service and get a consistent, accurate answer to any question that they might have.

The 3 dimensions of customer service conversations

Published on: November 02, 2016
Author: Laurence Chami - Managing Director

Organizations today receive a growing number of incoming emails and social media messages from consumers. At the same time the range and scope of these interactions is also expanding – essentially consumers today want to be able to have conversations with brands, on their channel of choice, in order to find out information, solve problems and to give feedback.

Turning service into sales with chat

Published on: October 28, 2016
Author: Angus Prentice - Senior Sales Manager

Good customer service leads to happier, more loyal customers who stay with you longer, spend more and are more likely to recommend your business to family and friends. However, it can be difficult to measure the exact impact of individual customer service interactions on these metrics, leading to the contact center being seen as a cost, rather than a department that boosts the bottom line.

6 factors driving contact center change

Published on: October 26, 2016
Author: Dharmesh Ghedia

With customer service being at the top of the business agenda for organizations, what are the trends that are impacting contact centers? To find out, analyst ContactBabel surveyed 216 UK contact center managers and directors. Reading through the results, six key conclusions stand out..

3 ways for businesses to improve telephone customer service

Published on: October 21, 2016
Author: Derek Lewis

In a multichannel world, the telephone is no longer the default choice of consumers. However, it is still vital, particularly for more involved conversations. Yet new research from consumer group Which? shows that telephone customer service is failing to keep pace with customer needs.

Falling through the gaps – email and the insurance industry

Published on: October 19, 2016
Author: Chris Eideh - North American Sales Executive

Earlier this month, we published the 2016 Eptica Insurance Multichannel Customer Experience Study, which evaluated how insurers in the US, across ten sectors are meeting the challenge of new digital channels for customer service. To do this, we researched their ability to answer routine questions on five digital channels....

What customers want this Christmas when it comes to service

Published on: October 14, 2016
Author: Neil Cox - Account Manager

New figures from the National Retail Federation point to sales increasing by 3.6% over the course of 2016 holiday shopping season in the US, hitting $655.8 billion. Ecommerce should grow between 7-10%, totaling as much as $117 billion. In the UK, retailers will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2015 festive season where heavy discounting hit margins in many parts of the sector.

Is it really time for your company to embrace chatbots?

Published on: October 12, 2016
Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder

One of the most talked about current trends in customer experience is the rise of chatbots, with many companies investigating using them to interact with customers on messaging apps. Is it really time for your company to embrace them?

7 key issues that are holding back digital transformation in insurance

Published on: October 07, 2016
Author: Chris Eideh - North American Sales Executive

Like many industries, insurance is being disrupted by digital technology. Nearly 80% of consumers want to use digital channels such as the web, email, social media and chat to interact with insurers – yet under a quarter of businesses say they are fully digital, according to Accenture. Traditional insurers face major challenges...

4 ways of raising the profile of customer service in your organization

Published on: September 30, 2016
Author: Anne-Merete Jensen - Senior Business Consultant

National Customer Service Week (NCSW) will soon be celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. Running between October 3-7, it highlights the importance of customer service to every organization, and provides the opportunity to learn from best practice and to celebrate success across the sector.

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