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Turning Crisis Into Connection: How IVAs Can Support Utility Customers During Outages

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power outages since 2000 have been due to extreme weather; heat season outages alone have increased by 60% since 2009, according to Climate Central. During the Outage: Combine Caring With Efficiency Customers expect instant answers during an outage, but the rush of incoming calls can overwhelm the system, causing long wait times.

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How Covid has Exacerbated the Customer Service Issue

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On top of all of this, it has created countless customer experience challenges which many organizations have been unable to meet. A recent study by the UK Institute of Customer Service found that complaints about poor customer service are at their highest levels since 2009. This benefit is two-fold.