Vonage

AUGUST 15, 2016

Customers experience several touch-points with your company after the sale – from checking information on the website, viewing ads, reading articles, comparing brand experiences with peers, friends or influencers to contacting customer service. Personalize your customer service without getting too personal.

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Self Service Contact Center Trends Sales 120

Calabrio

JANUARY 6, 2016

CEO of Calabrio shares his predictions for the Contact Center, for 2016 and Beyond. Here are my 7 predictions and key advice on where the contact center is going in 2016 and beyond. Prediction #1: Brands will be more “proactive.”. Prediction #3: Self-service is the key to success. Look at 2016. Automation?

Customer Engagement 133

Customer Engagement Omni-Channel Engagement Self Service 133

Comm100

JUNE 13, 2018

According to a study by Inmar , 72 percent of coupons used in 2016 affected purchasing behavior , usually by encouraging shoppers to buy a product they otherwise would not have. According to LoyaltyOne, more than two-thirds of consumers strongly agree that companies, retailers, or brands send them too much irrelevant communication.

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Tips Self Service e-support Social Media 168

Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The goal of self-service is to make things easier for both the customer (to find information) and customer service agents (to deflect information requests from assisted service). Expectations for, and of, self-service are growing at a rapid pace. But making things easier always begins with hard work.

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ijgolding

MARCH 22, 2017

All business have taken necessary measures, so that customers become loyal, provide repeat business, and advocate their products & brand – thereby increasing the customer base. Digital has helped organizations through consumers advocating the brands and products across online channels. It’s not all doom and gloom, however.

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Omni-Channel Customer Experience Multi-Channel e-support 204

Solvvy

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In fact, in 2016, 38 percent of respondents felt so negative about contacting customer support that they said they’d rather clean a toilet than make a call!). So rather than let your customers struggle, how do you build a self-service experience that will help them quickly accomplish their goals?

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Alida

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Earlier this week, more than 400 professionals in marketing, customer experience, innovation and research gathered in Chicago for the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit. The two-day annual conference featured keynotes and presentations by some of the world’s leading customer-centric brands. Eliza (@eliza_jacobs) September 20, 2016.

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Tricia Morris

APRIL 8, 2016

As any brand or organization that’s implemented a customer self-service offering knows, build it and they will come. Forrester estimates that an average of $22 million is spent annually in unnecessary service costs due to channel escalation – and this is in the retail industry alone. Satisfied when they leave?

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Martin Hill-Wilson

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I recently designed and ran a new masterclass – Making Automation & Self Service Work In Your Contact Centre. If achieved before the end of the decade, it will still keep your brand in the digital race. It is worth repeating the basic recipe for a 2016 Virtual Assistant. I promised more use cases and more explanation.

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Self Service Omni-Channel Strategy Roadmap 40

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In fact, 75% believe that the social channel gives consumers power , as they can speak straight to brands with confidence that they’ll be heard. What’s most interesting is that, when dealing with the “low hanging fruit” – automation and self-serve becomes a win-win interaction. And finally, you need 2020 metrics – not 2016 metrics.

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Omni-Channel Social Media Contact Center Self Service 149

ShepHyken

MAY 30, 2016

The Great Customer Service Debate by Judith Aquino . 1to1 Media) Can companies trade the human touch for automation without sacrificing the quality of their customer service? More and more customers are accepting and actually hoping for self-service solutions and other types of automation. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Self Service Competitive Advantage Tips 72

Kustomer

MAY 14, 2020

Reply leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning models to improve agent efficiency through self-service chatbot and deflection capabilities. Reply has built deflection and self-service chatbots that help companies effectively deflect initial customer communications at an astounding rate of 40 percent.

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Self Service Company Chatbots Technology 71

Bold360

MARCH 9, 2017

As Forrester posited, we are in the Age of the Customer, and in this era of immediacy and availability, offering digital self-service is a requirement for any company hoping to provide high-level service for consumers. Self-Service for the Win.

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Omni-Channel Self Service Consumers Connections 65

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 25, 2016

As we start talking about self-service , virtual assistants and artificial intelligence in more and more customer service conversations, we have to talk about where human-to-human interaction will continue to make an impact, and why many customers have turned to more “humanless” customer service options in the first place.

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Self Service Trends Customer Service Chief Customer Officer 40

Tricia Morris

APRIL 1, 2016

Customers’ expectations for brands and organizations delivering the right answer at the right time, whether through assisted or self-service, continue to grow. In Microsoft’s Global State of Customer Service Report, 90% of consumers surveyed now expect a company website to include a self-service application.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Connecting with your customers across APAC. Published on: November 09, 2016. Author: Vincent Giraud Traditionally brands have segmented their customer bases by demographic factors such as age, and used this information to drive specific customer experiences for each group.

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Connections Self Service Social Media Innovation 72

Eptica

MARCH 4, 2016

Date: Friday, March 4, 2016 How good is the experience offered by UK brands? Published on: March 04, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Over the past five years Eptica has regularly evaluated the multichannel customer experience offered by 100 of the UK’s biggest brands , across ten sectors. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Self Service Brands Social Media Contact Center 48

Comm100

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It’s hard to remember a time when Chatbots weren’t a hot (albeit, polarizing) topic in the customer service and tech industries. From customized Chatbots on major brand websites to Siri and Alexa in our own homes, it seems like Chatbots have entered the discussion (and our lives) for good. Source: Alex Knight.

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Chatbots Self Service ROI Contact Center 169

ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2016

The Top 8 Customer Experience Trends in 2016 (Infographic) by David Younger. The Service Manager) From leveraging self-service tool for personalisation to embracing an omni-channel customer servicing, here are eight trends in customer experience that are going to be relevant to most businesses in 2016.

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Omni-Channel Self Service Customer Service Infographics 48

Wootric CX Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

It is often referred to as a brand or relationship metric. Onboarding can be self-service or high touch, and likely a combination of both. With that in mind, you’ll want to start by taking stock of each potential interaction with your company, website, products, self-service support, and customer-facing representatives.

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NPS Net Promoter Score Metrics Effort Score 122

Storyminers

JULY 11, 2016

With advances in technology, digital and mobile, customers demand more attention—and more value—from the brands they choose. To deliver more customer value, business and experience designers must learn how customers want to interact with the brand, which preferences to capture, and how to track situations customers face.

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Self Service B2C CRM Call Center 100

Kayako

JULY 12, 2016

The “support ticket” is a 1990s term for the IT services industry, which is reason enough to demonstrate that the idea of a support ticket is simply irrelevant to your customers in 2016. After all, 67% of customers today prefer this modern approach built on self-service and frictionless conversation.

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Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

Spanning multiple channels, across both brick-and-click locations, customers want immediate answers to product questions, swift resolution to their problems, and personalized brand interactions. Not one single survey has ever indicated that customers wouldn’t pay more for great service, according to Forbes.

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Software Tools Customer Service Self Service 92

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 4, 2016

A new year brings resolutions to change or improve in ways that matter, and for brands and organizations, customer service is always a key focus. I don’t think that this endeavor will be completed in 2016, but those who have bought in to the importance of service will look to: 1. Why Will This Have an Impact in 2016? “A

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Trends Chief Customer Officer Customer Service Self Service 40

CX University

JANUARY 14, 2019

According to Tractica, actual sales of AI-specific solutions increased from $643 million in 2016 to $5.4 We recognize that we are pointing attention to specific brand names. AI Customer Service: Aivo. Chatbots for text, voice, and self-service content search. We found plenty of compelling offerings.

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Survey Customer Experience Marketing Self Service 108

Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Customer experience today is often discussed in a marketing or branding context—through the events and promotions driven by marketing as well as spaces and packages defined by branding. Despite playing such a crucial role in customer engagement, contact centers don’t always get the attention they deserve.

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Contact Center Customer Experience Self Service Omni-Channel 81

Tricia Morris

JUNE 13, 2016

Here are three striking sneak-peek statistics from Microsoft’s 2016 State of Global Customer Service Report and we welcome you to join us for the full report reveal. 56% of global consumers say they have higher expectations for customer service now than they had a year ago. This number jumps to 68% for 18 – 34-year-olds.

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Tricia Morris

JULY 25, 2016

In Microsoft’s 2016 State of Global Customer Service Report , 44% of the 5,000 respondents across Brazil, Germany, Japan, the UK and the United States said they feel it takes them, the customer, more effort to resolve their customer service issue than it does a brand. Get the 2016 State of Global Customer Service Report.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2016

12 Unique Ways to Build Brand Loyalty Through Social Media by YEC. AllBusiness) Social media is an invaluable tool to help market your brand, but what good is it without a target audience? It’s a brand builder. Consumer Disappointment with Customer Service Is Real by Dianna Labrien. It doesn’t matter.

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Social Media Customer Service Self Service B2C 48

Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Published on: March 31, 2016. Author: Dharmesh Ghedia With an increasing amount of our time spent online, company websites are now more often than not the first port of call for consumers looking for information from brands.

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Self Service Customer Service Entertainment Fashion 48

CX Journey

AUGUST 18, 2016

online adults say that valuing their time is the most important thing a company can do to provide them with a good experience and retain them Convenience : Companies that help consumers simplify the purchase journey have customers who are more likely to purchase their products and more likely to recommend their brand to others.

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Touchpoint Self Service Multi-Channel Fashion 80

Eptica

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 UK brands struggling with digital customer experience. Author: Pauline Ashenden The rapid rise of digital channels and mobile devices means it’s easier than ever for consumers to engage and ask questions of brands they want to do business with. Published on: November 01, 2017.

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Brands Customer Experience Self Service Social Media 49

Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Published on: January 20, 2016. Looking further ahead, Forrester sees products themselves containing self-service capabilities to automatically provide information to users.

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Self Service Customer Service Contact Center CRM 48

Eptica

JUNE 24, 2016

Date: Friday, June 24, 2016 The ROI of improved customer experience. Published on: June 24, 2016. The figures have now been updated and released for 2016 , analyzing data that goes back to 2010. However, simply focusing on topline growth actually undersells the impact of good customer experience and superior service.

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ROI Self Service Customer Experience Airlines 50

Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 4 lessons from the Forrester CX Index. Published on: August 17, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Forrester has just published its 2016 US Customer Experience Index , providing an update on the state of CX across multiple sectors.

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Self Service Wireless Social Media Contact Center 50

Martin Hill-Wilson

JANUARY 29, 2016

More importantly it heals the false divide between so called digital and voice services with click-to-anything functionality. The third is Intelligent Assistance – a hybrid experience for customers that sits between live assistance and self service. Service access becomes instant which conforms to expectation.

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Omni-Channel Roadmap Self Service Customer Journeys 40

Eptica

JULY 8, 2016

Date: Friday, July 8, 2016 Delivering what US consumers want. Published on: July 08, 2016. The good news for businesses is that most (91%) aren’t downsizing from their favorite brands – but they are shopping around to ensure they get the best possible deal. So, what does this mean for customer experience?

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