Interactions

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The stakes are high: Consumers are protecting their homes and their families. Yet despite their critical role in our lives, insurers have few chances to win customers over with good service. According to the McKinsey survey of more than 8,500 insurance consumers , six in 10 customers switch channels pre-purchase.

Insurance 62

Insurance Interaction Self Service Multi-Channel 62

Uniphore

JANUARY 21, 2022

Conversational AI and automation are rapidly modernizing today’s healthcare consumer experience. Using real-time data—including emotion, sentiment and intent analysis—AI-powered systems are substantially shortening and simplifying complex patient and member journeys.

Healthcare 147

Healthcare Net Promoter Score Self Service Call Flow 147

InMoment XI

JULY 25, 2024

Research shows that 71% of consumers expect personalized experiences with the brands they interact with, and over 75% get frustrated when they don’t get those personalized experiences. Similarly, 90% of consumers regard issue resolution as their most significant customer service factor.

Contact Center 195

Contact Center Contact Center Software Self Service Analytics 195

NobelBiz

JANUARY 17, 2022

However, it is obvious that insufficient training, incompatible interfaces and other factors might result in an increase of Average Handling Time. But, how is the Average Handling Time (AHT) calculated? What is the Average Handling Time (AHT) for Contact Centers?

Average Handle Time 52

Average Handle Time Contact Center Management Call Center 52

Uniphore

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The more healthcare consumers become comfortable with digital channels, the higher their expectations are for the same level of convenience, selection, and service they receive in other areas of their lives. healthcare market must continue to transform how they interact with consumers if they want to succeed.

Self Service 130

Self Service Healthcare Contact Center Effort Score 130

ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2021

Misconception #2: Customers only want self-service options. However, according to Stella Connect’s Customer Service Trends for 2021 report , 80% of survey respondents prefer to talk to a real support agent, versus figuring out the issue with self-service options. In the U.S. of all sales.

Self Service 116

Self Service Customer Service e-support Average Handle Time 116

Uniphore

JUNE 16, 2021

You probably already think enough about Average Handle Time, or AHT for short. AHT is the average length of time it takes an agent to complete a call. 67% of interactions involve a time-consuming diagnosis 60% of customer-assistance occupations are automatable* 30% of common call center tasks are automatable*.

NPS 147

NPS Net Promoter Score Contact Center Self Service 147

TechSee

JUNE 11, 2019

Covering 70 clients, 220 contact centers and help desks and 30,000 agents, the report highlights the impact of Visual Assistance on customer service KPIs over time. Data was collated from clients in sectors including telecom, consumer electronics, utilities, insurance, and medical technology. KPI #4: Average Handling Time (AHT).

Self Service 117

Self Service Technology Customer Service Contact Center 117

TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

Bombarded with buzzwords, and ever-conscious of meeting their KPIs, customer experience managers must choose between a dizzying range of automated solutions that all promise to reduce average handling time, motivate agents, improve first time resolution rates and enhance customer satisfaction.

Contact Center 174

Contact Center Self Service Video Average Handle Time 174

TechSee

MARCH 12, 2019

Alternatively, customers can visually interact with AI-powered assistants in self-service mode, alleviating pressure on human agents. Average Handling Time (AHT) is decreased, since agents can work faster and more efficiently by utilizing effective decision support during each interaction. Embracing the Future.

Self Service 111

Self Service Contact Center Net Promoter Score Contact Center Workflow 111

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Support agents can answer questions rapidly, keep their chat handle time low, and swiftly move on to help the next customer. A Kayako survey of 400 consumers and 100 businesses found that almost one-quarter of customers are frustrated by long wait times on chat (it seems “live” chat is not often live).

Self Service 168

Self Service Average Handle Time Social Media Communication 168

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

For clients with complex care scenarios – whether that is enterprise customer success management or providing critical support direct to consumers – change is never taken lightly. What Service Level Metrics Are Most Relevant to Your Business Now? How do they compare to industry averages and the averages of other potential vendors?

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Effort Score Net Promoter Score 156

Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

An effective customer service chatbot can communicate with customers and answer important questions, streamlining the customer support process. Furthermore, consumers are increasingly expecting chatbots to be a part of your customer support strategy. How to Understand Your Metrics When Building a Customer Service Chatbot.

Customer Service 91

Customer Service Average Handle Time Chatbots Self Service 91

Kayako

MARCH 29, 2019

Empower them with the tools and autonomy to solve customer problems, without time-consuming and frustration-building escalation tiers. When it comes to measuring the performance of your customer service team, there’s no shortage of metrics and numbers you can track. But what do all those numbers actually mean?

Customer Service 149

Customer Service Self Service Average Handle Time Metrics 149

BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

This is the underlying philosophy of our digital customer experience support solutions , driven by AI, machine learning, chatbots, and intelligent self-service. One survey of consumers who frequently interact with customer service bots reveals that 77% believe AI is helpful for simple issues.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Experience Self Service Chatbots 156

TechSee

OCTOBER 19, 2021

According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), consumers returned an estimated $428 billion in merchandise – approximately 10.6% Retailers have implemented restocking fees as a mechanism to discourage consumers from becoming serial returners. These help to onboard and train consumers to set up and operate their products.

How To 124

How To e-support Self Service Retail 124

TechSee

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Enterprises are increasingly recognizing that on-demand services are fast becoming expected by customers, and they are putting processes in place to ensure every interaction is as quick and seamless as possible. For a customer calling in with a technical issue, waiting for a technician is high effort activity.

Customer Service 186

Customer Service Contact Center Knowledge Base Self Service 186

TechSee

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A collaborative contact center provides a better overall customer experience, as agents can communicate with each other in real time without putting callers on hold or introducing other elements of friction. Agent collaboration also enables a higher First Contact Resolution (FCR) rate by eliminating time-consuming escalations.

Contact Center 117

Contact Center Culture Self Service Wireless 117

Eptica

OCTOBER 16, 2018

To read the three previous posts in the optimizing CX series on creating blended agents , improving the agent experience and reducing Average Handling Time while safeguarding quality, simply click on the links. This enables you to benchmark and compare performance and identify team and individual areas for improvement.

Report 68

Report Self Service Average Handle Time Contact Center 68

NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Email, chat, social media, self-service: everything is going up. Voice is changing – average handle time is going up and calls are becoming more complex. Power looked at 124 customer service organizations spanning 13 industries in North America. Interesting, isn’t it? A new report from J.D. The result?

Call Center 52

Call Center Self Service Average Handle Time Social Media 52

UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Virtual Agents are AI-powered assistants that ideally interact with consumers in a human-like way and thus serve as intelligent representatives of your brand. Virtual Agents equipped with ML get better at understanding tone and context the more they interact with consumers. But it isn’t that consumers only want to talk to other humans.

Virtual Agent 72

Virtual Agent Customer Service Self Service Average Handle Time 72

UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Virtual Agents are AI-powered assistants that ideally interact with consumers in a human-like way and thus serve as intelligent representatives of your brand. Virtual Agents equipped with ML get better at understanding tone and context the more they interact with consumers. But it isn’t that consumers only want to talk to other humans.

Virtual Agent 72

Virtual Agent Customer Service Self Service Average Handle Time 72

Bold360

OCTOBER 2, 2020

If the customer’s issue can’t be resolved by the first available agent, the service team transfers the customer around like a hot potato until the “right” agent can be found to mercifully resolve the issue. Who is satisfied by this time-consuming routing roulette? Decreased Average Handle Time (AHT).

Chatbots 98

Chatbots Self Service Contact Center Average Handle Time 98

Kustomer

AUGUST 24, 2022

Kustomer went out and surveyed over 3,000 global consumers to understand what changes are occurring in the customer experience landscape. Modern messaging channels are successful for consumers and businesses alike. The Stickiness of Modern Messaging. By 2025 it is predicted that 376.4 billion emails will be sent daily, worldwide.

Communication 78

Communication Data Self Service Average Handle Time 78

Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

As NLP, ML, and conversational AI evolved, modern contact centers embrace AI-powered chatbots, virtual agents or assistants, voice recognition, and other tools to deliver self-service options to customers. This frees up agents to focus on more complex issues and customer communications, reducing metrics like average handling time.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Self Service Net Promoter Score Effort Score 74

CSM Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Phone contacts are resource-intensive, costly and time-consuming. When we consider that it can cost five times more to attract a new customer, than it does to retain an existing one, communicating with customers should leave them with a smile on their face, rather than be a cause of frustration. Self-service and automation.

Self Service 76

Self Service Tips Retail Average Handle Time 76

Kustomer

AUGUST 15, 2022

They saw reduced average handle time, an increase in the number of customer conversations had, and an overall more convenient customer experience. According to a Kustomer survey of 2,000 Americans, 67% of consumers expect retailers to know them and personalize how they interact. Self-Service Tools.

Self Service 59

Self Service Customer Experience Omni-Channel CRM 59

TechSee

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NIA is measured by tracking the number of repeat calls a contact center receives within a specific period of time. The metric is used in conjunction with standard metrics like Average Handling Time (AHT) and First Contact Resolution (FCR) which track the contact center agent’s speed and efficiency per call.

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Self Service Effort Score Average Handle Time 84

TechSee

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Using AI, telecoms can implement self-service capabilities that instruct customers how to install and operate their own devices. Integrating visual support within IVR further delivers an efficient usage of time – reducing average handling times (AHT) and customer hold times, and ultimately driving a better CX.

Trends 107

Trends Industry Telecommunications Chatbots 107

Solvvy

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

For instance, Hubspot found that the average handling time (the time it takes to resolve a customer’s issue from start to finish) varied by more than 30% from one industry to another, with average handling times of 10 minutes in the gaming & gambling industry, and nearly 17 minutes in the web hosting industry. .

Customer Expectations 64

Customer Expectations Self Service Customer Service How To 64

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) has become one of the the defining data points to evaluate consumer experience and brand growth. While the marketing, pre-sales, and sales processes add to customer satisfaction, customer service heavily influences CSAT scores.

Customer Satisfaction 59

Customer Satisfaction Self Service Management Knowledge Base 59

Playvox

JANUARY 24, 2022

For these, customers expect and appreciate well designed self-service options, with the option of shifting to live service if needed. For example: According to Forbes , 73% of consumers say a good experience is key in influencing their brand loyalty. 86% of buyers will pay more for a great customer experience.

Contact Center 88

Contact Center Measurement Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 88

Interactions

MAY 20, 2021

With travel restrictions decreasing and consumers feeling more comfortable leaving their homes, this summer will see a rebound in traffic after a year-long hibernation. Not to mention, as consumers flock back to their regular vacation plans, brands have a key opportunity to create lasting loyalty for years to come.

Hospitality 62

Hospitality Travel Brands Self Service 62

eGain Blogs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Combine that with the fact that, according to another Gartner research, only 9% of customers report resolving their issues completely through self-service, and it is obvious that a massive proportion of customer service traffic is coming over these expensive channels. Average Handle Time (AHT).

Call Center 52

Call Center Metrics Self Service Contact Center 52

Team HGS

JUNE 14, 2017

For a leading consumer electronics manufacturer, we designed and now manage a consumer self-service portal branded as “client” USA. Our multi-channel support services cover FAQs, Downloads, Auto Chat, Video, and Live Chat. And average handle time (AHT) has been reduced to 477 seconds from 683 seconds.

Self Service 52

Self Service Trends Multi-Channel Effort Score 52

Upstream Works

JANUARY 25, 2022

At the foundation of digital transformation for contact centers are the blending of human and self-service automated engagements to provide a continuous omnichannel CX. This empowerment can help drive massive improvements in critical metrics like First Contact Resolution (FCR), Average Handle Time (AHT), and more.

Innovation 78

Innovation Contact Center Omni-Channel Self Service 78