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The Power of Wait Time in Driving the Customer Experience

Kustomer

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by Tom Rieger from NSI , to learn about customer retention through enhancing wait times. The Science of Wait Times and Rewarding Customers. It seems that many companies are handling wait time wrong.

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The Tale of Apex Gadgets: A Cautionary Tale of Ignoring Customer Experience

ECXO

People who tried to get help were met with long wait times, rude responses, or no response at all. One disgruntled customer posted a video on YouTube titled, Why Ill Never Buy Apex Products Again. The video gained millions of views, and Apex became the laughingstock of the industry.

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When IVR meets Visual Assistance – Retaining the Lost Waiting Time

TechSee

Enabling image input into IVR shortens the entire process significantly: shorter average handling times (AHT), shorter call times, and best of all, an opportunity to wow customers. During the IVR conversation, the customer is requested to upload an image or video. The process of visual integration. Self Service.

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Live Chat Benchmark Data & Best Practices for Financial Services & Banking

Comm100

Wait times are key to any customer service team. From analysis of our 2021 Live Chat Benchmark Report , we found that live chat teams in banking and financial services have a wait time of 36 seconds. Moreover, average wait times for phone is almost 90 seconds. – Encourage self-serve. – Chatbots.

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4 Reasons Why Live Chat for Government is Critical in 2022

Comm100

In a 2021 survey, nearly 40% of Americans reported experiencing phone wait times of more than five minutes with federal agencies. Live chat is the most effective channel at reducing wait times because chats can be sent and received in real-time, while agents can handle multiple simultaneous conversations.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Live Chat Software

Comm100

Lower wait times. The instant, real-time nature of live chat satisfies consumers’ need for speed, but it also helps to reduce wait times. This is known as chat concurrency and means that visitors don’t need to experience lengthy wait times as they so often do on the phone. Video and voice chat.

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Why do Universities & Colleges Choose Comm100 Live Chat?

Comm100

Audio & Video Chat – Audio & Video Chat allows colleges and universities to remove barriers to a personalized chat experience while delivering remote support. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dawson College used Audio & Video Chat to host an open house virtually that reached 950 students. Reducing wait times.

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