the best customer service channels

How to Determine Which Customer Service Channels to Focus On

The proliferation of multiple customer service channels has increased customers’ expectations in their interactions with brands. Businesses strive to meet these expectations to maintain customer loyalty and increase revenue. While the Omnichannel approach has enabled seamless customer service on various integrated networks of devices and touchpoints, you must prioritize support channels based on which is…

how to reduce customer service costs

Tried and Tested Strategies to Reduce Customer Service Costs

High levels of service quality and improving the customer experience result in more loyal customers, higher turnover, and better profits. But customer care professionals tasked with delivering these greater levels of service quality also feel pressure to reduce service costs while justifying the return on investment. The holy grail is reducing customer service costs while…

customer service agent engagement

Agent Engagement: How to Motivate and Retain Top Talent

The contact center is the beating heart of any great business. It’s the human touch of contact your customers have with your company. Their customer service experience—good or bad—will color their perception of your company forever. 93% of customers are more likely to be repeat customers of companies that offer excellent customer service. Support managers…

how to improve customer service performance

How to Measure Customer Service Performance

“I won’t complain. I just won’t come back.” That’s the thought ping-ponging through the minds of unsatisfied customers. Conversely, 9 out of 10 customers would repurchase once impressed by your customer service.  It’s squeaky bum time for customer service departments. With sales and marketing previously claiming all glory for revenue growth, customer service has now…

customer service management

ABC of Data-Driven Customer Service Management

  Exceptional customer service management in today’s fast-paced business environment makes for a competitive advantage. For customer service leaders who look to empower team members, develop operations, and impact their bottom line, the data-driven approach to managing support is a one-way street.  The strategic importance of customer support means that there is a plethora of…

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Customer Service Trends for 2024

The digital era has created new standards for businesses and customers alike and the latest customer service trends are the biggest telltale. On one hand, brands navigate their way towards customer-centricity. On the other, the consumer is even more empowered and as a result, has higher expectations. It only makes sense to offer your clients…

customer service ticket backlog

How to Decrease Customer Service Ticket Volume

Customer Service Leaders work in a high pace environment. They need to make quick decisions regarding people, processes, technology, and work cross-functionally with other business units to keep up with anything that may impact service levels. One metric that Customer Service Leaders constantly monitor is ticket volume and even if it might sound like a…

chat support

How to Deliver Superior Live Chat Support

Best-practices and future predictions Customer experience is a tough game. What you do or don’t do, affects it. However, it is also an opportunity to stand out. More and more companies are investing in customer support which is one of the most important environments where you can impact what your customers think of your brand, products, and service. Why bother with live chat support? Research shows that one bad experience…