Customer service and customer experience are both essential components of a successful customer journey. While the terms are similar and they are closely related, they aren’t interchangeable. Up until fairly recently, the term customer service was more familiar to most people. When you think of a direct communication or interaction between one of your brand […]
If you listen to the conversations around you, you’ll likely hear someone complaining about a bad experience interacting with a company. It’s not nearly as common to overhear rave-reviews about good customer service. Your company can be the one that people are raving about when you take a few minutes to understand the differences between […]
Today’s customers expect more. Customer support as a service is the key to meeting those expectations. As a business you should strive to deliver the best overall customer experience. Historically, customer service does not get a great reputation. Customers frequently feel they have to put up with long wait times, marginal customer service and canned […]
The relationship of customer service vs customer experience is important to define. With online shopping being so popular, customers now have many more touchpoints with brands. Instant access to information and multiple communication channels have changed how customers expect you to respond to their inquiries and requests. Today’s customers expect you to answer their questions, […]
Providing impressive customer support isn’t exactly simple during the best of times, but with the Covid19 pandemic throwing additional uncertainty into the mix, customer support agents are facing greater challenges than ever before. Which is why the second edition of CX for the Soul — a virtual event series centered around supporting the CX community […]
Customer service is the heartbeat of your software business and SaaS customer support is the key to offering exceptional service that leaves your customers feeling valued and respected. Excellence in customer service increases customer loyalty, builds sales, and enhances your reputation. SaaS customer support involves a bit of effort and expense at the start. A […]
Customer facing businesses know that they needs call center software to provide a better experience for their audience. Generally, when someone is looking for information, the first place they’ll turn to is the internet. While the web provides a common starting point, a large percentage of people still want to speak a live person somewhere […]
Monitoring your B2B sales cycle is the key to developing high-performing sales teams. Tracking and analyzing your sales cycle should be a priority because it produces a host of benefits. As with any other type of sale, the faster you can close a sale, the less chance you have of losing it. By getting well-acquainted […]
You’re ready to take your customer relationships to the next level, connecting faster and more seamlessly than ever before. The problem is, your contact center isn’t quite keeping pace with your vision. Maybe you’re still researching software options that can provide the streamlined customer service your customers expect. Or maybe your in-house software is overdue […]
If customer service is important to your business (of course it is!), you’re probably well acquainted with agents being inundated with calls. With just a basic phone system in place, this is probably more than they can handle. That’s where an automatic call distributor (ACD) system comes in. Automatic call distribution systems, otherwise known as […]
In the past week, you’ve probably conducted a financial transaction through Adyen’s unified commerce payments platform without knowing it. With customers ranging from tech giants like Airbnb and Spotify to retail staples like Gap, Adyen is the unsung hero behind billions of dollars in payments each year. Since they process all common payment methods and […]
When distributing Aircall’s 2019 eCommerce Customer Service Experience Study, we knew our analysis would not be complete unless we addressed factors brands could feel across multiple business departments. More specifically, what is the broader impact of bad customer service? With more concrete data surrounding this topic, we suspect support pros may have more success inspiring […]
Online shoppers can submit their questions and comments through a wider variety of customer service channels than ever. As a result, brands on the other side of these interactions are continuously reevaluating where traffic is most likely to come through and how to align internal resources accordingly. To help support leaders make more confident decisions, […]
You’ve reached out to the customer service team at an eCommerce company and are eager to resolve your issue. So, would you rather wait one minute or wait two minutes for a response? Yeah, you’re right. That one’s a bit obvious. But, just curious here, would your willingness to wait ever vary depending on the channel you’re […]
Contrary to popular opinion, business phone calls don’t actually end at the “click.” Although the customer has left, Sales and Support professionals still have work to do before starting a new conversation. This process of wrapping up the previous call before attending to a new one is called “after-call work” — and it’s vital to […]
Gifts Your Support Reps Really Want Even though eCommerce customer service representatives are safe from the threat of shopping mall stampedes this holiday season, they still have to prepare for a period of record-breaking sales and support inquiries. And right at the top of their professional wishlist are customers who: Understand how your product works […]
The world is changing, and today’s brands need to create a memorable customer experience to stay competitive. Social media, review sites, and an increased desire for instant solutions makes creating an environment for success even more challenging Luckily, innovative software offers a solution. Hyper-Informed Conversations Kustomer is a complete management platform for customer experience and […]
The future of customer service is certain. Brands will continue to shift away from labor-intensive measures and toward more self-help resources. But if the typical interactive voice response (IVR) system is any indicator, a full transition is still on a long way away. According to one study, 90% of customers who call a company want […]
The phone system for modern business
