Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) platforms deliver new customer service capabilities, improving both efficiency and the customer experience. In a fast-moving market, you don’t want to become locked into a provider that falls short of your expectations. To reap the full benefits, you therefore need to choose the best CCaaS vendor to capitalise on the advantages offered. How can…
Most companies are now finalising their customer service budgets for 2024. However, given the economic downturn, there’s likely to be more pressure to look for ways to reduce spending. Customer service is often vulnerable when enterprises look for places to make cuts. This may be because it’s often wrongly viewed as a cost centre rather than a source of competitive…
There is a growing momentum in the adoption of cloud-based Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) solutions. However, at the same time, economic conditions are increasing pressure on contact centre budgets. To get your CCaaS project and investment signed off you therefore need to create a compelling business case. Following these six steps maximises your chances of getting your project…
Providing a high-quality agent experience benefits both contact centre employees and the businesses they work for. Engaged agents provide better service to customers, are more productive and less likely to leave. However, traditionally contact centres have struggled with the agent experience. Much of this is down to the nature of the job. On top of having to help customers with…
Customers, more than ever, expect an omnichannel experience. They want the convenience of being able to move seamlessly between different digital and human channels. One of the most effective ways of supporting this is deploying an omnichannel Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) platform to underpin current and future needs. BT’s latest Autonomous Customer 2023 research highlights the growing demand…
Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) technology delivers multiple benefits. The best known are the ability to drive cost savings and improve the customer experience. However, CCaaS delivers much more. Less well appreciated are the ways that its flexibility and agility allow companies to quickly access new opportunities that weren’t previously feasible. The rapid pace of change in business and…
As consumer expectations rise, businesses are increasingly focusing on building empathy in customer service interactions. With agents handling more complex queries, building a rapport with customers is vital to reassure them, improve the experience, and better meet their needs. 1. Integrate systems to provide a comprehensive view To solve a problem agents need full access to information. However, they may…
When it comes to service, customer expectations are rising as they demand a better experience from organisations. Companies know it’s vital to deliver what customers want. However, understanding what will actually appeal to them can be more difficult. Demonstrating this, ContactBabel’s latest research finds that expectations vary dramatically between customer demographics. The report, Exceeding UK Customer Expectations 2023-24, which is…
Providing service in a customer’s preferred language is key to a great experience, that’s why embracing real-time chat translation makes this easier to achieve. Today, customers may not be confident or comfortable in the main language used within your contact centre. This could be because you are providing service to multiple countries from a single location, or to local customers…
Contact centres have always measured key customer service metrics. However, given the rising importance of customer experience, the metrics used must evolve and change. This enables customer service leaders to demonstrate the value of their work, linking the contact centre to the wider organisation and its objectives. Essentially, customer service metrics are split into two main categories – operational KPIs…
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