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Many organizations have introduced one or more digital support channels during the last 2-3 years. Unfortunately, some of them are suffering from conversational pain points leading to poor customer experiences. In particular there are three common issues that you can fix with training, by getting your customer service team up-skilled on specific engagement scenarios. [...]
“Whenever I call them they’re pretty clear and helpful, but when I send them a Whatsapp message it’s a nightmare.” That’s a typical complaint that customer may share at dinner with family and friends, but also one of the most frequent pet peeves affecting many customer service managers. So why on earth such a channel [...]
Every time customers ask for support, they have great emotional expectations before having any kind of interaction: entering a shop, calling or having a live chat with one of your agents. From a company’s standpoint instead the approach is usually a bit different: ‘how can I make the best of conversations to deliver great experiences [...]
While most companies maintain a strong focus on digital tools and platforms, many consumers keep complaining about poor conversations they have with them. The harsh truth is that many brands are convinced they are delivering sane experiences, whereas customers have a pretty different opinion. So why such a huge perception gap? Where is the bottleneck? [...]
‘I just can’t cope with all these tasks’ or ‘damn, I should have called that customer back!’. How often you or your team refer to the concept of TIME with a negative aftertaste? I’m asking because poor time management is a frequent cause of stress for employees, as well as bad customer experiences. Whenever such [...]
It may seem a paradox, but the rush towards digital support channels has been so fast that some companies are losing focus on the customer. In fact many organizations had (wrongly) expected that new support channels such as social media, live chat or messaging would instantly generate 5-star customer experiences. Today they feel disappointed because [...]
Last week I attended a customer service conference in Milan, back in real person. As many companies were represented, I’ve had the opportunity to listen and learn about their Digital Customer Service journey: main steps, achieved results and next goals ahead. Most of them have made great cultural and operational improvements in a short span [...]
During the last 2 years we’ve had a binge of digital support channels. As many brands have recorded strong online conversations volume peaks from the beginning of the pandemic on, they have introduced new channels such as live chat and messaging channels. Some organizations though are experiencing some mismatch between these two channels that are affecting overall [...]
If you work in the customer service arena, you know that metrics play a key role. In fact you may use them to make sure you’re sailing on the right route as well as destination (aka your goals). That’s why, instead of yet another article listing the ‘best metrics’, here’s something really useful for you. [...]
In the summer of 2015 I was writing my first book. I remember that it was very hot outside and that I had two certainties. First one: delivering social media support was already a consolidated habit in many industries. Second one: it was bound to expand even more in the following years. In fact since [...]
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