Sep 17 2017 Why You (And Your Agents) Need Natural Language IVR
Traditional interactive voice response (IVR) systems have many flaws. First, callers are restricted to selecting from the choices the system gives them, which are necessarily limited. In order to interact with a traditional IVR system, customers must work through a series of menus, which many of them find frustrating. In fact, many callers fail to find […]
Read MoreSep 16 2017 Mind The (Perception) Gap: What You Think Of Your Service VS. What Your Customers Think
I want to start this by asking to you to take a moment and genuinely reflect on the service you provide and answer this question: Are you delivering a superior experience to your customers? If you answered yes, I’m glad to hear of the confidence you have in your technology and your agents. However, there’s […]
Read MoreAug 23 2017 Save Your Customers Time, Use Their Phone Number
I have a question: Why don’t more companies recognize me when I call? Identification is the first key to a successful interaction. Yet, I keep getting asked the same thing every time I call in: “Can I get your account number?” I rarely remember my account number, so this process is inevitably painful and time-consuming. […]
Read MoreAug 13 2017 Transaction Monitoring Improves Customer Satisfaction
Today’s consumers are well-informed, connected and know what they expect from their interactions with businesses. Not only that, their interactions are electronic, and their loyalty to a brand or business is difficult to hold. Their expectation of instant satisfaction leaves little room for poor performing systems and applications. That means more than ever, transactional success […]
Read MoreJul 17 2017 Yes, Voice Communication Still Has Its Place
Is voice communication dead? I was pondering that very question last week while sitting on the beach watching my kids texting and playing on Instagram with their friends, instead of frolicking in the waves. Yeah, sure, they would get up periodically to cool off in the surf; but they spent most of the time texting […]
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