Think about the last time you had to make a call to customer service. “Please listen carefully, as our options have recently changed,” the voice tells you. You make your initial selection, thinking you’ll be taken where you need to go – but wait, you pick another option. Then another. And another. It’s an all […]
Read MoreI 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 MoreWhether your strategic direction involves improving metrics like NPS (Net Promoter Score) and CSAT (Customer Satisfaction) or reducing overall costs, a key element involves demonstrating that you value a customer’s time. Too often, I witness my clients implement a new technology that should move the needles of metrics or costs, but they fail to produce the desired outcomes. […]
Read MoreToday’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 MoreWe all read the statistics – we might even question their validity – but study after study after study continues to repeat the concept that the world has gone mobile. I recently conducted a personal study and attempted to engage 25 utilities in a mobile self-service test. I found the customer care number and via […]
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