Tentatively at first, but with increasing urgency and excitement, we watched the world of travel open up in 2022. Undoubtedly, the travel and leisure industry suffered a significant beating over the past two years. However, smart travel companies are turning their attention to ways to differentiate themselves and emerge as battle-scarred market leaders, ready to support the impending surge of travellers.
If you’re investing a sizeable budget in refreshing the way your customer service operates, you’ll naturally want to see significant ROI. It’s very easy to focus on immediate results and then forget the iterative process of refining a solution to ensure it’s still delivering in 12 or 24 months’ time and beyond.
86% of consumers say that good customer service can take them from one-time buyers to brand advocates. While great customer service is an essential focus of any successful brand, forward-thinking companies are forming customer-focused multidisciplinary teams to help create exceptional customer experiences.
Much has been spoken about, written about, and portrayed onscreen around Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, both good and bad. But very few realise the incredible potential this technology poses for everyday use in business.
You’ll no doubt have encountered chatbots in your day-to-day interactions with brands, financial institutions, or government organisations. You might not have realised it but chatbots can take many forms. Finding one that’s right for you involves knowing a little bit about how they work and what they can do.
No matter what you’re trying to achieve, rushing headlong into it without a strategy is a sure-fire recipe for failure. And if customer experience is the victim of such lack of planning, then the damage to your business can be high: think the harming of your business reputation, loss of customer goodwill, and the eventual decline in sales.
Although chatbots and conversational AI are sometimes used interchangeably, they aren’t the same thing. Today we’ll review the differences between chatbots and conversational AI and which option is better for your business.
Chatbot technology has transcended simple commands to evolve into a powerful customer service tool. Learn about four types of chatbots and provide your customers with a unique automated experience.
New generations of customers ask for different business approaches. Modern consumers are well-informed and tech-savvy, with high standards for any business. A customer-centric business model can help you live up to these standards. Let’s first have a look at these new generations before diving into how you can take on a customer-centric approach.
In the super-competitive world of retail, automation can make the difference between success and failure. Spend too much time on laborious returns or repetitive questions and you’ll have none left to focus on sales strategies and building your customer base. Automating important elements of your retail operation can free up your staff to do great things.
Consumers are not yet used to handling insurance matters online and mobile, yet they prefer it. This means that insurers need to be accessible everywhere and at all times, but they are not yet responding to this sufficiently. KPMG's research among 70 executives of international insurers shows that they know this all too well. They expect to lose a large portion of their sales to InsurTech or FinTech companies. However, this is easy to avoid without shaking up the entire IT landscape. With CM.com's intelligent solutions, insurers can easily and quickly take steps towards digitalisation. In this blog, you can read which steps.
Customer service isn’t just about solving any problems customers have, it’s about making the journey from web surfer to loyal customer as easy as possible. Having all your potential customer’s questions answered before they’ve asked them is the smartest way to do this.
The next time you walk into your favorite brick-and-mortar clothing store, try noting the number of service interactions you encounter in a single visit. You won't get a similar experience online. It's time for multichannel retailers to reimagine the customer experience in a digital setting. Think — immersive, personalised experiences that grab shoppers' attention.
Chat is quickly becoming many customers’ favourite way to communicate with brands. From getting their problems solved quickly to finding more information about a company’s products or services - chat is fast, efficient, and doesn’t involve the long-wait times typically associated with phone calls or rounds of back-and-forth emails.
A growing number of businesses are taking full advantage of chatbots. Unfortunately, there are a lot of problems that may hinder your chatbot from giving the best experience possible. There are five tips in this article will assist you in creating a successful chatbot.
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