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An interesting thing happened over the last year or so when social division, misinformation, and mistrust was blossoming around the world: Businesses became the most trusted source of information. Edelman’s 2021 Trust Barometer shows the public trusts businesses over Non-Governmental Organizations, Governments, and the media. Despite the concern some have over AI and data gathering on customers, companies are still coming out on top.

For any business, every interaction with the customer has an impact on the brand’s image. But customer service operations are fast-paced and complex, and it can be challenging to maintain high service standards at all times — especially when you have multiple customer touchpoints. Fortunately, technology solutions like quality monitoring software have made it easier.

Your business probably interacts with hundreds of customers across various communication channels every day. Each interaction holds a vast amount of data regarding your customer’s concerns, expectations, and even about how satisfied they are with your service. Interaction analytics (IA) helps you analyze all this unstructured data to personalize service and avoid negative interactions. In this article, we’ll explore what interaction analytics is and how it can benefit your company.

54% of consumers worldwide report that they now have higher customer service expectations than just a year ago. That said, quality customer service software can help you streamline your business activities and improve the quality of your customer service. The software is more efficient as it captures more valuable information necessary for improving your business. Here, we learn more about customer service software, its benefits, and how to find the best one for your business.

Customer service is hard. Measuring the value of good customer service is even harder. However, only if you have quantifiable data on how well your support team is doing can you improve existing processes, make better staffing decisions, and ensure customer happiness. The best way to get these insights is by measuring customer service key performance indicators or customer service KPIs. In this article, we’ve covered everything you need to know about customer service key performance indicators.

Grupo Cepas, an Argentine company dedicated to the production of beverages, invested a lot of time and effort in the manual management of IT processes. The use of paper forms and ineffective communication through email created a bottleneck effect where processes were slowed down with any delay. They had a ticket system, but it was used to manage IT industry requirements, not end-user orders.

Social selling has impacted the market ever since we started trading products. A gentleman in 1600s Italy could visit a family member, adore their new statue, and ask where they got it. Market analysis indicates that consumers influenced by social media are four times more likely to spend more on purchases. That’s over standard advertising. With the market shifting, it’s essential that your company has a strong handle on the social market and how to use it to your advantage.

According to the latest McKinsey report, the pandemic has redefined online shopping for the customer. Enter, omnichannel retail. With a drastic move to online stores, around 40% of customers have switched brands to those who are better equipped – not just in back-end logistics, but in terms of their customer experience as well.