Successful brands leverage SMS as the universal go-to messaging channel, securely reaching over 5 billion users – easily surpassing all other messaging apps. Unlike email, SMS is more like voice. It’s a “real-time” channel with an open rate of 98% within the first 12 seconds of being received. That’s conversational! The question is, why do […]
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The Cheer Up, It’s Easy to Be Amazon – Part 2
In part 1 of this article, we discussed the difference between Response Time and Resolution Time and how customers will be patient if they feel connected. It matters less how long the time to resolution is, as long as you provide consistent status notifications along their journey. In this part we’ll look at email as […]
The Cheer Up, It’s Easy to Be Amazon – Part 1
This is the first of a 2-part article on how you too can offer the secret customer service ingredient that Amazon customers love. Hint: It’s not next day delivery Cielo’s clients often tell us they are under increasing pressure to “be like Amazon”. I would say this is a common theme across many companies. Most […]
The #1 Way to Better Deflect your customers out of the IVR.
On average, 10 -15% of the calls in your voice channel are common and repetitive issues that can be better deflected and automated. Many callers have simple questions like resetting a password, registering a product, or getting an order status. These issues are an inefficient use of an agent’s time. Moreover, what happens during peak […]
The Trouble With Chatbots
The goal of self-service chat bots has been to reduce the volume and cost of live agent support. However, customers continue to prefer agent-assisted channels, such as voice, as their top service preference. In light of this, it’s worth taking a look back at last year’s Contact Center Week’s (CCW) report: The state of Chatbots. […]