Tried and Tested Strategies to Reduce Customer Service Costs

Tried and Tested Strategies to Reduce Customer Service Costs

High levels of service quality and improving the customer experience result in more loyal customers, higher turnover, and better profits. But customer care professionals tasked with delivering these greater levels of service quality also feel pressure to reduce service costs while justifying the return on investment. The holy grail is reducing customer service costs while…

Agent Engagement: How to Motivate and Retain Top Talent

Agent Engagement: How to Motivate and Retain Top Talent

The contact center is the beating heart of any great business. It’s the human touch of contact your customers have with your company. Their customer service experience—good or bad—will color their perception of your company forever. 93% of customers are more likely to be repeat customers of companies that offer excellent customer service. Support managers…

How to Measure Customer Service Performance

How to Measure Customer Service Performance

“I won’t complain. I just won’t come back.” That’s the thought ping-ponging through the minds of unsatisfied customers. Conversely, 9 out of 10 customers would repurchase once impressed by your customer service.  It’s squeaky bum time for customer service departments. With sales and marketing previously claiming all glory for revenue growth, customer service has now…

ABC of Data-Driven Customer Service Management

ABC of Data-Driven Customer Service Management

  Exceptional customer service management in today’s fast-paced business environment makes for a competitive advantage. For customer service leaders who look to empower team members, develop operations, and impact their bottom line, the data-driven approach to managing support is a one-way street.  The strategic importance of customer support means that there is a plethora of…

Customer Service Trends for 2024

Customer Service Trends for 2024

The digital era has created new standards for businesses and customers alike and the latest customer service trends are the biggest telltale. On one hand, brands navigate their way towards customer-centricity. On the other, the consumer is even more empowered and as a result, has higher expectations. It only makes sense to offer your clients…

How to Decrease Customer Service Ticket Volume

How to Decrease Customer Service Ticket Volume

Customer Service Leaders work in a high pace environment. They need to make quick decisions regarding people, processes, technology, and work cross-functionally with other business units to keep up with anything that may impact service levels. One metric that Customer Service Leaders constantly monitor is ticket volume and even if it might sound like a…

How to Deliver Superior Live Chat Support

How to Deliver Superior Live Chat Support

Best-practices and future predictions Customer experience is a tough game. What you do or don’t do, affects it. However, it is also an opportunity to stand out. More and more companies are investing in customer support which is one of the most important environments where you can impact what your customers think of your brand, products, and service. Why bother with live chat support? Research shows that one bad experience…

What Drivers Affect Customer Service Agent Satisfaction?

What Drivers Affect Customer Service Agent Satisfaction?

Agent satisfaction in customer support is affected by many drivers that are common in many sectors, such as workplace culture, team spirit, and the quality of supervisory work. Surveypal has studied the drivers of well-being at work in customer service organisations among our customers and literature & research revolving around the subject. If you want to learn more…