If your job is to manage an end-user or customer support organization, one thing you really need a handle on is the flow of support emails into, and out of, your department. You need to be sure that you are capturing all incoming tickets, as well as all responses on those tickets. You also need to be able to audit all outgoing email sent by your team and the messages on conversations they are having with customers.
Gone are the days when employers and employees had to be in the same physical location in order to be able to work effectively and achieve all of their goals. Today, more and more organizations are allowing their employees to work remotely, not to mention that they hire entire international teams, with employees spread all around the world. There are a lot of studies showing that allowing employees to work remotely can lead to much higher levels of efficiency and productivity.
The most common reason for getting in contact with a company’s Customer Support is that you’re facing a problem. Your Customer Support team regularly engages with customers in an extremely critical phase – when they are not satisfied. Your agents’ ability to turn their mood around is going to have a significant effect on your business performance.
Did you know that more than two-thirds of marketers believe companies mainly compete via customer service? To attract and retain loyal customers, businesses must deliver outstanding customer support. Is your customer support team as productive as it could be? In this post, we’re going to dig into the science-backed communication concepts that underpin excellent customer service.
If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, a customer’s journey could begin at a myriad of touchpoints from every possible direction. It’s dizzying, but because customer experience is a key differentiator, it’s more important than ever to have a holistic understanding of the customer’s journey from every new touchpoint — across the entire organization. The different parts of your organization need to understand each other.
We live in a more connected world than ever before. 90% of consumers have and use multiple devices to complete everyday tasks (including shopping) so having just a great in-store experience, or a killer website is no longer enough. In 2019, you have to provide a consistently excellent experience on all channels to win over the connected customer. However, the effort is worth it, as the rewards are great.
Wire announces key hires in US and Europe as company sales double. November 12th, 2019 - London, San Francisco and Berlin - Wire, the world’s most secure collaboration platform, today announces three new senior hires as it looks to continue with its accelerated upward trajectory, following another quarter of impressive sales growth. The multinational technology company has consistently been doubling sales quarter over quarter.
What is service culture, exactly? Is it a templated approach to customer service that support teams take? No, it isn’t as simple as that. Service culture is a sustainable organizational culture that bridges the void between workplace culture and customer-centricity. It encourages a collective effort from customer-facing teams across your company to inherently prioritize customers.
In this day and age, all aspects of life are progressively going online. This extends to even behemoths of organizations such as governments. Historically, governments have often lagged behind in keeping up with the most current technological landscape, opting instead to focus on running their jurisdictions and disciplines.
Building a successful remote team takes time, thought and planning, but it certainly yields huge benefits. Flexible work hours are no longer reserved for tech startups – in today’s age of global connectivity, entrepreneurs are able to hire the smartest, most competent people regardless of where they live. Without further ado, here’s how to choose, hire and motivate remote professionals and create a brain trust that delivers every time, everywhere.
