Customer service most often relies on a support team that works to help all levels of your organization. But those teams don’t just run on their own. They need someone to lead the team and make important decisions when the going gets tough. That’s where a customer service manager (CSM) steps in.
Customer service is a stressful job. People are constantly coming to you with issues that they feel should be your top priority, and they want quick fixes. After a while, the stress will begin to build up. If you don’t have a way to de-stress, you’re going to eventually burn out, and lash out at a customer or a colleague. So, it’s important to find ways to keep your stress levels under control. I want to share six great ways to do it.
As bonafide subject matter experts collaborating cross-functionally across the company, agents play an important part in knowledge management. Self-service content is increasingly being used beyond the help center, such as in 1:1 channels, as served up by AI, or for cross-functional collaboration between teams. As your content changes, the processes your team takes to maintain it need to change, too.
What a customer takes home from a brand is the experience it provides. Gartner proved that customer experience is a game-changer for brands. In fact, 81% of companies1 expect to compete on the basis of customer experience in 2019. This head-on competition is driving brands to strengthen their customer experience strategies.
Product launches can be an exciting business. A new offering means another opportunity to win more clients and make more money. Most of all, it means another shot at leaving your personal imprint in your industry. Your pour hours of energy into brainstorming, planning and executing within every segment of your business, from marketing to manufacturing. Before you know it, it’s time to pull the cover and reveal your latest and greatest creation.
As digital businesses realize how outstanding UX design gives them a competitive advantage, they’re investing in talented teams to deliver the exceptional experiences that users demand. Over the past several months, we talked to the leading companies in this space, including WhatsApp, Salesforce, and Upwork, and collected the insights about managing UX teams. Check out our guide to learn how good UX design can help you build the next big thing.
Working in a customer-centric industry, there are some days when it seems like everybody wants to talk to you. Maybe it’s because you’ve done something great, but most of the time it’s due to an error or malfunction in your product or service. So, what can you do on these days where the ticket volume just isn’t going down? Here are 5 tips for handling an increase in ticket volume so you can make the best of these unwelcome situations…
The past two decades have witnessed emails going on to become one of the most preferred modes of contact in customer support. The reason for this newfound affinity was straightforward. They were easy to use, track and respond. Though email support isn’t dead, chat as a support channel has become more engaging and favored among customers in recent times.
Visual thinking is one of the most valuable parts of the creative process. It helps you think: drawing makes you get specific with your ideas and see them in new ways, so you can continue to iterate. Visual thinking frees up mental energy, offloading some memory into external displays and taking advantage of the human capacity to recognize patterns.
Customers today are increasingly searching online before making a purchase. In fact, 75% of consumers admit to making judgments on a company’s credibility based on the company’s website design1. Be it a pair of sunglasses or a ticketing software, the first place a customer visits is the brand’s website. Which is why brands have to make sure they offer a great digital customer experience.
