Mention the word “timesheets” to someone who has worked at an agency and it’ll probably send shivers down their spine and have them running for the hills. It’ll conjure up memories of frantically going through emails and to-do lists on a Friday, and somehow making things add up to 40 hours for the week. We’ve all been there! For an industry so dependent on good time management for success, it can be difficult to explain why most agencies struggle to do it effectively.

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Best-in-class customer service organisations are increasingly using AI as a competitive differentiator, especially as they face economic uncertainty and rising costs. Cost savings are just one benefit of AI in customer service. A recent report from Gartner, 3 Ways AI Benefits Customer Service Organisations,* explains how customer service organisations can use AI to move beyond cutting costs to adding value.

Great service relies on having a complete view of your customers. That means bringing all your support channels, workflows, customer data and apps into a unified workspace so agents have the context they need for every customer interaction. But businesses need to take the idea of a single customer view one step further.

Turning the corner into the second half of our ten-part series covering The Complete Guide to Customer Service Transformation, the sixth post of this series will dive into the intersection of service and technology. In the digital age, it’s not just about having data; it’s about leveraging that data to improve customer service and satisfaction.