Customer service teams are often taken for granted. Some of you may think that that is a strong statement. But, if you look up the expression “to be taken for granted”, an idiom within the English language, you will find that it means: OR Given those definitions, I think it is fair to say that many organizations and their employees take the work that customer service teams do for granted. This is not because they don’t care.

Building customer relationships is a critical part of growing a business. It’s not enough to simply start a company and treat each customer as if they’re just another business transaction. You have to engage with your customers, get to know them, and understand their needs. Spending time connecting with your customers is an investment, but by doing so, your customers will be happier and feel more connected to your brand, and your business will reap the benefits.

None of us likes being judged unfairly, and that’s especially true in the workplace. When it happens in our jobs, we are instantly transported back to the indignation we might’ve felt in the school playground. Usually, a ‘stolen’ stapler magically re-appears, a ‘missing’ report turns up, or the culprit who finished the biscuit barrel owns up to the heinous crime.

An omnichannel contact center is a unified customer interaction center that helps businesses deliver a consistent customer experience. Contact centers enable businesses to provide customer service across all possible service channels through a single customer interaction center. It acts as a central point — a hub of sorts that unifies all customer interactions and helps deliver consistent customer service.

Customer satisfaction is the lifeline of any business. Improving customer service leads to more loyal customers, reduces churn, and increases sales. If you care about your customers (and your business!), you need to be making sure they’re satisfied with your offerings. Customer satisfaction is defined as how well your business meets, falls short of, or exceeds the expectations of your customers.

Yesterday, Freshworks reached an important milestone on our journey to deliver modern, intuitive, and delightful products to customers worldwide. We officially became a public company, trading as FRSH on Nasdaq. This was possible because of the dedication and commitment of our employees, customers, partners, and investors to a company that started 11 years ago with a small idea for a ‘fresh’ helpdesk. Now we have a family of products servicing over 52,000 customers.

Delight in customer experience has high standards. Fast-paced consumers want brands to value their time and expect their needs to be met on time, no matter how they get in touch with the brand. Our recent research spanning different countries points to how 52% of consumers expect a quick resolution from companies. First call resolution is a vital contact center metric that monitors such timely support and tracks the number of customer issues resolved within the first support call.

The secret to the success of your e-commerce business lies in improving the experience you deliver to every customer. And the best way to do that is by creating a seamless digital experience across each touchpoint. If tweaking your e-commerce experience sounds like uncharted territory, fret not. This resource will help you understand the fundamentals of e-commerce experience, and enable you to step up your game with some actionable tips.

There are many moving parts in play when trying to explain, let alone execute, an exceptional customer experience. Therefore it truly takes a village and a good game plan to get things done effectively. Staying on top of your customer experience strategy is vital as the customer behavior and digital channels of engagement continue to change how business is done. But it’s easy to be overwhelmed even before you get started. Where do you start?

Did you know that over 63% of customer service leaders globally have seen an increase in customer expectations? While 64% of consumers say that they expect companies to respond to them in real-time, approximately 72% of customers expect representatives to know their issue and order history. That’s why you need to enable seamless omnichannel customer service or multi-channel support, making it easy for your customers to reach you whenever and wherever they need you.

The COVID-19 crisis has pushed us all out of our comfort zones – both merchants and consumers. What might have evolved over a decade happened within eight weeks in 2020, when retailers quickly launched e-commerce websites and figured their way through digital payment, order fulfillment, and warehouse management processes. Consumers got equally adventurous too.

When you work in a high-stress role where conversations are difficult, and work is seemingly endless, you need a dependable source of comic relief to unwind. In this internet-driven world, only one thing comes to mind: memes. A meme has the power to lighten the mood, bring a humorous perspective to tough situations, and dare we say – unite people. At the end of the day, it works best as an expression of opinion that people can relate to and laugh about.