As the software industry progressed, so has the customer service sector. As a result, the customer service landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, and software has played an enormous role in this change. Gone are the days of waiting on hold for hours or dealing with frustrating automated menus. Instead, today’s customers expect and demand a much higher level of service, and software is one of the vital tools that customer service teams use to meet those expectations.

Yext User History (Support) reveals a requester’s journey through your Yext Search experiences—up until and after case creation. Arm your agents with this data so they can provide more relevant answers. The component displays all of the actions a customer has taken in Yext search. With this visibility, your agents can both communicate more efficiently with customers as well as identify gaps in documentation that haven’t effectively answered the customer’s questions.

Change is the only constant in the retail service industry. That’s certainly been true in the past several years, when a record number of customers flocked to online channels to do their shopping. Almost overnight, retailers big and small had to adapt to a whole new way of serving their customers digitally. For retailers to compete in today’s crowded market, they need to create excellent customer relationships in all the places people shop—online and in brick-and-mortar stores.

The e-commerce market has exploded over the past few years and is continuing to grow at an accelerated rate. By 2023, online retail sales are anticipated to reach.17 trillion. With more people doing their shopping online than ever before, e-commerce CX has become a priority for many businesses. With a highly competitive landscape of as many as 12 million e-commerce companies, delivering easy and convenient customer experiences is more than a differentiator—it is a necessity for brand success.

To provide the best customer support at any phase in your customer’s lifecycle, your teams need access to contact and company data—and every team must have access to the same information. This requires a centralised location for all relevant communications and open support tickets, and the ability to streamline information between sales, marketing and support teams.

Chatbots offer exactly what customers expect from a brand in 2022: instant, convenient and effortless interactions. But the truth is that no matter how intelligent your bot is, there will always be situations when a human takeover is necessary—or at least highly advantageous to reach the best outcome. A seamless hand-off between bots and live agents creates messaging interactions customers love.

There's something so old-fashioned about poring over email threads trying to find answers. Traditionally, business-to-business communication has been relegated to emails, video chats and phone calls. It left a lot to be desired—namely, convenience. We message our friends, family and colleagues on a variety of platforms and apps, so why can't businesses leverage the same kind of rich, intuitive communication when they interact with other businesses?