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.

Mark Sanborn once said: "Your success in life isn’t based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers, and business." In the agency world, how you implement change is just as vital as the specific changes you make. It's a classic case of the journey being as important as the final destination.

We have arrived at the halfway point in our ten-part series covering The Complete Guide to Customer Service Transformation. We’ve talked about engaging leadership and sparking teams, and now, let’s examine how to meet and exceed your customers’ expectations while optimizing their journey with your business.

In July, we brought some exciting updates for InvGate Service Desk. We have launched three new features that enhance customization, elevate the tool’s reporting capabilities, and improve day-to-day Ticket Management: So, without further ado, let’s dive in!

Welcome back to the fourth installment in our ten-part series covering The Complete Guide to Customer Service Transformation. We’ve established the financial implications of Service Optimization, and now we’ll explore how to engage your organization’s leadership and inspire your teams to share in this vision. Regardless of your position within an enterprise, securing the support of your team, colleagues, and leadership is crucial to the success of your initiative.

Some manual tasks can be tedious and time-consuming for IT agents of all tiers. Especially when they have to stick to standard routine activities. To address this, IT support automation systematizes service desk processes, saving your organization time, effort, and resources. But we know that sometimes it's hard to spot what is most convenient to automate. You shouldn’t automate anything or everything.

Understanding data normalization is not just about the theory, it is about creating systems to standardize and organize data effectively for your IT Asset Management (ITAM) practice. Without it, you can’t truly rely on your databases as they may contain mixed or duplicate assets. Lacking normalized information can lead to a significant misuse of money, time, and other resources.

After a detailed review of Service Optimization in the previous post, part three shifts our focus towards understanding the tangible return on investment (ROI) of improved customer service. Businesses investing time, money, and resources into customer service transformation should have a clear understanding of the potential return on investment (ROI). Fortunately, there is plenty of data demonstrating the value of investing in customer experience (CX).

Continual Service Improvement or CSI is the fifth and final stage in the ITIL service lifecycle. If you live in an ITIL 4 world, you might have heard of it as just Continual Improvement. It drives service improvements and ensures all improvement ideas and possibilities are captured, prioritized, and acted on. Basically, it provides a structure on which to drive progress.

Welcome back to our ten-part blog series on Customer Service Transformation. In our previous blog post, we examined the evolving topic of B2B service trends. Today, we continue to draw further insights from chapter two of the Vivantio eBook, The Complete Guide to Customer Service Transformation – where we explore the cornerstone of this transformation – Service Optimization.