In a world that is so technologically-driven, having the right customer support tools is essential to delivering great customer service, keeping employee health in check, and gaining an edge over your competitors. With the range of support tools available today — one for shared inbox, one for bug tracking, another one to allow for inter-team collaboration, and yet another one for project management — how do you identify the tools that you really need?

“A design system acts as the connective tissue that holds together your entire platform.” —Drew Bridewell, Design Specialist Digital solutions are increasingly becoming more intricate with the rise in customer expectations, and product and design teams are transforming their approach to design—experimenting with style guides and pattern libraries—in order to create inclusive design systems that all users can appreciate.

To win over today’s customers, delivering good customer service alone is not enough. You also need to create a great customer service experience. Customer service experience is defined as the overall experience a customer has interacting with your company throughout their journey. Brands like Zappos and Amazon are loved by their customers for the memorable customer service experiences they deliver.

Now that we’ve settled into 2021 there is a much wider recognition that technology made a significant difference this past year and will do so in the coming years for business as well as individuals. Everyone has predictions for what technologies CIOs should prepare for and admittedly most of them are accurate. However, there is more to preparing for the future than just technology.

Customer service automation technology is commonplace in every sector, from artificial intelligence (AI) engines used to front-end a customer interaction and problem diagnosis, to ‘chatbots’ and robotic process automation (RPA) of transactions. The efficiency benefits are clear enough, but there are differences between the public and the private sectors that makes the adoption of these new technologies a little different. The key differences lie in complexity and risk.

When it comes to customer service, the most important thing you need to shine is an excellent team. However, a great team won’t just happen in a day. That’s why it’s essential to have dedicated training and onboarding for your customer service team. We’ve put together this article to help you make sure that your customer support staff are all ready for their roles by giving them the training they deserve.

You have the perfect product and competitive pricing to carve a special place for your brand in the market. The reactions and verdict from customers and critics are in, and your product is an instant favorite. However, no matter how pathbreaking the product or service is, your company’s customer perception is only as good as the support you offer. So what’s the best way to increase the likelihood of your customers staying with your company? It’s all about your customer service plan.

Customer needs and expectations are ever changing. Identifying, analyzing, and meeting customer needs is the key to providing better customer service and growing your business. In this blog, we cover the A-Z of customer needs to help you create a product or service that is in line with everything that your customers need. Table of contents (click on a link to directly read the section of your interest)

Good customer service runs on good information. Agents need to be ready with an instant answer to any question, or the customer will walk away unhappy — even if the eventual resolution is effective. The information shared with customers also needs to be consistent. No one likes to be bounced around between departments that all say something different. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to ensure your agents have accurate information at their fingertips.

In any transaction where a seller sells equipment or products to a buyer for which periodic servicing or maintenance is required for its proper functioning, it is advisable to enter into an agreement between both parties on the terms of servicing of that equipment or product. These agreements, commonly referred to as an Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC), are essential to formalizing this process.