February 9, 2021
Great Customer Service Is About More Than Answering Questions
Stereotypes get stronger if they aren’t quickly disproven. When it comes to providing customer support, a frequent one is thinking that front-line agents should only respond. Actually, this is just a partial view of the role of customer service since they need to do more than answering. In fact, when handling conversation, especially over digital…
January 12, 2021
Does Your Customer Service Invite or Push People?
Whenever we ask somebody to take an action, we can adopt two different approaches. The first one to be more direct, sometimes even imperative, the second one less direct but more persuasive. When it comes to dealing with your customers, chances are that you’ll need to ask them to do something: Whether it is sending…
December 8, 2020
How To Master Live Chat Support Conversations Like a Maestro
There’s a good chance that you are underrating Live Chat as a Digital Customer Service channel. Live Chat is not the newest Digital Support channel – certainly compared to messaging apps, for instance. And this often leads brands to underestimate its peculiar features and challenges. The result is poor customer experiences and employee frustration (for…
November 10, 2020
The New Customer Service Refrain You’d Better Sing Along To
When we listen to a new song, we tend to memorize sequences that are being repeated. Similarly, when having a conversation with customers both us and them will easily focus on concepts explained and confirmed. However, it’s important that we use different words and conversational inflections. We cannot come across as sounding as if this…
October 6, 2020
How To Use WhatsApp Customer Support To Beat Your Competitors
Once upon a recent time, it took years for new communication tools to become customer support channels. I remember that during the 90’s we had long discussions within our claims department before deciding to respond to customers via email! Today everything happens much faster, especially changes in behavior and habits. In 2020 most people use…
September 1, 2020
Get Ready For a Blended Customer Service Model
Like it or not, few workers around the world will be going back to their offices full time anytime soon. Some, however, will go in once or twice a week with the rest of the days spent working remotely. Since we do not know how long this ‘hybrid situation’ will remain, we’d better act as…
August 4, 2020
Do You Think That All Digital Support Channels Are The Same?
As more and more organizations are integrating digital channels to cope with customer’s demand for online support, some facets often are being underrated. In fact, in this gold rush towards Digital Customer Service, some tend to consider all online channels as more or less the same. “This agent is doing well on social media so…
July 7, 2020
Deal With The Unexpected to Elevate Customer Service Standards
“Ok, we’re all set to go.” Then, suddenly. something happens and it ruins your plans. Of course, that’s not nice but that’s life and it’s up to you to face the issue and then get it fixed. Easier said than done though, especially when it comes to providing support to your customers regardless of the…
June 2, 2020
Why Digital Customer Service Is Like a Wave
Imagine you’re on a sandy beach entering the water. Suddenly you spot a big wave coming towards you and you must rapidly choose between two options: surfing the wave or being pushed away by its force. What we’ve seen in customer service during these last 3 months is the rise of a huge wave of…
May 4, 2020
2 Secret Ingredients For Rock Solid Digital Customer Service
Yes, the situation is still complex but it’s not the same as one month ago. While one month ago most organizations were stuck on ‘what shall we do now’ many of them have already moved on and that’s good news. Meanwhile, a large number of consumers all over the world have sought assistance through digital…
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