Digital customer support is new and exciting – bringing a world of possibilities for boosting customer loyalty and lifetime value (LTV). But how do you measure results? Key performance indicators (KPIs) can help prove your success in digital customer support and can also help you continuously gauge customer service performance and gain executive buy-in Read more>>>

Angel Brockbank, Director of Customer Experience at Chatbooks, discusses how business leaders can use technology to support working parents, carers and more. Balancing parenthood and careers used to be impossible. Years ago, it was expected that a parent would remain home to raise children — moms in particular. Times have changed, but it’s still Read more>>>

37 percent of customers say they would prefer to get immediate assistance from a chatbot over waiting just three minutes for a human. We’re all becoming used to interacting with automation. In fact, we often prefer it. From Siri to Alexa to automatic bill payment, automation has become an ingrained part of the way we live our daily lives. With Read more>>>

By Allison O'Holleran, Product Marketing Manager at Helpshift Many AI + Chatbot providers in recent years have convinced brands that deploying their technologies will result in an improved customer experience while reducing operational inefficiencies and associated costs. Yet many of those Conversational AI platforms have not lived up to those promises. Read more>>>

Where a finance and accounting (F&A) department sits in terms of digital maturity often reflects where an organization sits as a whole. As Sutherland’s SVP of Business Process Automation, Timothy Leger, previously explained , that’s because the modern-day Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is less often a bookkeeper and instead a strategic changemaker driving Read more>>>

Companies know the best customer service is delivered by engaged agents who are knowledgeable, patient and compassionate. The tricky part is finding this kind of coveted talent. Attracting quality candidates is a competitive business, and top-notch customer service agents often have multiple employment options at their disposal. So, how can companies Read more>>>

Outsourcing started as a modest way to reduce costs. Lower labor rates in places like India and the Philippines, along with technology advancements, created opportunities to drive efficiencies in large organizations while tapping into a new talent source. Today, it's a whole new ball game. The global call center industry is worth almost $100 billion Read more>>>

The word channels once meant something very simple. When I was a kid, it literally referred to the four television channels in existence: ABC, CBS, NBC and, of course, PBS — home of Mister Rogers and Sesame Street. Today, in the business world at least, the word channels has a daunting mystique. It refers to the many ways you can reach Read more>>>

By Brad Birnbaum, CEO & Co-Founder, Kustomer Yesterday, we announced our $60M Series E funding round led by Coatue. I wanted to take a few minutes and talk about reimagining customer service and the future of Kustomer. I’ve always been passionate about great customer experiences. I live it everyday in my personal life when buying from companies Read more>>>

Here we go! The holiday season is upon us, and with it, all the headaches and hassles it brings. If you’re not waiting in an endless line so your kids can squirm in Santa’s lap, you’re on hold with a retailer fuming about a delayed shipment. From Black Friday to the crowded Christmas tree lot, you’re looking forward to plenty of chaos, friction, and Read more>>>