Live agent assistance tends to be required at pivotal moments in the customer journey. Therefore, it is critical that customer service professionals are able to assist customers quickly and effectively.
However, there are a host of reasons why service staff can come unglued, with the customer experience suffering as a result.
This infographic from Provide Support examines 15 of the most common reasons that customer service professionals fail to deliver the service standards expected.
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Neil Davey was previously the editor of MyCustomer from 2007 until May 2023. An experienced business journalist and editor, Neil has worked on a variety of newspapers, magazines and websites over the past 20 years, including Internet Works, CXO magazine and Business Management.
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What is interesting is how important knowledge is to the customer experience, with 84% of consumers frustrated at agents that don’t have the information they need to answer their query. No wonder that Forrester has called successful knowledge management “the jewel in the customer service crown”. There’s more on how to focus on knowledge management in this Eptica blog https://www.eptica.com/blog/6-ways-delivering-successful-knowledge-manag...
Thanks (0)When a customer contacts a customer service agent for help, complain or seeking help in a product or service-related breakdown, there is almost nothing that matters more to the ultimate success of the company than the language the representatives use. I have written an article which is related to your post at https://www.31west.net/blog/10-statements-call-center-rep-must-never-use/
Thanks (0)Excellent insights, Neil! There is no surprise that 66% of customers don't tolerate the bad and rude behavior of agents. This could be due to misunderstanding or poor selection of words by agents while communicating with the customer. Once a customer gets upset, there might be a chance that it will negatively affect your reputation. Here is a good resource that lists top words that can annoy a customer which should be avoided by the customer support agents.
http://www.callcenterhosting.in/blog/phrases-call-center-agent-never-utter/
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