Giva Blog Categories : Outsourced Customer Service

Customers at many businesses envision a smooth experience from beginning to end. When they have questions, concerns, or issues, they expect assistance to be easily accessible.

When considering a customer experience plan, having a contact number is important, but not the only tool that a company should deploy. We have a few recommendations when it comes to tools that businesses should consider implementing for better customer experiences.

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Customer service can become a business' most powerful asset to gain new clients and retain existing ones. There may be situations where a great customer experience can prove even more important than the product or service itself. Therefore, a customer service strategy is crucial to the success of any business. There are multiple methods that organizations can use to create and build an outstanding customer experience culture. According to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation's (NTT), 2020 Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report, there are several proven reasons why consolidating CX channels and moving customer service to a single platform cloud-hosted solution can be a wise and profitable move for any organization.

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The way customers interact with businesses has changed rapidly since the world has gone into a global lockdown. This means that organizations have had to pivot their business and marketing strategies. Customers have more time to evaluate their purchases now and therefore are becoming increasingly diligent about researching products and services before buying. The most powerful source of product understanding is customer feedback, which has become even more accessible now as online reviews are growing in power and number.

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There is a good chance that if patients have chosen to engage in telehealth services, they have done so due to its overall convenience. Though the level of patient care is most important, customer service plays an integral role in patient retention. This is a key metric to consider when looking at the continued growth of telehealth services across North America.

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Customer service witnessed many significant changes throughout the year 2019 and the dynamic nature of customer expectations has kept businesses on their toes. Survey predictions made in 2013 said that by 2020 customer experience would overtake price and product as the key distinguishing factor in a brand. More recent surveys support this prediction. The following are some of the top expected trends for the year 2020:

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The value of IT Service Management has largely been recognized over recent years. It plays a major role in improving organization functions and opens up new possibilities for development. Because ITSM is very much influenced by technological innovations, it has experienced many changes over the past year. Giva has compiled a list of upcoming trends and changes affecting ITSM in 2020:

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Customer service (CS) is becoming one of the biggest differentiators between successful and unsuccessful businesses. More specifically, there has been a rising focus on CS on social media and its effectiveness in increasing revenue. For this reason, many events this year have decided to focus on the digital customer journey. Below is a list of upcoming CS events for 2020.

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Customer service (CS) is becoming one of the biggest differentiators between successful and unsuccessful businesses. More specifically, there has been a rising focus on CS on social media and its effectiveness in increasing revenue. For this reason, many events in 2019 have decided to focus on the digital customer journey. Below is a list of upcoming CS events for 2019.

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A service level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a business and its customer outlining the details that the two parties have agreed to in a transaction. The types of SLAs that an organization can use depends on many significant aspects. While some are targeted at individual customer groups, others discuss issues relevant to entire companies. This is because the needs of one user differ from those of another. Below is a list of the types of SLAs used by businesses today, and how each one is utilized for specific situations:

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