ICMI’s just-out research report, The Multichannel Agent: A 2014 Contact Center Roadmap Research Report and Best Practices Guide, reveals some interesting stats on how organizations are evolving multichannel services. Here’s a look at the channels respondents...
According to a recent study by Execs in the Know, most companies do not offer SMS texting as a customer assistance/service option. But customers seem to want it. According to the research, 52% of boomers (55+), 75% of millennials (18-34) and 86% of generation X...
(Note, a full version of this post recently appeared in ICMI’s Global Report on Call Center Practices. To subscribe, see link at bottom.) While social media projects often begin as marketing initiatives or as the responsibility of newly established...
Given the current economic challenges, it’s an important time to revisit your customer access strategy, and ensure that it is finely tuned to support your organization’s brand and your customers’ needs. All nine components should be up for discussion: Customers:...
