Category: Industry News

Video-based customer service

Video-based customer service is essential in providing a holistic and fully encompassing omnichannel solution to enhance the customer journey! With the drive for self-service options becoming the norm, customers are looking to service providers that offer the personal touch of face-to-face engagement that creates efficiency in their query resolution

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The Customer Is Always On The Right Channel

Stop and think about the numerous ways you communicate. Just this week, I called for a vet appointment, texted my orthodontist about payments, messaged a colleague on LinkedIn, used web chat to get help with my taxes and used an app to order dinner. And, as we all bounce across these different channels, it seems some channels simply work better for the task

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Impact Sourcing—Opening Up the Talent Pool

South Africa has an amazing pool of talented individuals that offer diversity, cultural affinity, exceptional English and multilingual skills. How do we tap into this skills pool? With an increasing unemployment rate amongst the employable youth in South Africa, the impact of this model continually drives innovation in creating career opportunities

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The pitfalls of AI for customer experience

Mathew Conn, Group CRO, Merchants The number of local businesses harnessing AI technology has drastically increased in 2020, as customers look to drive their own experiences with brands and businesses through omnichannel strategies. However, the level of understanding around the best use of AI technologies, like chatbots, remains low. In 2019, a report

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