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Retail Report: 80% of Retail Customers First Try to Resolve Their Issue Online Before Contacting Customer ServiceANN ARBOR, Mich., May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Contact centers play a critical role in a retailer's success. Professional agents who are well integrated with the company have a significant impact on sales, customer satisfaction, and loyalty. At the same time, advances in digital technology and artificial intelligence are broadening the role of contact centers in providing customer service across the customer service journey. Radial and CFI Group surveyed 500 online shoppers to understand their experiences throughout the customer service journey. The resulting feedback underscores the need for retailers to manage digital properties, automated interactions, and live agents in concert to deliver an excellent experience regardless of the path taken by individual customers. Insights from the report about retail customers include: DIGITAL PROPERTIES FORM A KEY STEP IN THE JOURNEY Digital properties for a retailer can include websites, mobile apps, or other online tools and resources.
Those who find the website helpful have a satisfaction score of 86 (on a 0-100 scale), compared to 40 for those who see the site as not at all helpful. AUTOMATED INTERACTIONS IMPROVE WITH VISUAL IVR Automated interactions involve chatbotsor IVR tools that provide enhanced self-serve tools to customers.
Visual IVR is a viable solution for creating an excellent contact center experience. LIVE AGENTS MUST BE INTEGRATED WITH THE COMPANY Retail contact centers that integrate agents with the rest of the company can expect dividends through greater CLV (customer lifetime value).
Customers who experience a professional agent who is well-integrated with the company have higher customer satisfaction (+19%) than the average customer. To read more about the Retail Report by Radial and CFI Group visit: cfigroup.com/resource-item/retail-report-may-2018. About CFI Group (www.cfigroup.com) About Radial (www.radial.com) David Baker View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/retail-report-80-of-retail-customers-first-try-to-resolve-their-issue-online-before-contacting-customer-service-300644402.html SOURCE CFI Group |