4 E-Commerce Customer Service Best Practices in 2021
It is tough to survive in a market dominated by big e-commerce brands. ‘Big billion Days’ sales, two-day delivery, and massive discounts have been a big draw with shoppers, undercutting smaller online brands. However, there are always gaps that smaller online stores can exploit to attract customers. For one, small brands are ideally placed to […]
5 Tips to Build a Great Customer Service Team
Good customer service takes teamwork. By putting their skills and talents together, a team of committed customer service agents can satisfy customer needs and create lasting engagement. This results in higher loyalty and lifetime value. However, finding the right talent is critical to delivering the kind of customer service you want your brand to be […]
How Helplama Powers E-commerce Stores Customer Support
The e-commerce industry is going through a period of unprecedented growth, and there is a lot of excitement among online business owners today. However, customer expectations are also changing rapidly. In the new normal, customers prioritize convenience, a seamless buying experience, and top-notch customer support over mere discounts when navigating E-commerce stores. So, what separates […]
Virtualize Your Physical Customer Support Operations in 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has suddenly created one of the biggest shifts in how companies provide customer support. With offices being shut, they have had to adjust to virtualize customer support, transitioning to remote work at short notice with customers desperate for help This has, in turn, thrown up new challenges for virtualized customer service teams. For […]
Why Marketing and Customer Service Teams Should Collaborate
Although they may seem like two drastically different functions, your marketing and customer service are deeply integrated. Marketing is the grand plan to promote your business and drive sales of products or services, and customer service forms an integral part of that grand plan. Customer service is one of the primary points of contact a […]
7 Best Practices to Provide Best-in-Class SaaS Support
The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated the scorching pace of SaaS adoption around the world. Gartner reports that the SaaS market will grow 10.5% by the end of this year. Given the massive opportunity, SaaS businesses are gearing up to extend their existing products to new use cases and adding value-added services. While many SaaS […]
Choosing the Right Customer Service Software for Your Business
The software revolution is sweeping across the customer service industry in a big way. As businesses transition to omnichannel support, it was only a matter of time before customer support agents too got their hands on high-tech tools to do their jobs with. Thanks to software tools, manual processes for tagging customer accounts, for example, […]
Customer Support Automation Enhances Customer Experience
Customer support automation is no longer something on the distant horizon. It is an inevitable reality that is redefining how businesses interact with their customers. If anything, the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated the shift. According to a study by business messaging platform, Intercom, more than 55% of businesses are moving […]
Why Customer Service, Sales, and Marketing Should Team Up
Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service are the three pillars on which rests the success of your online store. While the sales team converts prospects into customers, the marketing team finds the best way to convey the value behind your product. Together, they help you differentiate yourself and avoid having to compete on price. Finally, it […]
Characteristics of an Ideal Customer Service Outsourcing Agency
If your online store has found it hard to support customers during this difficult time, you are not alone. Even the best-laid business continuity plan could not have visualized a complete lockdown like the one witnessed around the world since March 2020. As e-commerce businesses struggled to switch to remote operations, service levels hit rock […]