Outsourcing Customer Service in 2021: 4 Ways to No Screw-Up
Business resilience is a key theme in 2021 given the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation is unlikely to change anytime soon. The silver lining is that businesses have been forced to look at alternative ways of serving their customers. Dramatic progress has already been made. For example, many businesses have taken key […]
Knowledge Base Seo Tips To Cut Support Time By Half
In 2021, customer retention is probably the number one priority for a variety of businesses. Some commentators are already calling 2021 the ‘Year of Customer Retention’ . The reason: it is much easier to keep selling to an existing customer than it is to acquire a new one. That apart, engaged customers often act as […]
6 Tips for Effective Customer Support Queue Management
How long does it take for your team to respond to open tickets on average? If your response is anything less than 12 hours and 10 minutes, you are doing better than most! Reason: That’s the average response time taken by businesses around the world to respond to customer support tickets. But if the response […]
How CX Data Can Enhance Customer Support in 2021
Creating the right customer experience has been the top priority for business owners. A few years ago that would have meant running a survey and analyzing customer feedback for clues about what they really wanted. You would carefully select the questions to ask and send the survey at the right time to hopefully get the […]
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 […]