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Customer Service Industry Trends 2024 

Dig deep into five customer service predictions that are expected to have a lasting and powerful impact far beyond the year. 

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Why Agents Need Chatbots – and Chatbots Need Agents
June 15th, 2020 | Chatbot, Live Chat

Chatbots have come a long way in the past few years. The improvements in technology have enabled developers to expand on bot capabilities far beyond just functioning as a FAQ. Today, the automation of chatbots can process orders, perform financial transactions, make bookings, and much more. (Check + Read More

Why Your Live Chat Solution Needs Audio and Video
June 4th, 2020 | Live Chat

There is an abundance of stats on the internet revealing the popularity of live chat for customer service. It’s accessibility and speed meet today’s customer expectations and digital-first preferences. But while these stats are true, the figures don’t always tell the whole story. Why? Because + Read More

Top 5 KPIs Every Live Chat Manager Needs to Track
May 28th, 2020 | Live Chat

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are measurements that show how effectively a company is achieving its goals. KPIs can be used to measure the + Read More

A Checklist for Successful WFH Live Chat Teams
April 30th, 2020 | Live Chat

Most live chat teams around the world have found themselves working from home, possibly for the first time ever. And for many, they won’t be returning + Read More

How to Handle a Large Volume of Live Chats
March 23rd, 2020 | Live Chat

Ensuring that your customers can reach you in a click (or two) is crucial to offering great digital customer service and is what makes live chat such a popular customer support + Read More

How Can Small Businesses Weather the COVID-19 Storm?
March 18th, 2020 | Live Chat

COVID-19 has had a wide-spread and hard-hitting impact on everything and everyone. It’s not only our individual health that’s at risk (to be sure, this is the most important consideration); the health + Read More

5 Key Customer Profiles Every Company Should Treat Like VIPs
February 19th, 2020 | Live Chat

Your VIPs are your company’s most important customers, as defined by you. Whether you work in a B2B or B2C industry, you can + Read More

Debunked! The Top Six Most Common Live Chat Myths
April 30th, 2019 | Live Chat

With the rise of every new, digital communication channel, there’s always certain misconceptions or hearsay spread around with it – and I can’t + Read More

Customer Contact Week Digital: Disrupting the Live Chat Experience
April 23rd, 2019 | Live Chat

According to Customer Contact Week Digital’s latest Disruptive Technology Review, 96% of organizations agree that creating smooth omnichannel experiences is a priority, but + Read More

Is Your Live Chat Disaster-Proof? How to Avoid These Real-Life Chat Fails
March 28th, 2019 | Live Chat

We all like to look at the positives within customer service – its ability to surprise, delight, and offer real help which makes + Read More

Five Steps to Increase Live Chat Adoption
March 21st, 2019 | Live Chat

Live chat is a great tool for helping to increase sales, decrease resource and make your customers happier. So once you’ve taken the + Read More

6 Ways to Improve the Efficiency and Productivity  of your Contact Center Agents with Live Chat
March 14th, 2019 | Live Chat

The verdict is in from too many sources to count, and they all say that live chat is the most cost effective way to manage + Read More

Inbound and Outbound Live Chat – Why You Need to Be Using Both
December 11th, 2018 | Live Chat

Convenience continues to be the consumers’ main motivation for online shopping. At a time when all it takes are a few clicks to + Read More

Customer Contact Week Digital: Live Chat Special Report
December 4th, 2018 | Live Chat

Customer Contact Week (CCW) Digital’s special reports are a great resource to catch up on the latest technology, best practices, and trends for + Read More

4 Ways to Enhance the Government to Citizen (G2C) Experience with Live Chat
November 20th, 2018 | Live Chat

Citizens today expect transparent and responsive services from the public sector. And those expectations are rising. Government agencies are making significant investments in + Read More

Live Chat Best Practices for Financial Services
October 30th, 2018 | Live Chat

Over the last two decades, financial institutions have undergone a complete digital transformation. From e-transfers to contactless credit cards, there’s no denying the + Read More

Secure Your Live Chat With On-premise Deployment
October 25th, 2018 | Live Chat

When considering any technology investment, security and privacy are non-negotiable. No matter which support channels your business offers, keeping your confidential customer data + Read More

Chat did that! and Now You can Prove it with Chattribution
October 2nd, 2018 | Live Chat

Live chat grows up Once an experiment in online engagement, live chat has matured to be a proven digital engagement channel driving sales, + Read More