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Better service = more salesFaster reaction = more salesThe right information = more sales Whether it is a consumer product or a business service or product, the first time you buy it you will have queries about it. Who will get your business?The company that expects you to wait for 2 hours or the one […]
Better service = more sales Read Post »
I hear this so often from people from all walks of life. Business people also.I understand why they feel that way. AI is new software technology. Many people have not used it enough to fully appreciate it, so read and hear horror stories. It’s quite intimidating. “How can AI do a job in 2 minutes
“I’m Scared of AI” Read Post »
In the rush to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for business efficiency, some users are pointing fingers at the technology when results fall short. But what if the real culprit isn’t AI, but the user? ET Artificial Intelligence Consultants, an AI integration specialist, says that a large proportion of AI implementation failures stem from inadequate task
Is AI Making Mistakes? Maybe You Are Just a Bad AI Manager Read Post »
In today’s fast-paced business environment, one of the first areas to suffer is customer service.A simple query to a supplier often results in frustration, delays, or incorrect information. Sometimes, you have to beg a company to do business with you. Responsive Service Best practice is simple: when I call, email, message, or WhatsApp a company,
Customer Service in South Africa Read Post »
Below is a real life situation. It happened at lunchtime on Sunday. A customer of our client had a problem with one of the products they purchased and this is what they said to our AI Chatbot: —> “Its says device offline” Nothing more, not even the name of the product or more details. Think
Customer service and support – Case Study. Read Post »
Me: How important is customer service in your business?CEO: Extremely important — it’s one of the main things that sets us apart from competitors. Me: How many support calls do you get in a typical day?CEO: It really depends — it goes up and down. Me: Do you know exactly how many you’ve received each
Interview – Customer service and support Read Post »
Just yesterday someone was complaining on LinkedIn about poor service he had received from his ISP. It seemed well justified. They had taken ages to respond to him. The thread though was about how bad AI and automation was. In this case the ISP was NOT using AI or automation. They have a LIVE CHAT
LIVE CHAT vs AI Chatbot Read Post »
AI will start doing more and more processes, procedures, tasks that various people do in an organization. A “job” is a nebulous term. All jobs have job specifications. These job specs change regularly in line with organizational requirements. Even the methods of doing the tasks changes. From a technological and AI viewpoint, these “jobs” will
AI Won’t Take Jobs Read Post »
If you have a query with your supplier they typically implement customer support/customer care as follows:Large corporations use a multi-channel approach: Generally you will phone the call centre, or send an email or WhatsApp or fill in a form on their web site. All queries go to their ERP/call centre system/CRM. Someone will pick up
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There is an interesting article entitled“Good service is proactive: A new standard for customer experience” published in Bizcommunity: https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/good-service-is-proactive-a-new-standard-for-customer-experience-626931a The author, Bruce von Maltitz, states: “For many organisations, customer experience (CX) is still reactive – a customer has a query, a ticket is logged, and an agent responds. Even when this process is efficient, it’s
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