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3.9.21 Read Time: 4 Mins
Company executives understand that selling services alongside core product offerings leads to greater alignment and customer value, while subsequently decreasing the likelihood of customer churn and loss of recurring revenue. …
2.20.21 Read Time: 4 Mins
Today’s customer service leaders are under enormous pressure to deliver high quality service to more customers across a growing number of channels with budgets that are not matching the pace …
2.15.21 Read Time: 2 Mins
Making it easy for customers to get help depends upon the channels available to access support resources and request assistance. Many companies offer assistance by phone but there is a …
2.10.21 Read Time: 2 Mins
Our research has revealed that nearly a third (32%) of Support demand stems from questions related to either installation, configuration, or setup. This understanding gives companies an immense opportunity to …
2.5.21 Read Time: 2 Mins
Incomplete case records diminish Support’s ability to identify root causes of support demand and plan mitigation efforts such as enhanced self-help, product improvements, and training. This article describes how poor …
2.3.21 Read Time: 3 Mins
Technology is complex. When something goes wrong it can be difficult to sort out which component is at fault and which vendor is needed to assist with the troubleshooting and …
1.20.21 Read Time: 2 Mins
Guest Author Jennifer MacIntosh breaks down the similarities and differences between Customer Experience (CX) vs. Customer Success.
1.19.21 Read Time: 2 Mins
From case open to closure, Support case management and resolution processes must be efficient and effective. Yet case management is the most costly and time-consuming Support process and remains labor-intensive …
12.14.20 Read Time: 2 Mins
Savings from self-help deflection create an opportunity to reinvest in services to improve outcomes by reallocating staff to high value activities (e.g. onboarding, adoption, retention, expansion, etc.).
12.4.20 Read Time: 5 Mins
Net Recurring Revenue is a comprehensive indicator that reveals the extent to which you are retaining, expanding and growing customer relationship value. Examining the specific underlying elements that contribute to …
11.11.20 Read Time: < 1
Support Imperative: Track and Report Defects. If a customer took the time to report an issue, Support has the obligation to document this event.
10.27.20 Read Time: < 1
Support has been relentless in the pursuit of continuous improvement, yet the function of Support has remained fundamentally unchanged for decades. AI is a critical catalyst that will help enable …
10.22.20 Read Time: 3 Mins
10.15.20 Read Time: 2 Mins
Industry average performance is not good enough. To maximize support and maintenance contract revenue you need a clear picture of your current situation or a plan to understand and mitigate …
10.2.20 Read Time: 3 Mins
Scaling Support Delivery requires the digital transformation of support and an increased use of digital technologies to improve and extend core support processes and enable new service capabilities. Digital transformation …
9.30.20 Read Time: 2 Mins
Is it a good thing if customers need support or is this a problem? The need for support is inevitable and communicating with your customers is always a good thing. …
9.22.20 Read Time: 3 Mins
The industry is buzzing with talk of customer success, what does it mean for Services? Service organizations are in a unique position to drive customer success initiatives. Who better than …
9.9.20 Read Time: 3 Mins
Time to Resolution (TTR) is a metric to measure the elapsed time it takes for Support to resolve a case. This article introduces the definition and inputs required to measure …
