Blog : Deflection
9.14.23 Read Time: 2 Mins
The Deflection Gap serves as the best indicator of the effectiveness of your self-service initiatives.
6.10.23 Read Time: 2 Mins
Service teams are shifting their focus to the attainment of strategic outcomes.
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This study provides tangible evidence of the potential benefits for generative AI in support.
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Planning for and adopting the next generation of service technologies.
4.20.23 Read Time: 3 Mins
It’s time to move beyond the hype of advanced AI models like ChatGPT. This article introduces 4 practical steps to define future use cases for self-help and optimized digital customer …
4.10.23 Read Time: 2 Mins
LLMs with generative capabilities offer immense potential to change the way we present information, yet searchable knowledge bases are family and easier to maintain. This article compares the pros and …
4.8.23 Read Time: 3 Mins
The complexity involved with building and maintaining large language models may be beyond the reach of many companies today, but it does not mean that we can’t start thinking about …
3.30.23 Read Time: < 1
The impact of self-help is often overstated (or worse, not known) and the ability to improve self-help performance is underfunded.
2.17.23 Read Time: < 1
For the past decade, reported self-service deflection has averaged 22.8%. The industry trend for deflection has slowed down slightly.
7.20.22 Read Time: 2 Mins
Leverage the power and potential of today’s chatbots to scale support delivery capability.
9.3.21 Read Time: < 1
Automation plays an increasingly important role in support case deflection and management activities. Leverage these 5 service automation strategies to free up your skilled support staff for higher value activities:
8.27.21 Read Time: < 1
Many new support cases can be avoided if customers are able to access the knowledge and expertise of Support. Leverage these 9 best practices to help customers help themselves with …
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Higher levels of customer proficiency lead to faster product adoption and less need for support assistance. Leverage these 10 strategies will help customers develop essential product skills.
8.13.21 Read Time: < 1
Identifying and alleviating performance and usability issues can go a long way toward preventing demand for Support. Leverage these 7 strategies for issue prevention to help lessen Support demand:
7.15.21 Read Time: 4 Mins
The Support organization encompasses extensive experience and expertise about how to use and apply products. Access to this Support knowledge is the primary reason customers contact Support. This article explains …
7.8.21 Read Time: 2 Mins
The use of Self-Service deflection as a basis to justify investments in Self-Service fosters an expectation that it is only capable of reducing costs. This article explains why Self-Service is …
7.1.21 Read Time: 2 Mins
Self-Service deflection can provide both benefits as well as some unintended consequences. This article introduces what to expect from self-service deflection and how to prepare for possible consequences.
4.15.21 Read Time: 5 Mins
How do you accurately measure self-service deflection rates? In this post, ServiceXRG CEO Tom Sweeny outlines a highly reliable deflection metric that you can put to work now.
