Customer Service

There is talk about advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the like putting live agents out of work, but Callzilla leadership views them as tremendous opportunities to add value. Callzilla President Neal Topf had the pleasure to serve on a panel assembled by Fonolo The purpose and topic of this panel was “Call Center BPO Automation: Where Do Humans Fit In?” He joined Shai Berger, Fonolo, CEO; Mark Hillary, IT Decisions, CEO/Writer; Peter Ryan, Ryan Strategic Advisory, Principal; and Jeremy Watkin, FCR, Head of Quality. Daniela Puzzo, Director of Marketing at Fonolo, moderated the discussion. [...]

Excerpts of early 2017 interviews with Callzilla’s Neal Topf. […]

Callzilla recently implemented live chat customer service capabilities for a client. This client, a subscription-based live television streaming service, initially only offered email as a means of customer service. Reflecting the bad old days of email customer care, response times ranged between 3 to 5 business days and time-to-resolution untold, their customer satisfaction rate was very low and had it been measured, customer effort, very high. In partnering with Callzilla, they implemented new channels—phone and most recently, live chat, for a multi-channel customer service approach. What we’ve found is that many of their customers experience [...]

If you outsource your customer service to a contact center and are not happy with the results, you are likely wondering what data points you should be looking for. The team in charge of answering questions and meeting your customers’ needs plays a vital role in the outcome you can expect, so you don’t want to take chances. […]

We are living in a world where optimizations and fast response times are expected, so it’s important to make sure that your customer service strategy holds up to your competition’s. Utilizing an omnichannel customer service approach has proven to be a great way to help remedy customer’s pain points in an efficient way. Read on to find out how an omnichannel customer service strategy can provide scalable customer experiences, provide data for better customer experiences, and why it’s important in today’s fast-paced market. […]

  In the nearshore contact center world, customer service reigns supreme. Management and stakeholders don’t stumble into successful customer service outsourcing partner relationships by accident. It comes from focusing on certain factors and initiatives that influence the overall quality of customer service demonstrated within the contact center. […]