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Your customers are calling for Omni-
channel service: Are you listening?
Serge Hyppolite
Vice President, Aspect Software
Customer Care Leadership Forum – Atlanta
November 20, 2014
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Are you meeting customer
expectations?
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Companies that
believe they
deliver superior
customer
experiences
80%
Companies whose
customers agree
8%
%Bain Customer-Led Growth diagnostic questionnaire; Satmetrix NetPromoter™ database
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We live in a multichannel world
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▸ Channel preference is rapidly changing
▸ Mobile solutions are becoming a
must-have
▸ Customers expect proactive
outbound for customer care
▸ Agile service is becoming
more important than
multichannel service
Consistency across
channels
Customer
Service
Expert
Forrester Research
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Phone
800#
Web
self-service
Chat
Social Knowledge
80’s and 90’s 2000’s Today
The Relationship Revolution
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Smartphone penetration
in the US reached 50%
in February 2012.
By 2016, more than 60% of inbound
customer service interactions are likely to
come from devices other than landlines.
The Role of the
Contact Center Has Changed Forever.
WE BELIEVE…
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THE SHIFT TO OMNI-CHANNEL
COMMUNICATIONS…customers expect to engage, inquire, and request
service whenever, wherever, and via whatever
channel suits them.
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The New Voice of the CustomerThe unpredictability of changing customer service channels and growing frustration with the continuity of service has many customers losing at…
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The Omni-Channel ChallengeCustomers are playing and losing at the Omni-channel challenge
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The Omni-Channel Challenge
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Customers are playing and losing at the Omni-channel challenge
Survey conducted using the omnibus online services of TNS from October 9 to Oct 13, 2013 among
national sample of 2,500 American 18 and older, of which 2,201 have contact customer service.
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The Omni-Channel ChallengeCustomers are playing and losing at the Omni-channel challenge
Survey conducted using the omnibus online services of TNS from October 9 to Oct 13, 2013 among
national sample of 2,500 American 18 and older, of which 2,201 have contact customer service.
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Win the Omni-Channel Challenge
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89% greater year-
over-year customer
retention rates
8.5% avg. year-over-
year improvement in first
contact resolution rates
9.5% average
year-over-year
improvement in
annual revenue
7.5% avg.
year-over-year
decrease in
avg. cost per
customer
contact
Businesses that adopt an Omni-channel strategy achieve...
According to Aberdeen Group’s October 2013 research report, Omni-Channel Customer Care : Empowered Customers Demand A Seamless Experience
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Omni Channel Customer Engagement
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▸ Creating Seamless Experiences Throughout the Customer Journey
Customer Expectations
KNOW ME:Personalized Interactions
SHOW ME YOU KNOW ME:Targeted/Timely Notifications and Previous Interaction History
ENABLE ME:All Channels, All the Time, All Devices
VALUE ME:Recognize and Listen to Your Customers
Accenture: The New Omni-Channel Approach to Serving Customers
Omni-channel Customer Experiences
Keys to delivering Omni Channel Service
SMART
NOTIFICATIONS
Based on Thresholds,
Process Flows
& Preferences
AN ENGAGED
WORKFORCE
Aligned Skills
Schedules
Coaching
OMNI-CHANNEL
INTERACTIONS
Chat | Voice | Mobile
SMS | Email | Social
PERSONALIZED
RELATIONSHIPS
Customer Analytics
Preferences
Context
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Omni-Channel Customer Interaction
Automated Dialogues
(Self-Service)
Vo
ice
/Vid
eo
Chat/
IM
SM
S/T
ext
Socia
l
Mobile
Apps
Customer Experience Big Picture
Agent-Assisted Dialogues
(Live Service)
Voic
e/V
ideo
Chat/
IM
SM
S/T
ext
Socia
l
Em
ail
Inbound Routing/Proactive Outbound
Conte
xtu
al D
ata
Tra
nsfe
r
Workforce
Optimization
Work
forc
e
Managem
ent
Back Office
Optimization
Reporting and Analytics
Enterprise Integration
Qualit
y
Managem
ent
Perf
orm
ance
Ma
na
ge
me
nt
Work
forc
e
Ma
nag
em
en
t
Work
Allo
cation &
Task M
anagem
ent
Perf
orm
ance
Managem
ent
Security and Compliance
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Conversations to have back at the office…
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Agree to
deliver
remarkable
customer
experiences
Think cross
channel,
omni-channel
Design your
customer
experience
architecture
Done right -
You and your
customers
can WIN at
the Omni-
Channel
Challenge
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Aspect: Seamlessly align
people, processes and
touch points to deliver
remarkable omni-channel customer experiences