customer engagement
State of Business Translation 2022
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Delivering great service throughout the customer journey has always been an important way to gain a competitive edge. But lately, it’s gotten even more important, as customer expectations have never been higher. Per Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer, more than half of consumers say that the crises of the past couple of years have…
10 Examples of Conversational Commerce in Action
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Engaging in authentic conversations has always been an effective way to sell across all industries. Consider a consumer walking into a brick-and-mortar store, searching for new skincare products. They’re greeted by a sales associate, who strikes up a conversation to learn more about the consumer’s lifestyle and needs. After building rapport, the consumer trusts the…
6 Ways Brands Can Provide Stellar Customer Service Across Marketplaces
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: 8 minutes
These days, the vast majority of brands sell through a number of different channels. Taking a multichannel approach to sales ensures these brands can get their products in front of more customers in more places, and in doing so, maximize sales. Of course, each brand’s mix of sales channels looks different. But it might include…
How (and Why) to Adopt Multilingual Customer Engagement
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 5 minutes
You might have a loyal customer base that loves your products. But today’s consumers value experiences as much as they do products. In fact, Salesforce research found that 80% of consumers say that the experiences a brand offers are just as important as its products. And a single bad experience can be enough to scare…
Top 8 Reasons to Start Using Google’s Business Messages
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Walking into a brick-and-mortar store and speaking with a sales or customer service associate or picking up the phone and dialing an 800 number were once the primary ways consumers communicated with brands and got pre- and post-sale service. But that’s no longer the case. Today, consumers seek out service via a variety of different…
Better Experiences, Stronger Relationships: Is Digital 360 Worth the Hype?
By Jon Jessup |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
The short answer is “absolutely.” Digital 360 has recently become the new industry standard for communicating with customers on the level they have come to expect. It allows businesses to connect with their audiences at any time of the day, on their preferred platforms. When companies have the capabilities of understanding each individual consumer, they…
22 Real-Life Examples of Helpful Answers to Customer Q&A
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 10 minutes
Oftentimes, shoppers have questions standing in the way of a purchase decision. This is true regardless of whether the consumer is shopping online or at a physical store location. Of course, if a consumer is shopping in-store and has an unanswered question, they can find the nearest sales associate to get an answer. But online…
Retail Trends: How Chat Apps Are Changing CRM
By Jon Jessup |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Chat apps have the potential to become a leading CRM communication channel, especially for simple inquiries. Why? People love chat apps. Many people—possibly even you—visit chat apps multiple times a day to connect with friends, family, and increasingly brands. Customer-centric service requires that you join your customers in all their favorite chat apps, and that…
The 10 Top Benefits of Live Chat for Businesses
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Providing great service is essential to winning new customers — and retaining the ones you’ve got. Case in point? According to Salesforce, nearly three-quarters of consumers have made purchase decisions based on their customer service experiences. And 91% indicate that a positive customer service experience improves the likelihood of a repeat purchase. But the channels…