E-commerce: focus on real-time customer service


Client service, whether in the retail or the e-commerce sectors, is very significant. In the current era, it is very important that response from agents happen in real time. In the past, email and phone calls were the most used systems. A finding from Gladly, titled Customer Expectations Report, advanced that when consumers send a mail, they expect an answer in 3-hours. However, this is not always feasible. Thankfully, thanks to advancements, new, faster and more efficient technologies can be utilised.

For instance, chatbots and live messaging are becoming increasingly popular and have proven to be very successful. Major brands like Spotify, Sephora, and TechCrunch have been able to communicate with clients more effectively via these systems. However, a huge mistake that companies make is using chatbots to completely replace customer service agents. These digital solutions, while they can answer basic questions, are not able to solve complex problems. In these cases, customers wish to talk to a trained employee who can help them. If that does not happen, merchants may lose the customer.

A study by Microsoft has revealed that “58% of customers rank customer service as very important in determining loyalty to a brand”. Moreover, 61% of them have stopped purchasing from a brand because of poor client support. Thus, this aspect of a business may help it succeed.


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