Customers have come to expect great customer support from companies. Those who get high marks are rewarded with customer loyalty and a brand that attracts new customers without spending huge marketing dollars. But great customer support is not a given nor easy to achieve in a short amount of time. The responsibility falls on the companies vying for their customer’s attention to provide the tools that nature their customer support practices and ingrain customer-centric thinking into their culture. Although Viewabo cannot help with changing a company’s culture, we can provide the tools needed for great customer support services. Viewabo has defined 7 key areas of customer support that apply to all companies and used our product offerings to illustrate how remote customer support can enhance both the customer and customer support agent’s success.

New technologies are redefining eCommerce as we know it. If you run a digital business, consider how you can integrate technology across your business to streamline operations and provide a customer experience that your competitors can’t beat. Small businesses have access to an abundance of tools and services, such as Viewabo’s remote visual support solution, that foster digital transformation and subsequent business growth.

Going beyond simple eCommerce capabilities and implementing advanced digital tools can benefit your business in countless ways. You’ll provide a better customer experience, boost efficiency behind the scenes, enhance employee morale, and make smarter decisions that accelerate business growth.

We trade our best products and services to lure in customers to do business with us. They get great products and in exchange, we get their hard-earn cash. But when should we consider a customer, a customer? And when should we start managing their perception of our business?

Traditionally, we would consider someone who has purchased our products as a customer. If someone is browsing or still considering a purchase, that would fall under the realm of marketing and sales. In terms of customer relationship management, we would provide customer support. Customer support is for people who brought our products and found a problem which needs additional services. As a business, we provide a set of practices and procedures that assist customers after a sale.

Call center agents exist in most companies. They are the agents who handle incoming or outgoing customer calls within a business. They are the ones helping customers deal with locked bank accounts, setting up a speaker system, or finding that reset button on a device. Call center agents manage customer relationships by identifying needs, answering questions, solving problems, and building trust. They also up-sell products, get feedback, and gain insight directly from the customer.

Each instance a customer calls in is a critical interpersonal communication touchpoint between a customer and a business. One lousy customer call support experience might be the difference between a loyal customer for years to come or losing one.

We can all agree that call center agents are essential to keeping customers happy and vital to the success of any business. A small communication breakdown during a call is not just a one-star review. In the long-term, bad customer call support may hurt a business’ brand and bottom line.

“Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?” Does anyone remember this Verizon commercial from the 2000s? While the intent of the video was to show that Verizon had wide cellular coverage across the United States, it makes me think about the painful experiences I’ve had when I had no idea what my friends or family were trying to tell me.

Now imagine they’re asking you for help with their computer, except they’re not tech-savvy and their computer won’t turn on. What do you do?

COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of video tools for customer service. Research found that 76% of European consumers plan to use video to contact businesses just as, if not more, often after the pandemic is over. There is a wide range of reasons why video for customer support is becoming an essential service. This article will dive into what we see as the top five reasons why video support is the future of customer service.