To provide excellent customer service, quality assurance is a vital consideration. We’ll explain why and how you can implement a helpful QA program.
Remote work can be a dream job for some and an opportunity to acquire the top talent for employers. Working remotely is on the rise and provides a wide range of benefits for everyone involved. However, if you’re leading the project, this could present some challenges.
Customers continue to expect more personalized experiences across their digital channels, according to EY America’s 2021 report, “Reinventing the Customer Experience in the Digital-First Era.” That’s why following ecommerce customer service best practices are a critical component of any strategy to gain and keep online shoppers.
Depending on your ticket backlog volume, you might need self-service tools, canned responses, and a ticket prioritization system. Start with these six tips.
It is a ton of work to rip out an existing BPO partner and replace it with another, but it's often the right move. Read our guide on the five best ways to structure the move.
That first interaction with a barista can set the tone for the rest of your day. Walking into my local coffee shop and realizing my usual barista, the one who knows all my quirks isn’t on shift is definitely a nightmare.
Kim Wagner, Head of Quality at PartnerHero, wants you to forget everything you’ve ever heard about Quality Assurance (QA) programs. In her mind, traditional QA programs used by most companies and BPOs are biased, incite fear in employees and - perhaps most damning - do little to help customer support teams improve the quality of customer interactions.
Data cleansing (or cleaning), is used to refer to the process of detecting and correcting inaccurate, corrupt or unusable data. It is an essential step before any data analysis project, since every step after it assumes the data is “clean” or, in other words, trustworthy and accurate.
In Part 1, we were introduced to the main data types and what you need to look out for in your dataset before you set out to clean it. Here, we will be taking a look at the actual cleaning steps required to get your data ready for service.
Customer service challenges can go beyond slow response times. Understanding these eight common customer service challenges can help your team prepare.
The outsourcing industry is notoriously confusing and we’ve all heard horror stories about what can happen if you choose the wrong vendor. We compiled a list of six questions you should absolutely ask each outsourcing vendor that you consider to help determine if they will provide a quality service.
An effective customer service strategy is a cornerstone for building lasting customer relationships, driving customer loyalty, and enhancing overall brand reputation.