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Hi there,
Don’t talk to me about customer service! It might be a key cornerstone of good business, but having spent far too long this week getting nowhere with chatbots, demanding the chatbot get a human, being cut off when calling helplines… well, you get the idea.
With Covid shutting down some of the more traditional means of customer contact last year, it’s no surprise the pandemic served as an accelerator for companies taking their customer service deeper into digital.
But more channels isn’t a guarantee of better, particularly if some of those channels aren’t serviced well. And they’re not. A new Pega survey shows that those non-traditional channels are the worst offenders when it comes to poor user experiences.
More choice might be great, but at the end of the day what customers really, really want is quick resolution of their issue.
Now, can I please have a human to talk to?
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz
In this issue
Cool new customer channels not working
Chatbots, mobile not so helpful…
“Just being present on a range of channels is no longer enough.”
F&P Healthcare, Halter, Moxion among Hi-Tech winners
Agritech, nanofibres, robots and wellbeing among winners…
“They are leading us out of the pandemic with such innovative solutions.”
Businesses failing to capitalise on sustainability opportunity
Wins there for the taking…
“Shifting to the cloud will not be sufficient.”
Federal CTO needed to increase trust, drive policy
Will Australia have success where NZ failed?…
“Transparent, independent advice would increase understanding of critical data and tech issues.”
The story behind Kiwi innovation
Industry transformation plan starts with finding our place in tech…
“What is missing is the experience of taking all those assets and creating global successes from them.”
NZ hits investment highs despite global uncertainty
Kiwi tech sector continues to attract high quality global investment…
“We have once in a generational opportunity...”
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