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Is Ditching Phone Customer Support a Smart Decision?

TeamSupport

There’s an old saying – “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” – that sometimes rings all too true for customer support teams. When prioritizing support inquiries, there’s a hierarchy of channels. Phone support sits at the very top. Reasons why you should ditch phone support. But is this a good idea?

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Would you ditch phone support in your contact center?

Customer Service Life

For us in the contact center world, we know it’s expensive to run a full time phone support contact center. Phone support is a channel we’ve all known over the years and grown to hate. When it comes to support channels, it’s not about how many you have, it is more about how well you use the channels.

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Built for you: Next-generation surveys, ditching hold times with Switch, and more

Intercom, Inc.

Ditch long hold times with Intercom Switch. Intercom Switch allows your customers to embrace the future of support – empowering them to seamlessly transition from phone to messaging. Upgrade your customer experience and save their time, while giving your team the tools they need to handle higher support volumes.

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Switch on the next generation of phone support

Intercom

When it comes to customer support, there’s no substitute for the personal approach. Now more than ever, businesses are looking for a way to scale that personalized support. Phone support has been carrying that personal touch for support teams for decades. 6 reasons to Switch. 6 reasons to Switch.

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Intelligent call routing: How it works and best practices

Zendesk

Intelligent call routing bypasses the blind turns of the phone maze so interactions with agents are fast, effective, and painless. Find out how ICR can help you ditch the one-size-fits-all approach to communication and how you can turn your business into an icon of customer satisfaction. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Guest Post: 4 Customer Service Best Practices for Your Subscription Business

Shep Hyken

Ditch Automation. That’s why it’s critical reaching your customer support team is easy and accessible. If you offer customer service via the phone, don’t leave your customer on hold for 20 minutes. To make finding the answers your customers need even easier, provide an FAQ page in the support section of your website.

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Five Customer Service Strategies That Win

TeamSupport

The right strategies help your customers resolve their issues faster and enable your agents to provide better support. Often the fastest and easiest way for customers to resolve a technical or support issue is just to do it themselves. While phone calls are a direct way to provide customer support, they aren't always convenient.