Customer support - help and advice that a company makes available to customers when they have bought something
What is meant by customer support?
Customer support is a set of services provided by a company to a customer. It is also a part of customer relationship management. Companies use a Helpdesk to provide customer support. Thus, customers can connect with the company through different types of channels. For instance: Email, Phone, or Live chat.
Podjetja pomagajo pri namestitvi in usposabljanju. Poleg tega poskušajo rešiti težave in poizvedbe strank.
What is the difference between customer service and customer support?
The main difference between the two is that customer support is responsible for assisting a customer with technical issues. On the other hand, customer service is about helping the customer use the product/service to its full potential. This is where you engage with customers and grow customer relations. Thus, providing the best value.
If you would like to learn more details, read Customer service vs Customer support.
Why is customer support important?
Podpora strankam je pomembna, saj ustvarja bazo zvestih strank. Vendar pa obstaja še več koristi.
Tu je nekaj prednosti dobre podpore strankam:
- Higher sales
- Higher revenue
- Customer satisfaction
- Customer retention
- Efficient workflow
What are the most effective customer support channels?
Live chat
Live chat is an important part of every customer support software. It enables your customer representatives to chat or simply approach customers in real-time. It is believed that millenials are the only ones who use live chat. However, there are also other age groups that use live chat. Don’t miss out on live chat and its benefits.
If you would like to learn more, read LiveAgent – Live chat.
E-pošta je običajen in osnovni del vsake podpore strankam. Nekateri bi lahko rekli, da je to lahko dolgotrajna oblika podpornega kanala. Zakaj? No, preprosto, ker lahko traja dlje, da se težava odpravi. Vendar je doseg prek e-pošte po vsem svetu in je še vedno dobro uporabljen kanal.
If you would like to learn more, read LiveAgent – Email.
Telefon
Telefon je tudi eden izmed najbolj priljubljenih načinov, da se obrnete na podporo za stranke. Uporabljajo ga stranke, ki morda niso tehnološko podkovane ali pa se preprosto raje pogovarjajo (človeški dotik).
If you would like to learn more, read LiveAgent – Phone.
Social Media (SoMe)
Facebook, Instagram ali Twitter. To je le nekaj platform, kjer stranke komunicirajo med seboj. Poleg tega sodelujejo z vašo blagovno znamko/podjetjem. Odgovarjanje na poizvedbe strank ali pomoč strankam prek SoMe je danes ključni del za vsako podporo strankam. Programska oprema za storitve za stranke, kot je LiveAgent, vam lahko pomaga upravljati poizvedbe SoMe iz enega vmesnika. Tako lahko učinkovito odgovarjate in sodelujete z vsemi vrstami strank.
If you would like to learn more, read LiveAgent – Social Media.
Portal za stranke/samopostrežna storitev
Imeti portal za stranke/samopostrežne storitve je pomembno za poslovanje 24/7 kot podjetje. Čeprav vaši zastopniki za stranke niso na voljo, vaše stranke še vedno dobijo potrebno podporo. To bi lahko bilo prek člankov v bazi znanja, ki ponujajo; vodnike, informacije o izdelkih, videoposnetke in drugo.
If you would like to learn more, read LiveAgent – Knowledge Base.
What is customer support software?
Customer service software, such as LiveAgent creates an optimal workflow for your customer agents that make them more efficient and effective at the same time. The ability that stands out the most is that a customer representative does not have to switch between interfaces while working. Thus, being able to resolve a customer inquiry from all kinds of channels from one place.
One important help desk feature that allows businesses to manage customer support requests is a customer support ticketing solution. It is a type of software that automatically turns every customer request into a ticket which can be then assigned to the appropriate agent or department.
All of the above-mentioned channels are included in LiveAgent.
Other LiveAgent features:
- CRM
- Canned messages/ Predefined messages
- Merge tickets/inquiries
- Rules/SLAs
- Analytics overview
- Video chat with customers and colleagues too
If you would like to learn more, read about all LiveAgent – Features here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How to define customer support?
Customer service is a range of services offered by an organization to help customers with their problems with your product or services and to support them in getting the most out of using your product. It includes answering customer questions and helping with problem solving.
What are the principles of customer support?
The key to good customer service is, above all, building lasting, good relationships with customers. For this to happen, the customer service team needs to know what customers think is good customer service, stay up to date with customer feedback that helps improve customer service, and look for ways to improve customer service and exceed customer expectations.
What tools to use to provide the best customer support?
In order to provide the best customer service, it is good to use several tools and communication channels that allow for comprehensive service. It is worth engaging in communication using communicators in social media, e-mail, text messages. In addition to these traditional forms, it is worth building communities in groups on social media or online forums, where clients can contact each other and chat with experts. Live chat is an important tool that allows you to chat in real time when a customer needs quick help. Customer service is also improved by a responsive and intuitive mobile application. In addition, the customer service team should have an appropriate system from which they will be able to manage all channels.
Strokovna opomba
Dobra pomoč strankam je ključna za razvijanje dolgotrajnih in dobrih odnosov s strankami. Vedno se trudite poiskati nove načine za izboljšanje storitev in uspešen odziv na zahtevke strank.
How does the chat routing work?
Options of assigning Chats to Agents previously communicating withcustomers. Random Assignment, Average Utilization, Max Utilization, Ring-to-all, Priorities.
How to automatically assign a ticket to agent who opened it
Simple user-friendly guide to automatically assigning a ticket to agent who opened it. Screenshots from real example included. Customize your LiveAgent now.
