There’s no question that live chat is getting huge as more and more businesses are adopting the tool to stay competitive in the industry. In fact, according to Gartner, by 2018, over 80% of companies will offer some form of live chat on their website or on mobile devices to interact with their customers. Is your business still lagging behind the trend? There are many reasons why offering chat support might be a valuable customer service strategy. One of the most compelling arguments is that customers have come to expect it and they absolutely love it. The SalesForce research found that 64% of consumers expect companies to respond and interact with them in real-time, while 80% of business buyers expect the same. People aren’t just using live chat, they’re actually getting more satisfaction out of it than from any other support channel. As stated in the Zopim survey, 94% customers proactively invited to chat were somewhat or very satisfied with their live chat experience.
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Selection of Best Articles for Managing Your Live Chat Support
Holidays are approaching and we, the Provide Support team, started thinking what treat we could give to you, our blog readers. In our sincere appreciation of your readership, we would like to offer you a selection of our best articles for managing your live chat support. Over the last few years we have covered a wide range of topics related to live support, from hiring the most talented agents, training them, selecting the best tools and maximizing efficiency. We crafted these articles based on our own experience offering customer service via live chat, putting in our love and attention to detail. We hope you will enjoy this selection and find some useful ideas and tips which you can incorporate in your best practices.
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