What is the importance of self-service portals in business operations?
Self-service benefits both customers and businesses. Here's how a customer self-service portal adds value:
Personalise the customer experience:
Offer a logged-in, authenticated experience tailored to each customer.
Address customers by name and display their past interactions.
Provide relevant offers based on activity history.
Surface recommended actions to facilitate common tasks.
Increased support:
Provide detailed answers on popular topics like order history and status.
Align with customers' preference for solving simple problems independently.
Link to other support channels for quick access to additional assistance.
Embed a customer service chatbot for additional support.
Free up support time:
Allow customers to handle common inquiries and issues independently.
Empower customers to become more adept at self-service over time.
Enable support staff to focus on more complex customer needs.
Provide 24/7 support at lower costs.