August 26, 2021

We are in the midst of the annual back-to-school season, when displays of backpacks, lined theme books, and glue sticks greet us in nearly every retail store. Unfortunately, the new school year is beginning under the cloud of rising COVID cases and continued health concerns. The reality and weight of these circumstances is causing not...

July 30, 2021

Live Chat Agents Are Now Part of the Frontline in Sales and Service Before 2020, many businesses viewed the live chat feature of their website as a “nice to have” component of customer service. The global pandemic and lockdowns, however, changed that thinking overnight. Now 75% of people prefer live chat over any other channel,...

May 21, 2021

In our most recent blog series, business writer Lynn Miles Peisker makes a case for why organizational leaders should revisit their understanding and approach to customer service, especially in a post COVID marketplace. To back up this recommendation, she cites a surprising statistic from a Forbes article by Shep Hyken. Highlighting results from his firm’s...