Central to the understanding of CES is the premise that minimizing customer effort leads to heightened satisfaction and loyalty. Unlike traditional metrics like Net Promoter Score (NPS) or Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT), which focus on customers' attitudes or perceptions, CES emphasizes the ease with which customers can accomplish their goals when interacting with a company. This theory aligns with the concept of "effortless experience," where reducing friction in customer interactions becomes the cornerstone of service excellence.
Read MoreIn today's digital age, businesses have numerous channels to communicate with their customers. One of the most popular channels is through the use of a helpdesk or customer support platform, such as Zendesk. While these platforms are incredibly useful for managing customer inquiries, they can also present challenges for the support team. One such challenge is "agent cherry-picking," which is when support agents choose to answer only certain tickets, instead of working on a fair distribution of all tickets. In this blog post, we'll explore a Zendesk tutorial video by Dominic on "How to stop agent cherry-picking" and the tips he provides to overcome this challenge.
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