{"id":39789,"date":"2020-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/expert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:45:08","slug":"expert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/expert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert view: what to expect in customer care for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new tendency is to use messaging for customer care, as customers expect to contact companies just like they would with friends and family; they expect businesses to be available on their channels of choice. They are also increasingly aware of the technologies of tomorrow; therefore, the expectations for contact centers have to anticipate the swift adoption of any new channel or integration to deliver excellent customer service where and when consumers decide to contact them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help you forecast the changing tides in the customer service industry, we have spoken to experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shephyken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shep Hyken<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniellawrenceord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Ord<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/cxaccelerator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nate Brown<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimtincher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Tincher<\/a> to build a more concrete vision of what to expect in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Shep Hyken, Customer Service Expert<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30550 \" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Shep-Hyken-new-blue-270x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"194\" \/><strong>Customers know Great CX<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wh<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at I mean by that is great brands are creating such great experiences that <\/span><b>customers are becoming accustomed to and comfortable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong> with,<\/strong> so much that it is almost the norm to get these great experiences from these rockstar brands. Now they start expecting it from everyone. So, our customers now know what excellent service is, <\/span><b>they know what a great experience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is, and they are comparing us to the best service they had and not to a direct competitor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=Brands%20are%20creating%20such%20great%20experiences%20that%20customers%20are%20becoming%20accustomed%20to%20-%20%40Hyken&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brands are creating such great experiences that customers are becoming accustomed to - @Hyken <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=Brands%20are%20creating%20such%20great%20experiences%20that%20customers%20are%20becoming%20accustomed%20to%20-%20%40Hyken&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So we need to <\/span><b>continue to evolve and increase our level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/customer-experience-and-customer-service-what-is-the-difference-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">experience and service<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> towards our customers. What goes hand in hand with that is customers are now walking away quicker because they have choices, and it is easy for them to move on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Smart speakers like Amazon Echo, Google Home, and others like Siri are getting more intelligent as well.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customers are starting to use them more and more. So we are beginning to see a convenience revolution, for example, if I say \u201cAlexa, order me a pizza, turn off the lights, etc.\u201d it does it for me. There are so many ways that they are becoming integrated into our lives. Therefore, companies <\/span><b>who create this type of interface or service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are going to be better connected to their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30875\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/google-home_keyboard_phone-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"google home_keyboard_phone\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Daniel Ord, CCXP, Founder &amp; Director, OmniTouch International<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30942\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/daniel_ord-270x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"185\" \/><strong>Better Channel Management<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Center leadership at large is going to shift from jumping onto every channel (the be where they are mentality) to<\/span><b> implementing better channel management strategies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (i.e., which channels work best for which kind of Customers &amp; enquiry types).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In my work over the past few years, I have seen a lot of \u2018they have this channel, so I should have this channel&#8217; mentality when it comes to the Contact Centre channel mix. They have a chatbot \u2013 I need a chatbot. They offer Live Chat \u2013 we have to provide Live-Chat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In particular, a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/live-chat-vs-messaging-whats-the-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live-Chat &amp; Messaging<\/a> implementations are because \u2013 not only did others have it &#8211;\u00a0 but these<\/span><b> channels, in particular, were seen as \u2018digital\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and thus sexy and modern. I also saw channel decisions were driven by the classic \u2018we need to be where they are\u2019 chant which Centres translated as \u2013 &#8216;let\u2019s offer all or as many channels as are out there.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=Channels%20need%20to%20be%20well%20chosen%20and%20well-integrated%20into%20the%20overall%20channel%20mix%20-%20Daniel%20Ord&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Channels need to be well chosen and well-integrated into the overall channel mix - Daniel Ord <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=Channels%20need%20to%20be%20well%20chosen%20and%20well-integrated%20into%20the%20overall%20channel%20mix%20-%20Daniel%20Ord&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As RingCentral knows well \u2013 <\/span><b>digital channels are awesome.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I&#8217;m a big fan of Live-Chat, for example. But channels need to be well chosen and well-integrated into the overall channel mix. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That includes <\/span><b>evaluating which channels are great for which types of Customer needs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 Not just offering a lot of channels and leaving it to Customers to guess which channel would work best for their needs at that moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, you wouldn\u2019t ask agents to do tech support by email. <strong>Live-Chat is awesome \u2013 but not the best for going into the nuances of a product or service<\/strong> that may need a lot of tailoring to the Customer. I think folks are going to step back and re-evaluate their channel strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=The%20more%20channels%20offered%2C%20the%20more%20contacts%20that%20come%20in%20-%20Daniel%20Ord&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The more channels offered, the more contacts that come in - Daniel Ord <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=The%20more%20channels%20offered%2C%20the%20more%20contacts%20that%20come%20in%20-%20Daniel%20Ord&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Given the growth in both human (messaging, live chat, social media) and non-human assisted channels (chatbots, websites, online FAQs), CX leadership is going to relook at the basics.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How easy is our website to navigate? Is our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/retail-how-to-leverage-chatbots-to-improve-the-customer-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>chatbot<\/strong><\/a> any good? If we offer <strong>email,<\/strong> how can we make email better? If we provide <strong>social media as a service channel,<\/strong> how can we<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/tips-for-messaging-customer-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> make that channel better?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The more channels offered, the more contacts that come in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So the promise of \u2018be everywhere the Customer is\u2019 can backfire in terms of creating more incoming Customer demand. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So I think that folks are <strong>getting ready to go back to basics.<\/strong> How good is our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/email-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email management<\/a>? How good is our social media response? How good are we at designing chatbots or online FAQs that result in successful single-channel closure?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Multiple channels are here to stay<\/strong> \u2013 and that\u2019s a good thing. But we have to recognize the additional amount of work on the quality side to get things right.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>We will see more formal Mystery Shopper done on channels like chatbots and websites. Because we&#8217;ve been doing such &#8216;mystery shoppers&#8217; with a CX point of view and there&#8217;s a lot of room for improvement out there<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>We live in a multi-channel world,<\/strong> and yet I still see Mystery Shopper tenders focused almost exclusively on face to face and voice (phone) channels. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having said that, we\u2019re just about to finish up our 4th Chatbot Mystery Shopper, and I have to say <strong>there are a lot of lessons.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Putting aside the hype of AI and Machine Learning, chatbots, websites, and online FAQs are Customer channels that have the <strong>potential to positively or negatively impact customer perception. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Especially in organizations that essentially \u2018force\u2019 Customers to use self-help before allowing them to get human assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s the biggest \u2018mistake\u2019 we\u2019ve seen across all our Chatbot Mystery Shoppers in particular? <strong>Trying to give too much information.<\/strong> The second biggest mistake has been the phrasing of information in company-speak vs. Customer-speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So I think leading organizations will (as usual) lead the way in terms of <strong>auditing their self-help channels on an ongoing basis.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30877\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laptop_pen_notes_woman-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"laptop_pen_notes_woman\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nate Brown, Co-founder of CX Accelerator<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-29974\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nate-Brown-270x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"192\" \/><strong>Modern Metrics for Modern CX<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As our reliance on surveys diminishes, I believe so will our dependence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/nps-in-your-customer-care-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Net Promoter Score (NPS)<\/a>. <\/span><b>\u00a0There seems to be a race to find the ultimate CX Metric of the future. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It will need to depict the customer journey as holistically as possible as well as making it easier for CX professionals to prove the ROI of their work.\u00a0 The fact is we need this metric&#8230;and the sooner we can get it, the better. I&#8217;m personally excited by composite metrics such as the &#8220;Customer Health Score&#8221; which will continue to <\/span><b>grow in popularity alongside Customer Success<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as many of the automated customer sentiment scores we are seeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Let&#8217;s Widen Our Talent Pool<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Customer Service and Contact Center space <\/span><b>will be unrecognizable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the years to come.\u00a0 Self-service capable technologies are getting scary smart&#8230;eliminating small volume and leaving us with the truly tough stuff.\u00a0 It&#8217;s already incredibly difficult to source the type of talent required, and it&#8217;s only going to get worse. <\/span><b>Service centers will have to look beyond traditional hiring methodologies to get what they need.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 The gig economy will play a massive role in this transformation.\u00a0 Brett Frazer from Sun Basket predicts that &#8220;between 30% and 50% of the global workforce will `engage in some aspect of gig work by 2025.&#8221;\u00a0 Customer Service is uniquely poised to benefit from this trend. <\/span><b>The fabric of our teams will continue to evolve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8230;making us more capable and more diverse than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=The%20Customer%20Service%20and%20Contact%20Center%20space%20will%20be%20unrecognizable%20in%20the%20years%20to%20come%20-%20%40CustomerIsFirst&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Customer Service and Contact Center space will be unrecognizable in the years to come - @CustomerIsFirst <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=The%20Customer%20Service%20and%20Contact%20Center%20space%20will%20be%20unrecognizable%20in%20the%20years%20to%20come%20-%20%40CustomerIsFirst&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jim Tincher, CCXP, Founder of Heart of the Customer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30946\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jim-Tincher-270x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"194\" \/><strong>Executives want a ROI<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CX is no longer in its infancy. And many companies that jumped on the experience bandwagon, throwing money at CX initiatives, and rallying around buzzwords like \u201ccustomer-centricity\u201d and \u201cjourney optimization,\u201d are running out of patience. In 2020, executives want to see a return on their investment.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are these programs showing results? Impacting the bottom line? Days are numbered for underperformers \u2013 and possibly even for successful programs that aren\u2019t championed in metrics the C-suite values. In 2020, be prepared to show the ROI of your initiatives or face the chopping block.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=In%202020%2C%20executives%20want%20to%20see%20a%20return%20on%20their%20investment%20-%20%40jimtincher&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In 2020, executives want to see a return on their investment - @jimtincher <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=%2Fus%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fexpert-view-what-to-expect-in-customer-care-for-2020%2F&#038;text=In%202020%2C%20executives%20want%20to%20see%20a%20return%20on%20their%20investment%20-%20%40jimtincher&#038;via=RC_Engage&#038;related=RC_Engage' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Automation will become a differentiator<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just as CX as a discipline has matured, so have the tools available to reveal, monitor, and optimize customer journeys. Those who avail themselves of these new technologies and become the architect of their customer journeys will differentiate themselves from those who take a more haphazard approach to improve their customer experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mapping your customer journey to identify and understand what your customers are thinking, feeling, and doing during their most critical interactions with your company. Then use those insights to feed a robust journey orchestration platform, allows you to hone in on the Moments of Truth that will have the greatest impact on customer loyalty. Those companies that take an active role in automation and orchestration will stand out from their competitors, improve the customer experience they deliver, and see their brands thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to each of the experts for their contribution to predicting what to expect in the coming twelve months. You can discover more about them in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our interview series<\/a> or check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/6-trends-transforming-customer-experience-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">six trends we have chosen<\/a> to keep an eye for the year ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new tendency is to use messaging for customer care, as customers expect to contact companies just like they would with friends and family; they expect businesses to be available on their channels of choice. 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