Reduce Abandoned Online Shopping Carts Using Web Chat

Online Shoppers

Earlier this week, we shared with you that customers are becoming more and more satisfied with their online purchases. As internet navigation and purchasing becomes more mainstream, businesses are now looking for new ways to keep those customers purchasing online and one of the best ways to do this is to offer web chat for them. Shopping cart abandonment is … [Read more...]

Using Social Media For Customer Service, Are You Ready?

In the recent Winter 2010 issue of the USA800 Instant Replay Newsletter, we spoke about the compelling reasons to offer Live Chat as a Customer Service Channel. Specifically: An average chat costs half as much as a phone call. Consumers who chat find it satisfying. Customers who chat generally spend more than non-chat customers. Our customer demographic … [Read more...]

Outsourced Call Center – Employee Ownership Benefits

As the president and CEO of a company with over 1,000 employees, I feel like the head coach of a team.  And, as we work through our game plan on a daily basis, there are a few plays that make me exceptionally proud.  This happened recently with one of our retired employees, Judy Holt. Judy worked as a front line agent for USA800 for 14.5 years before retiring … [Read more...]