If there’s one sector which is resilient, it’s the travel industry. We can be certain that they will be back in full swing. The trick in the current situation is to reposition yourself and think creatively about what you can do to attract, convert, and retain customers. It can be about bringing health and wellness to the forefront with no-touch technologies like the one found at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport in China. They have kiosks that use facial recognition to help travelers check their…

Almost every business now knows and uses customer portals to improve their customer service. But that doesn’t guarantee customer satisfaction.

Your portal is the face of your customer service. 50 percent of customers will switch to another brand after one bad experience. So, you must offer a positive experience with an appealing, intuitive, and feature-rich customer portal design.

If you had a physical retail store, you would ensure that customers get the best experience…

Last year many companies such as Slack, Twitter, Shopify, UpWork, and Facebook embraced the permanent work-from-home culture. Remote work forced by the pandemic has proven that employees can work productively from home as much as they can from the office. But the real challenge was – implementing remote work. Miscommunications, inefficient operational management, misinterpretation, delays in delivery, security concerns, etc. disrupted the entire business flow.

Many tools emerged to…

Every time someone talks about customer experience, the first and foremost suggestion that businesses receive is – deliver what customers want. But each customer may have unique requirements. A few may ask for convenience in shopping while others may prefer quality products. There are different ways to enhance your customers’ shopping experience. And yet, the most effective way is to offer self-service. You can achieve that with eCommerce portal development.

This article covers…

What’s the difference between an average customer and an engaged customer?

An average customer will buy and leave. An engaged customer will come back and also recommend you to others. So what do you think is worth the effort?

This article is for you if you are into the second option, i.e., customer engagement, and looking for some inspiration to improve customer experience.

Here, we will learn about various strategies and how the customer engagement portal helps you…

By giving them their personal space.

Custom portal development provides that one advantage or a super tool that humans rarely get in the real world. A personalized space where they can be the sole owner of their activities. They can immediately access resources and control how and what they share and with whom. Additionally, they can communicate with others and build strong relations. In short, that one window space makes them the king of their world.

A portal for businesses…

Effective supplier management is critical for the success of procurement organizations. But as supply chains and suppliers increase steadily, businesses should take proactive measures to mitigate any disruptions within their supply chain. It can be costly in terms of finance and the company’s reputation.

With supplier portal software, businesses can take a strategic approach and manage their suppliers effectively. This article…

Remote work has become the new normal in the pandemic. Businesses that lagged in digital connectivity had to come up with remote solutions. They learned how to manage their teams remotely, encourage digital collaboration, and provide customers with their needed tools.

The outcome is that virtual format has now become a norm. 54 percent of Americans say that they want to continue working from home. 66 percent expect to go for a hybrid model. As a result, communication and collaboration…

Everyone knows the role of self-service in customer experience. If there are no self-service resources, a few button clicks can result in long calls and waiting times. This can lead to more frustration if the issues are trivial. Also, it may affect internal support. Suppose your organization doesn’t have an IT self-service portal for your internal teams. In that case, the internal requests will be scattered, getting help will be time-consuming, there will be many repetitive tasks and…

Every day, thousands of businesses worldwide are boosting productivity, saving costs, and earning better returns by moving from paper-based systems to paperless digital solutions that amplify the daily grind.

Document management systems can easily integrate with your existing solution and improve workflow efficiency. But that’s too ‘90s! Integrating multiple third-party solutions and configuring them to work together creates chaos and might slow down the ERP solution. On top of that,…

“Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much” – Helen Keller.

This is the motto of businesses today. We are likely to see every business using a partner portal to automate their engagement process in this digital era. However, too often, partner portals fail to deliver the core promise because they lack important features. What are they? How do we know partner portal best practices? Both are fair questions, and in this article, I will try to explain those in a structured…

Since the pandemic has turned every one to work remotely, the need for an online presence has increased. With that, it has become important for businesses to look for web portal software that will allow them to automate tasks, track operations, and significantly increase customer, employee, and partner engagement. But what type of web portal do you need? What will be the development cost? What factors affect the cost?

This article will cover web portal software, including types,…

With the implementation of technology for healthcare records, patient portals have become incredibly popular in the past few years. Healthcare organizations are looking to find the best patient portal development companies to develop one, irrespective of their size and specialty.

You can think of patient portals as the Swiss Army knives of medical software. They’re unbelievably…

What does great customer service mean to you?

It is supporting your customers in all the possible ways on time. For example, when they reach out with a question or problem, answering them instantly.

"Please hold while we transfer you. You are valuable to us." This is not what they like to hear. No one…

Ms. Becky has a travel and hospitality business. She wanted to provide her customers with excellent service by introducing a self-service customer portal. But the results were not as expected. After analyzing, she realized that clarity on customer portal requirements is essential. But, unfortunately, she missed out on the customers’ needs and the essential features for custom portal development.…

Do you know effective procurement can enhance customer experience?

Look at it this way - unless you receive the goods on time, you can't proceed further. If the supplies are not delivered on time, it will result in late deliveries, which will affect customer experience and sales. So, while focusing on customer relationships, you have to focus on supplier management too.

Supplier management…

Picture this. You are a big organization’s owner with a large customer base and numerous sales channels. What would be your first approach to manage them? You obviously wouldn't want to start your day by swamping yourself with compiling scattered sales data. Neither would you want to open those exhausting big spreadsheets to analyze individual sales reps’ data to track progress or call or email them.

Instead, you would want to…

Self-service is the future of customer service, and businesses have started realizing it. Gone are the days where customers would have to call or email companies to register their problems and follow up on them until they are solved. Instead, businesses today look for customer service solutions that endow their customers with more flexibility and enhance their experience. Similarly, companies are also on the hunt for ways to automate their employee management and…

For any organization, there are various aspects that you need to take care of. And support service is an important one among them. When it comes to IT support services, case management holds great importance.

What is Case Management?

Case management (also referred to as a ticketing system) is a vital aspect of an IT…