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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL
BUSINESS VALUE


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WHAT IS THE SECRET TO CUSTOMER LOYALTY?



The answer straight from ~50,000 “horses’ mouths” (consumers, that is), per a
massive survey conducted by Gartner, was: Make it easy to get service. In other
words, reduce their effort.



In order to find the recipe for the ever-elusive ease, Forrester Consulting
asked 5,000 consumers (on our behalf) about their biggest pain points in getting
customer service. Again, from the horses’ mouths, the answers (by far) were lack
of contact center agent knowledge and inconsistency of answers across
touchpoints, followed by the inability of websites to deliver answers. With a
common “knowledge” theme running across the pain points, the panacea is clearly
an intelligent and unified omnichannel knowledge management (KM) system, which
we call a “Knowledge Hub.”

Done with the right technology, process, people, and best practices, KM reduces
customer effort, which, in consumers’ own words, creates loyalty! Beyond this
strategic differentiator, KM also enables breakthrough enhancements to
operational metrics in the contact center and beyond.

Beyond this strategic differentiator, KM also enables breakthrough enhancements
to operational metrics which not only transforms the contact center but also
transcends it in many ways.

Here are sample metrics and corresponding real-world examples from our Global
2000 clientele. One caveat: Remember “different strokes for different
businesses.” The metric that makes sense for one brand might not make sense for
another. Force-fitting Walmart-style metrics to a Nordstrom brand intent is not
a good idea!

 * First-Contact Resolution (FCR)
 * Average Handle Time (AHT)
 * Average Speed to Answer (ASA)
 * Annual Training Hours (ATH)
 * Call / Email / Chat deflection
 * Product Returns and Exchanges
 * Dispatch Avoidance Rate


FIRST-CONTACT RESOLUTION (FCR)



One of the key customer-focused contact center metrics, First-Contact Resolution
can significantly reduce consumer effort. While FAQs, search, and topic-tree
browsing can help with simple queries, more sophisticated technologies like
AI-backed conversational guidance are essential to resolving issues of medium to
high complexity at first contact.



 * Knowledge in action A premier telco client was able to improve FCR by
   37% across more than 10,000 contact center advisors when they made it
   mandatory for all agents to use guided help, a capability enabled by our
   proven AI reasoning technology. In fact, any agent there is now able to
   handle any call, the “holy grail” in contact center customer service!


AVERAGE HANDLE TIME (AHT)



While it is a good metric for the customer as well, AHT is more of an internal
metric for customer service operations. It is important to bear in mind that AHT
without FCR can only increase customer effort and defection. Happily, KM, when
done right, can transform both of these seemingly conflicting metrics.



 * Knowledge in action As an example, a premier banking client reduced AHT by
   67% while improving FCR by 36%, leveraging AI to guide customers to answers!
   In fact, advisors in its contact center used the same technology to guide
   customers through processes such as account opening and other banking
   transactions while complying with industry regulations!


AVERAGE SPEED TO ANSWER (ASA)



ASA might better be called ASORA, the Average Speed to One Right Answer! Without
the “right,” ASA might mean speed to the wrong answer, increased customer
effort, and you know how that goes. With the proliferation of customer
touchpoints, it is important to have a centralized Knowledge Hub that is in
consistent use to make sure that the customer gets the single right answer
regardless of channels or even regardless of agents serving a single channel.



 * Knowledge in action The telco client mentioned earlier leverages the same AI
   technology and omnichannel knowledge hub across its contact centers and
   hundreds of retail stores to deliver single right answers fast, regardless of
   touchpoint!


ANNUAL TRAINING HOURS (ATH)



Agent roles continue to become more complex. They are in perpetual training mode
even as attrition remains in an unpleasant 35-50% range, exacerbated by the
recent pandemic. It’s no wonder that consumers point to knowledge-related issues
as the main sticking point in getting good customer service. How do you reduce
training needs without compromising service quality? Again, KM delivers the
answer.



 * Knowledge in action With CBR/AI technology, a leading global bank was able to
   reach the #1 spot in customer service NPS and reduce ATH by 50%, even as it
   expanded to 11 countries with mostly novice agents in its workforce! With the
   same technology, a telco reduced induction training time by 43% and
   accelerated speed-to-competency by half. Note that reducing the need for
   training also reduces shrinkage, which is the amount of time lost due to
   training, agents’ breaks at work, sick time, holidays, etc., another commonly
   used contact center metric.


CALL / EMAIL / CHAT DEFLECTION



Customers increasingly prefer self-service, and contact centers benefit from it
as they look to cost-effectively meet increasing demand for service. However,
robust KM is critical to delivering smart digital self-service. One of the
popular metrics for measuring digital self-service effectiveness is the number
of calls/emails/chat requests successfully deflected.



 * Knowledge in action Contextual and intelligent self-service, backed by our
   knowledge hub, enabled a retailer to deflect up to 60% of email requests,
   while a media and legal services giant deflected 70% of requests for
   agent-assisted email and chat customer service!


PRODUCT RETURNS AND EXCHANGES



In today’s hypercompetitive marketplace, many branded manufacturing firms,
retailers, telcos, and others, accept product returns or exchanges, and eat the
costs in processing them. Called by various names depending on the industry—No
Fault Found (NFF), No Trouble Found (NTF)—many of these returns and exchanges
are unwarranted where the products were not faulty but the customer thought so
(and the contact center could not resolve the problem.) NFF costs many
organizations tens millions of dollars each year, but here’s the good news: KM
can address this issue head on.



 * Knowledge in action A large telco has reduced unwarranted handset exchanges
   by 38% using AI-powered problem resolution for the consumer at its contact
   center, while improving FCR by 19% and call quality by 23%!


DISPATCH AVOIDANCE RATE



Unresolved problems that could have been avoided with smart problem resolution
through the contact center result in unnecessary truck rolls or engineer
callouts. Depending on the industry, each such visit can cost from a couple of
hundred to a few thousand dollars, biting into the business’ operating margin.



 * Knowledge in action With our Knowledge Hub, powering its contact centers and
   their website, a leading white goods manufacturer was able to save tens of
   millions dollars every year by reducing such wasted truck rolls. A water
   utilities firm was able to save ~$5M per year by reducing unnecessary
   engineer callouts, and even improved FCR by 30%!

These metrics are only the tip of the iceberg. There are other areas transformed
by KM, including agent churn reduction, regulatory compliance, reduction of
website abandonment, customer journey progression, and softer metrics like agent
morale and customer satisfaction.

Not to channel Francis Bacon, it’s true that some technologies improve customer
service on the margins, some enable incremental improvement, and only a handful
actually transform it. KM, infused with AI, is a technology that clearly falls
into the last category!

So, read, bookmark, download this article where we show you sample metrics and
corresponding real-world examples from our prestigious clientele about the value
of KM in customer service. While we discussed KM in the context of contact
centers, needless to say that it can transform other organizations in the
enterprise. Talk to us about your goals for this year and beyond—we look forward
to the conversation!

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