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One thing that I\u2019ve learned from the COVID-19 crisis is that companies across industry sectors that want to emerge stronger afterward must think about business continuity from the lens of empathy. They need to conduct business that\u2019s human-centred \u2014 from the delivery of customer service experiences to the care for employees and customers. Our vision for Experience as a ServiceSM<\/sup><\/a> is rooted in empathy and it\u2019s redefining how we look at customer service experiences and consumer loyalty.<\/p>\n

Gather Data to Understand Your Customer<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen contact centre agents, just like essential workers, sent to the frontlines. During COVID-19, the number of interactions between customers and customer service agents has more than doubled. That\u2019s billions of interactions between your customers and employees. That\u2019s also billions of pieces of data about each customer \u2014 habits, behaviors and, most importantly during a crisis, needs.<\/p>\n

Large enterprise organisations understand that this data is a goldmine. But it\u2019s wasted when architecture limitations create data silos and teams across an organisation can\u2019t access or use that data. Our recent partnership with Adobe<\/a> demonstrates how integrating data across company platforms in real time, across every touchpoint within that company, will provide a single, holistic customer view. Bringing real-time context to data across an organisation is foundational to creating personalised, empathetic experiences for customers.<\/p>\n

The challenge beyond accessibility is security: How do I keep precious customer information protected? We\u2019re building cloud solutions that securely unify data systems, whether it\u2019s from your on-premises data centre or a public or private cloud. Our multicloud solution<\/a> lets organisations bridge those data gaps so teams across your company can spend their time actually helping customers.<\/p>\n

Invest in AI for Intelligent Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n

The pandemic has brought uncertainty, leaving millions of people anxious or worried and seeking reassurance and support. Many have flooded call lines as they look to institutions, like government agencies, as sources of pandemic information and for government financial aid. Call volumes increased two- and three-fold for many of these agencies.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools are at a level of maturity in which they can help organisations manage that increased call volume. For example, the Thai-state owned telecom service TOT Public Company Limited<\/a> uses virtual agent across more than 1,000 voice contact centres so it can not only reduce the minutes per call, which helped increase first-call resolution, but offloaded smaller tasks from human agents, enabling them to deliver the right experiences for worried citizens. By leveraging data with AI, agents have the right context to connect with \u2014 and bring better peace of mind to \u2014 worried customers.<\/p>\n

Be Human-Centred in Conducting Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

In times of crisis, people reevaluate what\u2019s most important to them. For me, it\u2019s ensuring the health, security and safety of my family. It\u2019s also about making sure that the more than 5,500 Genesys employees are safe, too.<\/p>\n

Throughout this time, we\u2019ve focused on putting people first. Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have limited the type of interactions we can have during times of stress \u2014 from a friendly smile or a warm handshake. It\u2019s more important now that businesses provide the right human interactions and engagement to not just maintain but strengthen the connection with their customers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had the opportunity to hear from many of our customers who are doing life-changing work amidst the pandemic. While they\u2019re diverse in the industries they represent, the common thread among them has been their ability to be human-focused. I\u2019ve heard exceptional stories of how these companies have leveraged technology to enable their employees to deliver services and provide experiences rooted in empathy.<\/p>\n

More than ever, we\u2019ll remember these experiences and these types of connections. It makes it easier for us to want to continue to do business with brands that not only know us but make us feel uniquely understood and safe. That\u2019s what Experience as a Service is about.<\/p>\n

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