
It is nearly impossible to ignore the social web these days. People are flocking to websites like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn to dish out their opinions, solutions, resources, and other information to peers—and it’s becoming the preferred source of information when consumers make purchase decisions online. Some organizations are using it to their advantage, while others hold back, not sure where to begin. What is your organization doing? Leveraging the power of the social web doesn’t have to be daunting as it may seem.
If your contact center has yet to embrace the social web and enterprise cloud computing tools, you’re not alone. Many organizations are hesitant—or not sure how—to use this unfamiliar and dynamic communication channel. We can help you take the steps to leverage it successfully.
You don’t need to break ground on a new division of your contact center, and you don’t have to hire additional agents. The social web is just an additional contact center channel. But realize that now is the time to define your social CRM approach. Contact center managers must understand how to participate in online conversations, while frontline agents need guidelines for how and when to respond. Social CRM and the social web have become part of the customer experience. It’s important to understand that the conversations in the cloud are likely affecting your business.
Enterprise cloud computing tools such as RightNow’s Cloud Monitor allow companies to search social networking sites for comments about a brand, identify the sentiment of the comment, and enable reps to respond to the comments using their enterprise cloud computing tools.