A good digital customer experience is proven to contribute to online customer satisfaction, sales, customer loyalty, and positive word-of-mouth communication. However, very little research has been done on the topic, especially in Finland, although digital customer experience has been a big topic in sales and marketing discussion for a long time.
The effects of using Finnchat’s chat service on e-commerce customer experience and attitudes towards e-commerce were extensively studied in 2017. The study included five large Finnish e-commerce stores and a survey was conducted for e-commerce customers who had made a purchase in the previous two months. This remains still the largest and most extensive study on the subject to date in Finland.
A total of 7228 responses were received to the study. The group comparison of the results analysis distinguished between respondents who used the help of Finnchat’s chat agent in connection with the last purchase (“chat respondents”; n = 655) and respondents who did not use it (“non-chat” n = 6573). The benefits of chat for online shopping
The research results showed that the chat service brings significant benefits to online shopping. Chat service was found to improve the sales efficiency of e-commerce visits, but also to bring long-term benefits through an improved customer experience.
The main benefits of the chat service for online stores that emerged from the study:
The customer buys more
The customer buys more often
Customer exit is decreasing
The number of recommenders is growing
Commitment to the brand is growing
Customer satisfaction is improving
Customers using the e-commerce chat service:
Recommended e-commerce 47.5 % more likely
40.7 % more likely to trust the online store
Intended to make repurchases 28.0% more likely
Were satisfied with e-commerce 27.3% more likely
According to the research results, chat agents were able to solve 72.4 % of the problems faced by the customer in online shopping. A chat conversation during an e-commerce visit nearly tenfold the probability of a customer making a purchase (an improvement in the conversion rate of 895 %).
E-commerce sales per session (= sales euros per e-commerce visit) was 1310 % higher when the visit was combined with a chat.
Customers with experience in the chat service were 39.7 % less likely to leave the online store when they encountered the problem, and the average purchase of a chat customer was 37 % higher than other customers.
The importance of the chat service in purchasing decisions during an e-commerce visit
The three most important things that customers who tried the chat service needed help in the study:
Getting more information about the products
Inquiry about product availability
Selection of suitable products
Customers needed help from chat customer service especially for things that support the purchase decision. According to the results of the survey, Finnchat’s chat agents are able to meet customers’ needs and help customers make purchase decisions. 85.0 % of chat respondents found the chat service useful when making their previous purchase in an online store and 64.1% of chat respondents felt that they would not have been able to make their purchase decision without the help of the chat customer service.
Now in 2021 interacting within websites is a very important factor in digital CX. Chat service is one big thing when interacting on your websites, but it is not the only one. We believe that creating different service layers within a website is a good way to develop the digital CX. These service layers include proactive self-service, automation (chatbots and AI), personal chat service, and expert service to solve the most challenging cases.
Digital CX – download all research data for your use From our free e-book about digital customer experience, you’ll find a more detailed summary of the results of that study. In addition to the statistics found in this article, the e-book covers the importance of the chat service in the following areas of research:
– The effects of chat conversations on customer attitudes and shopping experience – E-commerce visit manageability
– Finding information in an online store
– Trust and satisfaction with e-commerce
– E-commerce customer loyalty
In addition to this research, the e-book covers in detail how digital customer experience and holistic customer experience are formed. At the moment, this e-book is available only in Finnish. You can download the e-book from HERE.
Pietari works as a Marketing Manager at Finnchat, which as a company strives to improve the quality of the digital customer experience with its services. Pietari has an extensive work history of more than five years in the marketing office and his areas of expertise are in the field of digital marketing and content production. In his spare time, Pietari is a passionate fly fisherman who has been a member of Fly Fishing Team Finland since 2015 and has written dozens of articles for fishing magazines. Pietari can also be spotted on endurance running loops several times a week. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pietari-sipponen/
Medir la experiencia del cliente siempre ha sido importante, el contexto actual ha hecho que sea indispensable. Solo unas pocas compañías o marcas pueden diferenciarse e ignorar al cliente y no entender que la experiencia al cliente sea una ventaja competitiva.
Probablemente esté de acuerdo y a la vez sepa que la recopilación de datos (CX) y la capitalización de estos, son clave para su negocio, aunque el reto reside en identificar las acciones que deben implementarse … aunque no están siempre tan claras.
Feedbackly junto con el CX Forum ha desarrollado una métrica (completamente nueva) de medición de la experiencia emocional. Este nuevo marco toma en consideración la gran variedad de emociones y cómo estas emociones impactan en los resultados de su negocio. Estaremos encantados de compartir con usted los datos y detalles más relevantes durante nuestro webinar
Participe en nuestro Webinar el el próximo 27 de Mayo, para encontrar las respuestas a algunas preguntas clave sobre cómo las emociones impactan en los resultados de su negocio y cómo puede utilizarlas para hacer crecer su negocio.
Jaakko es un apasionado profesional del CX, uno de los creadores del EVI® Emotional Value IndexTM es fundador y director ejecutivo de Feedbackly, cofundador de CX Forum y de la CX Academy y autor del manual de CX The Journey. A la vez que investigador en el área del uso de herramientas de inteligencia artificial con aplicación en el área de la experiencia al cliente. Jaakko ha sido incluido en la lista “CX Rising star” de Forbes 30 Under 30
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Luigi Casanova además de ser un emprendedor con una dilatada y exitosa experiencia en el campo CX, es un referente en el mercado Peruano, a través de su consultora especializada: Show CX, a través de la cual dan soporte a clientes (de sectores diversos) en el diseño o re-diseño y/o desarrollo de experiencias que mejoren la calidad de vida y estados de ánimo de las personas; haciendo negocios más plurales y rentables para sus clientes. Además cuenta con una dilatada carrera en la docencia, por ejemplo dirigiendo el Programas de Especialización en Customer Experience Management de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (edited)
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Measuring customer experience is more popular than ever and not without a reason. In the quick pace of technological development, only a very few companies are able to compete purely based on technology and ignore the customer. Customer experience is the new competitive edge that makes it or breaks it. If you’re reading this, you likely agree. You also understand that collecting CX data is key, understanding its value to your business is critical, but identifying the right actions to take is not always so clear.
With CX Forum and Feedbackly, we have developed a completely new concept of Emotional Experience measurement. This new framework takes into consideration the vast variety of human emotions and how those emotions impact your business performance. We’re excited to open up more about this big and important topic on our next webinar.
This webinar was live on March 17. Now you can enjoy the educational webinar recording to find the answers to some key questions about how human emotions impact your business performance and how you can use them for growing your business. The webinar was brought to you by Feedbackly and Carepage.
Jaakko an award-winning CX professional and one of the founders of the Emotional Experience measurement framework. Jaakko is also the founder and CEO of Feedbackly, co-founder of CX Forum and CX academy, and the author of the CX handbook The Journey. He is a researcher in the area of utilizing AI tools to build better customer experiences. Jaakko is an award-winning Customer Experience Professional who has been featured also on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of rising CX stars.
This webinar was live on March 17th, 2021. Big thanks to all the registrants and participants. We’re thrilled that the webinar had about 500 registrants! Thank you!
Measuring customer experience is more popular than ever and, if you’re reading this, you likely agree. You understand that collecting CX data is key, understanding its value to your business is critical, but identifying the right actions to take is not always so clear. That’s why we put together this webinar in cooperation with CX Forum and Carepage. To answer some key questions around:
What are the key steps to take when collecting CX data?
What to keep in mind when analyzing the CX data?
What actions can you take after you have analyzed the data?
What are the most common pitfalls to avoid when closing the loop between gathering data and taking action?
How to calculate the ROI of your CX improvements?
Join us on February 17 for our educational webinar to find the answers to some key questions that define if and how much your CX improvements have an impact on your growth.
The webinar will be led by the Customer Success Superhero at Feedbackly, Chief Customer Officer, Kristian Stolt. We’re proud to say that Kristian and his team have helped industry-leaders around the world become CX front-runners. Kristian is also one of the head coaches in the CX Academy.
Kristian is the Chief Customer Officer of Feedbackly and one of the head coaches of the CX Academy. Kristian and his team have helped many industry leaders across the world succeed with their CX programs and become CX front-runners. Among the many, they have helped the City of Helsinki, Merck, Innovasport, the Australian Government, Banregio.
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