In case you’ve been living on an island in Tahiti, with no communication to the outside world, you may not know how important mobile apps have become. In that case, let’s recap. Mobile apps are software applications designed to run on smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. They dominate the time spent on mobile devices by 74% compared to mobile time spent on the web. Additionally, 75% of US adults will use a smartphone in 2017, while Millennials become more willing to make purchases within apps, (nearly 50% of them are making five or more in-app purchases annually). Today, most consumers are multi-channel users, meaning they channel hop from desktop, mobile, and phone, throughout a transaction; this makes mobile support increasingly important.
A mobile application is essential for a multitude of reasons, namely to support customer service and enhance the experience. Importantly, mobile apps can put out fires that could otherwise cost you big time. Here are 4 ways your mobile app helps to prevent customer service disasters:
With 30 years of experience, ICMI’s reputation for selecting speakers and bringing the most knowledgeable experts together is unsurpassed in the industry. This year’s show will welcome 1500 attendees, 100 speakers, 75 sessions, and 100+ of the top solution providers (that’s where we come in!) in a jam-packed expo hall. You’re sure to leave the event with a ton of important information and the ability to apply new strategies to your call center. 
What’s driving the enormous interest in chat bots right now? A year after Facebook’s launch of its bot platform (which TechCunch called “the new app store”) it now has 
Last week, Fonolo hosted yet another insightful Google Hangout, discussing visual IVR. This fabulous panel of industry experts shared their comments on the use of visual IVR for the contact center. To save you some time, we’ve extracted video snippets showcasing highlights from the discussion.
Telecom companies conduct themselves differently from most other companies.
As we recover from Black Friday and gear up for the holidays, retailers are left thinking about the shopping experience and its impact on sales. For shoppers, the experience is all too familiar: hoards of people flocking to malls, packed parking lots, and inevitably long checkout lines. But the shopping experience today doesn’t have to be so frantic. Consumers have the buying power to streamline this process – and possibly eliminate it altogether – and it sits in the palm of their hands. 
Last week’s 
