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"Our Take"

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About "Our Take" 
"Our Take" is a collection of daily vignettes covering a wide range of CRM topics. It's an attempt to add our own spin to the world of CRM. We will use the column to share our perspectives, opinions, epiphanies, web nuggets, or quite frankly anything that moves us. Get ready to expect the unexpected. And, don't be shy about sharing your thoughts.
 
 
8/10/06 - Support That Works - Continued
This column has highlighted the fact that the telephone is the medium of choice for customer interactions accounting for more than 90% of all interactions prompting the question about why self service has not become more pervasive in light of evidence that customers often prefer using newer mediums like the internet.
 
Some very well documented interactions defy that average including the self service poster child - banking ATMs. The public's embrace of the ATM has given great hopes for many seeking self service as a primary customer interface. Think about the components that lead to the ATM's success. Consider technology, infrastructure, education, incentives, penalties, time to name a few.
 
Allow me to offer you a piece of advice. When you think about your full service versus self service ratios, please resist comparing general industry averages to your actual performance. Wouldn't it be a shame to think that the ATM was successful just because it handled more than 1 out of 10 banking interactions?
 
Gary Lemke, Publisher
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