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Beatrice Nolan
Support automation and service quality
Covers automated support and what it does to the experience of actually needing help.
What this desk covers
- Support automation and deflection
- Agent assist
- Service quality measurement
- Escalation design
What this desk reads
- Vendor deflection methodology
- Published CSAT and resolution definitions
- Peer Insights entries for service platforms
- Consumer complaint records where public
How this desk decides
Treats deflection as a claim about the customer, not the queue. A ticket closed without an answer is not a ticket resolved.
What this byline is
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