NewsRelease
VodacomSouthAfricaCustomerServiceGoesSocial
withGenesys
Forthefirsttime,Vodacomcustomerserviceagentswillbeabletoseamlesslyswitchfromsocialmedia
interactionstoanothermodeofcontactwithoutlosingcontextordata
DALYCITY,Calif.–March13,2012
NewsFacts:
• Vodacom,thelargestmobilecommunicationsproviderinSouthAfrica,willbedeploying
GenesysSocialEngagementtoautomateandintegratesocialmediainteractionswithcustomers
throughouttheircontactcenterandcustomerserviceoperations.Vodacomisoneofthefirst
companiestodeploytheGenesysSocialEngagementsolution.
• Vodacomhas
beenusingtheGenesysCustomerInteractionManagement(CIM)platformto
handleitsmorethan16millioncallspermonth.Blendede‐servicesagentswithinthecontact
centershandlenon‐voiceinteractionssuchaschat,SMS,webcall‐backandemail.After
experiencingmajorsuccesswithitssocialmediapresence–Vodacomhasthe
largestsocial
mediafollowingamongSouthAfricancompanies—itdetermineditneededtomoreeffectively
handlethegrowingnumberofpostingsthatrequiredresponsesfromtheVoda comcustomer
supportteam.Todate,ithadbeenusingamanualapproachtohandlingsocialmediaqueries.
• GenesysSocialEngagementletsVodacomagents
useexistingrouting,reportingandagent
desktoptechnologiestohandlesocialmediaaspartofacross‐channelcustomerservice
strategybuiltarounddrivingcustomerconversations.GenesysSocialEngagementsupports
TwitterandFacebook,whichareVodacom'sprimarysocialmediachannels.
• TheautomatedcapabilitiesoftheGenesysSocialEngagementPlatform
makeiteasierfor
Vodacomtoscalewhencustomerinteractionsareheavy.Italsoallowscustomersandagentsto
seamlesslyswitchfromonemodeofcontacttoanother;ifaninteractionbeginsonasocial
mediachannel,agentscanofferwebcall‐backoremailtodealdirectlywiththe
customer,
withoutlosingcontextordata.
• Vodacomcontactcenteragentsusethesameinterfa ceforsocialmediainteractionsastheydo
foremail,chat,andothersupportfunctions.
• Vodacomworkedwithitspartner,DimensionData,inSouthAfricatodefineproject
requirementsandimplementGenesysSocialEngagementwithin
theGroup.