Alcatel Genesys News Release

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VodacomSouthAfricaCustomerServiceGoesSocial
withGenesys
Forthefirsttime,Vodacomcustomerserviceagentswillbeabletoseamlesslyswitchfromsocialmedia
interactionstoanothermodeofcontactwithoutlosingcontextordata
DALYCITY,Calif.March13,2012
NewsFacts:
Vodacom,thelargestmobilecommunicationsproviderinSouthAfrica,willbedeploying
GenesysSocialEngagementtoautomateandintegratesocialmediainteractionswithcustomers
throughouttheircontactcenterandcustomerserviceoperations.Vodacomisoneofthefirst
companiestodeploytheGenesysSocialEngagementsolution.
Vodacomhas
beenusingtheGenesysCustomerInteractionManagement(CIM)platformto
handleitsmorethan16millioncallspermonth.Blendedeservicesagentswithinthecontact
centershandlenonvoiceinteractionssuchaschat,SMS,webcallbackandemail.After
experiencingmajorsuccesswithitssocialmediapresence–Vodacomhasthe
largestsocial
mediafollowingamongSouthAfricancompanies—itdetermineditneededtomoreeffectively
handlethegrowingnumberofpostingsthatrequiredresponsesfromtheVoda comcustomer
supportteam.Todate,ithadbeenusingamanualapproachtohandlingsocialmediaqueries.
GenesysSocialEngagementletsVodacomagents
useexistingrouting,reportingandagent
desktoptechnologiestohandlesocialmediaaspartofacrosschannelcustomerservice
strategybuiltarounddrivingcustomerconversations.GenesysSocialEngagementsupports
TwitterandFacebook,whichareVodacom'sprimarysocialmediachannels.
TheautomatedcapabilitiesoftheGenesysSocialEngagementPlatform
makeiteasierfor
Vodacomtoscalewhencustomerinteractionsareheavy.Italsoallowscustomersandagentsto
seamlesslyswitchfromonemodeofcontacttoanother;ifaninteractionbeginsonasocial
mediachannel,agentscanofferwebcallbackoremailtodealdirectlywiththe
customer,
withoutlosingcontextordata.
Vodacomcontactcenteragentsusethesameinterfa ceforsocialmediainteractionsastheydo
foremail,chat,andothersupportfunctions.
Vodacomworkedwithitspartner,DimensionData,inSouthAfricatodefineproject
requirementsandimplementGenesysSocialEngagementwithin
theGroup.
AboutGenesysSocialEngagement:
GenesysSocialEngagementanalyzessocialmediainteractionsandappliesintelligentcustomerrouting
andbusinessrulestoaligninteractionswiththerightresourcesinthecontactcenter,marketing,or
othergroups.Integratedreportingisdesignedtodeliverinsightintobusinessoutcomesand
effectiveness.
SupportingQuotes:
“Withacorporatemissionof‘makingeverycustomersmile,’ourgoalistoberesponsive.Ultimately,
socialmediaisjustanotherchannelforourcustomerstogetholdofus,”saidEbenDreyer,solution
developmentmanager,Vodacom.“ByintegratingtheGenesysSocialEngagementsolutionwithinour
existingGenesyssystemwecan
effectivelyhandlethegrowing numbersofsocialmediaqueries.A
postingonawebsitemaybeonlypartofaninteractionacustomermaybehavingwithus,soitis
importantthatwehaveahighlyintegratedapproach thatallows ustouniformlyhandleallinteractions.”
“Socialmediahas
changedthewayweinteractwithourcolleagues,family,andfriends,andit’snow
transformingcustomerservice,”saidPaulSegre,PresidentandCEO,Genesys.“Vodacomrecognizesthe
valueofdeliveringcrosschannelcustomerconversation.WearepleasedthattheyhavechosenGenesys
SocialEngagementtohelpintegratetheirFacebookand
Twitterchannelsintotheiroverallcustomer
experience.”
SupportingResources:
www.genesyslab.com/newgenesys
www.vodacom.co.za/personal/main/home/
http://www.genesyslab.com/?product=SocialEngagement&page=overview
AboutGenesys:
Genesysistheworld’sleadingproviderofcustomerserviceandcontactcentersoftwareandservices
witha100%focusoncustomerexperienceandmissiontosavetheworldfrombadcustomerservice.
Withmorethan2,000customersin80countries,Genesysisuniquelypositionedtohelpcompanies
bringtheirpeople,
insightsandcustomerchannelstogethertodrivetoday’snewcustomer
conversation.Genesyssoftwaredirectsmorethan100millioninteractionseverydayfromthecontact
centertothebackoffice,helpingcompaniesdeliverfast,simpleserviceandahighlypersonalizedcross
channelcustomerexperience.Genesyssoftwarealsooptimizesprocessesandthe
performanceof
customerfacingemployeesacrosstheenterprise.
www.genesyslab.com
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