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THE Ikeja Electric has unveiled a WhatsApp messaging solution that offers real-time customer complaints resolution and 24-hour customer support service. Felix Ofulue, head, corporate communications, Ikeja Electric, said the WhatsApp Chatbot works like a regular WhatsApp platform and enables seamless two-way communication between customers and the Disco through the chat interface.
While explaining the functionality, Ofulue noted that through the dedicated WhatsApp Chatbot number 09088951626, customers can get their account details, check and pay bills, confirm payments, report faults, make complaints, and request for the prepaid meter. In addition, customers can check supply availability, report case of energy theft or vandalism, request for new connections, and get answers to Frequently Asked Questions, FAQs, among other services. Customers can also speak with the Customer Care Representative via the IE WhatsApp Chatbot if required.
He explained further that IE’s decision to deploy the service is part of its major push to deliver an optimum quality customer experience through technology. According to him, this commitment continues to elicit a passion for service excellence and new thinking on how to empower lives and businesses across the IE network.
“IE as a business is following through with our digital transformation initiative to deliver optimal quality customer service using technology. WhatsApp on the other hand is a platform that has millions of users and huge adoption for customer resolution. Our goal is to ensure that our customers are able to reach us on WhatsApp as an easy medium of communication and to ensure we meet our target of delivering excellent service,” he said.
Ofulue pointed out that IE has over 800,000 customers within Lagos metropolis and as a business that understands consumer’s behaviour, motivations, and needs; it has become imperative to introduce the WhatsApp channel to augment other existing customers’ touchpoints. “Our vision is to be the provider of choice wherever energy is consumed, so we are focusing on a huge adoption of technology to achieve this. This is also in line with our mantra of ‘customer first, technology now’. At the same time, we realise that a lot of our customers use WhatsApp as a preferred means of communication, so it is an obvious choice to provide it as a channel for customers to reach us seamlessly and communicate with us whenever they choose.
The WhatsApp Chatbox, which will augment its existing customer touchpoints, is available to receive multiple queries and promptly respond with relevant information to various customers at the same time. However, customers cannot call the number since it is only reachable through WhatsApp chat. Ofulue said the introduction of the service will further optimise the Call Centre resources and also enhance the customer experience as the solution is capable of personalising conversations, this will, in turn, add to the value and quality of interaction.
– Aug. 21, 2020 @ 15:59 GMT |
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