Will Hypercommunication Herald the Death of Email? Related Articles Staffing Calculator for Email Queues Is Email on its Way Out? What Is Customer Email Management? – With 10 Tips, Software Advice and Mistakes to Avoid 11 Tips for Effective Email Management © FR Design - Adobe Stock - 216473491 Filed under - Industry Insights, 8x8 Tricia Morris explores if hypercommunication will lead to the death of email. According to a SuperOffice customer service study, the average time it takes companies to respond to a customer email is 12 hours and 10 minutes, with slower responses taking longer than eight days. Sixty-two percent (62%) of companies don’t even respond to all customer emails, according to the study. Meanwhile, one-third of customers are expecting an email response from a brand within one hour. The Need for Speed It’s no wonder more and more people are choosing, checking, and responding to messages before email. Why wait for hours when you can get a response in minutes or seconds? I see no good reason for that. And I’m not alone. In a Yotpo Shoppers Tell All Consumer survey, 55% of consumers said they prefer text messaging over other communication channels because it’s immediate, convenient, and allows them to quickly get updates. And 43% are willing to opt in to receive messages because they want the ability to quickly communicate with a brand one-on-one through two-way text conversations. We predict that by 2025, more than 50% of all brands will be using SMS not only as a reactive communication vehicle but as a proactive customer support and engagement channel, amplifying the competitive focus around both speed and brand trust as companies battle for opt-ins and the ensuing engagement possibilities. Time to Get Hypercommunication Right Many brands are already delighting customers with the speed of response via messaging over email. In 8×8’s 2022 Business Communications Trends, industry analyst Sheila McGee-Smith highlights her recent experience with Lands’ End and heralds hypercommunication as an expectation you’ll see more of in 2022 and beyond. This blog post has been re-published by kind permission of 8x8 – View the Original Article For more information about 8x8 - visit the 8x8 Website About 8x8 8x8 is transforming the future of business communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of voice, video, chat, contact centre, and enterprise-class API solutions, powered by one global cloud communications platform. Read other posts by 8x8 Call Centre Helper is not responsible for the content of these guest blog posts. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of Call Centre Helper. Author: 8x8 Published On: 11th Apr 2022 - Last modified: 12th Apr 2022 Read more about - Industry Insights, 8x8 Recommended Articles Staffing Calculator for Email Queues Is Email on its Way Out? What Is Customer Email Management? – With 10 Tips, Software Advice and Mistakes to Avoid 11 Tips for Effective Email Management Related Reports Guide: Contact Center Buyer's Guide Report: 2030 Customer Experience Vision eBook: Embracing eXperience Communications as a Service (XCaaS) eBook: The Real Costs of Doing Nothing Contact Centre Reports, Surveys and White Papers Get the latest exciting call centre reports, specialist whitepapers and interesting case-studies. Choose the content that you want to receive. Contact Centre Reports, Surveys and White Papers Invites to exclusive Webinars & Events Weekly Newsletter