Table 2

AI concierges in the customer journey

The customer journey
Pre-encounter stageService encounter stagePost-encounter stage
Objectives
  • Enhance awareness of the service using marketing-related communications

  • Assist customers in gathering and comparing information about service offerings

  • Build customer engagement with the firm

  • Facilitate the seamless ordering and consumption of service

  • Offer efficient, accurate and personalized service

  • Ensure enjoyable, high-quality touchpoints for customers

  • Ensure customer satisfaction and repeat purchase by developing relationships

  • Foster sustained customer engagement to build customer loyalty

  • Engage in service recovery efforts in instances of service failure

Roles of AI concierge
  • Automate organization and presentation of relevant information about the service

  • Facilitate the creation and monitoring of touchpoints

  • Ensure the customer’s understanding of service offerings and offer information in line with historical customer data

  • Manage emotions and preferences driven by customer needs

  • Serve as a companion to the customer by continuously engaging them and ensuring satisfactory experience

  • Handle customer requests, personalization and customization to ensure a successful customer journey

  • Provide personalized add-on service recommendations

  • Keep customers informed in case of service delays or other failures; work on and offer solutions to service issues

  • Communicate directly with the customer to collect customer data and re-engage them in new offerings

  • Encourage customer feedback and word-of-mouth

  • Recommend and implement service recovery promptly in the case of failure situations

Outcomes
  • Customers gain information about the service to make informed purchase decisions

  • Ensure a frictionless, pleasant, and satisfying service experience

  • Build customer loyalty seek customer engagement, and promote repeat purchases

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