94% of Indian Service Pros Experience Time-Saving Magic with Salesforce
New Delhi: Salesforce, the worldwide frontrunner in CRM, unveiled its latest State of Service report today. This comprehensive study draws from the perspectives of more than 5,500 service professionals spanning 30 nations, with a particular focus on 300 respondents from India.
This report delves into the key concerns, obstacles, and tactics influencing customer service practices. It sheds light on how service teams harness AI and data to boost revenue, streamline operations, and enhance customer delight in response to heightened customer demands.
Key insights from the research include:
- Organizations Lean into AI to Boost Efficiencies. To scale service without sacrificing quality, organizations are increasingly turning to AI.
- 73% of service organizations in India are using or evaluating AI
- 93% of service organizations in India plan to increase AI investments this year
- Top 3 service use cases for AI in India: Automated summaries and reports, Intelligent offers and recommendations, Knowledge article creation
- 94% of service professionals in India with AI say it saves them time
- Service Organizations Double-Down on Revenue Generation. The trend of viewing service as a revenue driver instead of a cost center is accelerating, and service teams are making investments to scale.
- 79% of organizations in India expect service to contribute more revenue this year
- 85% of service organizations in India expect more budget this year
- 80% of service organizations in India expect more headcount this year
- Escalating Demands Pressure Service Teams. As customer expectations rise, service agents are feeling the squeeze.
- Service agents in India spend an average of just 35% of their time helping customers
- 77% of service organizations in India expect higher case volume next year
- 88% of service professionals in India say customers are more demanding than they used to be
- Service Boosts Its Data Capabilities. Service organizations are ramping up their data integration efforts to fuel human agents and AI systems.
- 92% of service professionals in India say better access to data from other teams would improve support
- 81% of service organizations in India are increasing investment in data integration this year
Arun Kumar Parmeswaran, Managing Director – Sales, Salesforce India said, “As customer expectations continue to increase, the benefits of AI are clear – increased productivity, cost reduction and improved customer experiences. Organisations are getting better at striking the balance between delivering service at speed with quality augmented by the increasing maturity of automation, and data capabilities. AI and Data are fueling the next level of customer experience, with AI proving its value with a variety of use cases delivering unmatched value to customers while unlocking revenue-generating opportunities.”
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