Blog posts

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First Contact Resolution for Claims and Returns

The FCR formula, why one-touch claims are hard, and how intake and triage raise it honestly.

Customer Experience

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Service Recovery: Turning Returns and Claims Into Loyalty

The service recovery paradox and how fast resolution turns a botched return or claim into loyalty.

Customer Experience

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Customer Effort Score (CES) for Returns and Claims

The CES formula and where effort hides in returns and warranty claims, plus how to lower it.

Customer Experience

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Friendly Fraud: What It Is and How Brands Fight It

The real cost of friendly fraud, why most of it is a disguised return, and how claim data stops it.

Operations

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Generative AI for Customer Service in Ecommerce

How generative AI drafts and resolves post-purchase replies, and the data and guardrails it needs to be safe.

AI

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Conversational AI for Customer Service in Ecommerce

How conversational AI resolves post-purchase returns, warranty, and claim questions for ecommerce brands.

AI

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Return Fees: Should You Charge Customers for Returns?

The data on charging return fees, the conversion versus return-rate tradeoff, and how to set the policy.

Returns

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Defective Product Returns: How Brands Should Handle Them

How brands handle defective product returns and turn defect data into supplier quality gains.

Returns

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Why Warranty Claims Get Denied (and How Brands Reduce Wrongful Denials)

Why warranty claims get denied and how brands reduce wrongful denials with clear, rule-based handling.

Warranty