Thursday, April 5, 2001

 


Phobo.com Extends
Online Customer Service


Irvine, CA—
Phobo.com, a network of interactive Web sites including ritzcamera.com, boatersworld.com and ritzPIX.com, has implemented AskIt.com’s solution, the AskIt! system, to provide online customer service. Now visitors to phobo.com’s sites will be able to get answers to their questions 24-hours a day with a self-help service in an interactive FAQ format.

"Our top priority at phobo.com is ensuring that visitors to our online shopping Web sites can easily find what they are looking for and have a pleasant experience," said Andre Brysha, vice president and chief marketing officer of phobo.com. "The AskIt! system allows our customers to enrich their shipping experience by getting the help they need without having to wait or get off line."

When a question is asked on the network of sites using the AskIt! system, the most closely matching questions and answers appear. If the customer does not find a satisfactory answer, the question can be submitted to an expert at the site who responds with a relevant answer. The expert’s answer then becomes part of the system. In this way, AskIt! builds an ever-expanding database of information.

"AskIt! will enable phobo.com to increase their customer service levels while reducing inbound e-mails and phone calls for basic information," said Ken Shapiro, president of AskIt.com. "In addition, the information captured in the system’s knowledge base will allow phobo.com to gain valuable insight into their business and customers simply by tracking the questions that are asked."

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