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Remember when your business had limited platforms, mostly email, mail, and phone support, to help customers reach your brand?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve obviously come a long way from those times.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No wonder customers today are more concerned about how their customer support experience might turn out with a brand. They know you have more platforms in place to help them reach your brand faster in times of need.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/span><\/em>More than <\/span><\/i>60%<\/span><\/i><\/a> of modern consumers<\/span><\/i> care less
about the price if they are getting the
best customer experience.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tweet this<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what about you? And your support operators? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have multiple channels to monitor and track at the same time to make sure no issue or question goes unanswered. That\u2019s why most of you resort to customer support tools like live chat for customer service<\/a> to offer the best possible and instant help to customers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, it would\u2019ve been a bit more comfortable to not work on all the platforms and manage the data captured separately.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why we see a constant debate on the difference between multichannel and omnichannel support online. So, let\u2019s make this decision a little simpler for you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog post, we will explore:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Multichannel Customer Support?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Multichannel customer service<\/a><\/em><\/strong> defines the use of multiple support channels such as knowledge base, live chat software, help desk, different social media platforms, email, call, and others to create a good experience for customers.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means your business adds more means of communication to help customers reach your brand faster. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A very good example of multichannel customer support and service is Apple.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a click-and-mortar retailer, Apple is seen to operate in both physical and online stores successfully, thus answering your \u2018what is multichannel customer support?\u2019 question.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, Apple offers best-in-class services to its customers as they have kept different platforms open for their customers to reach them out. This multichannel customer service example sounds good, but we\u2019ve lately seen a shift from this strategy to that of omnichannel customer support.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s understand why this customer support strategy is such a rage in the market in the next section.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Omnichannel Customer Support?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Omnichannel customer support<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is known for creating a unified experience for customers where they don\u2019t have to repeat themselves again. Companies can use services like the one used in multichannel support, but they will all be tied together, therefore creating a holistic experience for all.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In omnichannel customer service, you can integrate multiple tools together to make sure that all the data collected gets stored in one place.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ProProfs Chat<\/a> can be integrated with multiple platforms at the same time while allowing you to store all the data in one place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In short, your support operators don\u2019t have to open multiple windows to confirm various details from different sources. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find multiple integrations<\/a> with platforms like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n