A utility customer portal is a place where customers can manage their entire account and interact with their utility provider in one centralized location.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on telecommunication utility providers. With more people working remotely than ever before, people have adapted and as a result, customer expectations have risen sharply.

Did you know that according to a study from Adobe and Forrester Consulting, customer-focused companies increase their revenue 1.4 times faster than non-customer-focused companies?

In fact, even utility providers who traditionally have no market competition can still boost their profitability by providing an excellent customer experience (CX) and world-class customer engagement. 

On our blog here at SilverBlaze, we discuss many of the benefits of a utility customer portal and how it can transform your customer satisfaction levels by increasing customer engagement, improving personalization and helping build a superior customer experience.

Did you know that a utility customer portal designed specifically for the utility industry can also significantly improve how you internally manage your website?

Changes and advancements in technology are transforming how organizations operate in all industries. New tools give companies profound insights into data, access to new internal efficiencies, more personalized customer service opportunities and a huge number of other benefits.

The concept of on-demand consumer services has grown exponentially in the last few years. On-demand TV and movies are entrenched in the home entertainment industry, e-commerce is soon expected to overtake physical retail (if it hasn’t already) and the public transportation industry has been hugely disrupted by on-demand apps.

Improving a utility’s customer satisfaction is largely driven by the customer experience (CX) and the benefits of internal efficiencies. It’s for that reason modern utilities simply must focus on reducing friction in their customer support strategies. To do this, utility providers must implement new changes that will reduce customer effort and improve customer engagement.

Todays’ customers now expect to be able to engage with the companies on their preferred device, at any time. As a result, mobile device usage for commercial companies has seen a stratospheric increase in the last few years.

Your utility's customer information system (CIS) is a crucial component for providing the best customer service experience possible - and a high quality customer experience (CX) will lead to significantly more satisfied utility customers.

Since the needs of your customers are always evolving and expanding, there’s a chance your current utility CIS is missing features that have become standard among your competitors. Today, SilverBlaze takes a closer look at the three most common features that your utility CIS may be missing, and address why they're necessary for customer satisfaction.

Landlords and vacation rental owners are abundant in North America, and the necessity for these multi-homeowners to digitally connect with their electric, water and sewer, gas and multi-service utility providers is only growing.

In fact, it’s not just multi-homeowners either. A recent article from Toronto Life found a large number of Torontonians are giving up the “soul-crushing” search for an affordable home in the city and, instead, buying cottages further north that they can rent out when they aren’t there.