NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN), a leading provider of cloud mobile and online business messaging solutions, today announced that T-Mobile has launched LivePerson's mobile messaging as a customer service option for Un-carrier customers. The new messaging service is available in the T-Mobile app and powered by LivePerson's flagship software platform, LiveEngage.
"T-Mobile is recognized for having exceptional Customer Care, and LivePerson has been a great partner in building and exploring creative solutions to better support our customers," said Nick Drake, T-Mobile senior vice president, digital. "We've set out to be more mobile, more personal, and more Un-carrier in how our customers connect with our frontline and Care teams, and that is exactly what we are doing. Our customer satisfaction rates continue to rise, and we are just getting started."
The service, which went live in June, allows T-Mobile customers to press a "Message Us" button inside the T-Mobile app and be connected to the company's award-winning Customer Care team for a messaging experience that is similar to the mobile messaging apps that consumers already use today. Like conversations in popular mobile messengers and unlike traditional, session-based chats, consumers can message back and forth over time with a specific and consistent Care Specialist when it is convenient for them.
"We have the privilege of working with some of the most innovative companies in the world on their digital customer care initiatives, and T-Mobile has been one of the earliest to recognize the power and potential of mobile messaging between consumers and brands," said LivePerson founder and CEO Rob LoCascio. "LiveEngage is the first enterprise messaging platform to provide the scale, security, and reliability for a company like T-Mobile. We're excited to announce our work with T-Mobile in helping them transform their Customer Care through digital."
The LiveEngage platform powers the customer experience
LiveEngage lets customers interact with T-Mobile's Customer Care team in the same way they message friends and family, on their own terms and in their own time with push notifications and alerts when the Care team responds. The experience is embedded into T-Mobile's app using LiveEngage's mobile APIs. Conversations incorporate all past history, so a customer or Care team member can scroll back in time for historical reference thus eliminating the need to describe the same issue to multiple Care Agents.
T-Mobile has currently implemented messaging across its iOS app and through the T-Mobile website, with an Android solution coming soon. With LivePerson's asynchronous web capability, conversations sync across mobile devices and T-Mobile's support website. This means customers can switch between devices and continue the same thread with Customer Care seamlessly.
About LivePerson
LivePerson is a leading provider of mobile and online messaging business solutions, enabling a meaningful connection between brands and consumers. LiveEngage, the Company's enterprise-class, cloud-based platform, empowers consumers to stop wasting time on hold with 1-800 numbers, and instead message their favorite brands, just as they do with friends and family. More than 18,000 businesses, including Adobe, Citibank, EE, IBM, Orbitz, PNC, and The Home Depot rely on the unparalleled intelligence, security, and scalability of LiveEngage to reduce costs, increase lifetime value, and create stronger, more intuitive relationships with consumers.
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