Home Service Providers Must Be Tech Savvy: Verizon Telematics
Two out of three consumers won't use a home service professional again if they aren't technologically savvy, according to a new Verizon Telematics survey of 1,026 U.S. consumers.
Infographic courtesy of Verizon Telematics.
Infographic courtesy of Verizon Telematics.
Two out of three consumers won't use a home service professional again if they aren't technologically savvy, according to a new Verizon Telematics survey of 1,026 U.S. consumers. The survey was commissioned to raise awareness of how technology benefits service-based businesses and their end customers, according to the company.
In partnership with Verizon Telematics, KRC Research surveyed service professionals across five industries (heating, ventilation and air conditioning; construction; landscaping; plumbing and trucking/delivery) with the following results:
70% of service professionals recognize that technology adoption needs to be a top priority in order to ensure future business success
78% of service professionals who utilize mobile technology, which includes work applications or software available on a phone, tablet or laptop, reported an increase in customer satisfaction
69% said that sales have grown as a result of mobile technology use
Some of the most common issues consumers encounter when working with service professionals include unexpected costs (34%), projects taking longer than planned (31%), quality of work (26%) and late arrivals or missed appointments (25%).
"In an age where nearly everyone has a smartphone, customers expect that mobility, connectivity and tech savviness will extend to the home service vendors they choose to work with," said Jay Jaffin, chief marketing officer at Verizon Telematics. "By simply connecting their vehicles and technicians, businesses can anticipate changes to schedules, handle more last-minute jobs, send a different technician to the next job if one is running late and most importantly, drive huge gains in customer satisfaction."
The information was gathered by KRC Research through an online survey on 506 of service professionals working in five key service industries from Sept. 28 to Oct. 9, 2017. At least 100 professionals were included in each of the five industries. The survey of U.S. consumers was conducted between Nov. 2 and Nov. 6, 2017 using an online survey of 1,026 individuals who were at least 18 years of age.
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