Medallia to Acquire Mindful, the Global Leader in Contact Centre Callback Technology
Medallia, Inc., the global leader in customer and employee experience, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mindful, the leader in callback automation, from Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity firm.
Mindful, formerly known as VHT, will add to Medallia’s ability to turn customer signals into action, transforming the contact centre experience and turning detractors into promoters.
Contact centre interactions are central to customer experiences, yet consumer satisfaction has declined as contact centre hold times skyrocket. According to the latest Contact Centre Satisfaction Index (CCSI) study, 72% of respondents say phone calls are still their preferred method for contacting customer service and 27% of consumers polled report they are using contact centres more than ever. When coupled with traditionally high employee turnover rates now approaching 40% and made worse by the Great Resignation, contact centres face a daunting challenge.
Leslie Stretch, CEO, Medallia, said,
“Consumers often want or need to talk to a live person, but no consumer ever wants to sit on hold,”
“Mindful combined with Medallia’s signals-to-action platform will enable organizations to deliver a modern customer experience while reducing the high cost and friction of the conventional contact centre approach. At the same time, contact centres will be able to use their staff much more efficiently by shifting call volumes to the most efficient times, routing calls to the most relevant queues, and resolving issues without wasting either customers’ or agents’ time.”
Mindful’s patented technology enables customers to schedule a call when convenient for them, automates intelligent callbacks that turn hold time into free time, seamlessly transitions customers to other channels when needed, and provides automated call initiation based on signals from various channels. Using direct and indirect feedback from Medallia Experience Cloud enables a focused personalization absent from most contact centre interactions.
Matt DiMaria, CEO, Mindful, said,
“We are delighted to be joining forces with the customer experience leader,” “Our approach to customer interactions will be greatly enhanced through integration with Medallia’s award-winning Experience Cloud and category leading Text Analytics engine. Our joint customers know what a great customer journey should be and making their customers’ interactions easier and more productive is a home run.”
Enterprises have a myriad of contact centre environments, BPO partners, and technology vendors, but Mindful seamlessly empowers leading organizations across hundreds of Fortune 500 companies to more efficiently provide consistent callback experiences.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the third quarter of this fiscal year.
Medallia is the pioneer and market leader in customer, employee, citizen, and patient experience. As the No. 1 enterprise experience platform, Medallia Experience Cloud is the experience system of record that makes all other applications customer and employee aware. The platform captures billions of experience signals across interactions including all voice, video, digital, IoT, social media, and corporate-messaging tools. Medallia uses proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to automatically reveal predictive insights that drive powerful business actions and outcomes. Medallia customers reduce churn, turn detractors into promoters and buyers, create in-the-moment cross-sell and up-sell opportunities, and drive revenue-impacting business decisions, providing clear and potent returns on investment.
Mindful is the chosen experience platform for the world’s biggest brands. With dedication to keep the customer in the driver seat, Mindful empowers brands and agents to engage them at critical moments. Deep integrations into contact centre technologies can be connected in days, allowing enterprise brands to transform the customer journey in record time. Delivering surprise and delight across every touchpoint, Mindful bridges the gap between experiences, smoothing out the customer’s search for answers in ways that fits the preferences of both the customer and the brand.
