When this happens, they’ll often seek out assistance from distribution professionals. Though they want to help, professionals can’t always see the same digital experience Members can and it can be difficult to support them. It can also occur with correspondence where a member receives something in the mail that a professional is unaware of. These discrepancies in the experience can translate to effort for the professional and member alike. And for Nationwide, this can result in call volume to support them both.
Professionals aren’t always able to view the same screen a member is seeing, making it difficult to provide seamless support.
Providing a ‘view’ option within the web experience that lets professionals see exactly what their clients are looking at would make these moments more positive and less frustrating for all concerned. Notifying professionals of the correspondence a member receives would proactively equip them with information to guide their clients well. Efforts that sync up professionals with a member’s experience will help them deliver great service.