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Every week should be Customer Service Week

Helen Dewdney

Consumers have seen customer service get worse and worse over the last couple of years. Whilst consumers can understand the reasons for rising prices and supply chain difficulties, customers can no longer tolerate the poor customer service that we saw at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

Do you simply rely on the generic “the customer is always right” speech, or do you have a customer-centric culture in place that’s overseen by a professional who understands how customers think and feel, and who knows how to get that point of view across to other employees too?

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How to improve customer service in the digital world

Service Untitled

The conversion had been going on since 2008, and Wells Fargo promised to become more environmentally friendly and use less paper and forms. They also promised to have more in-house personnel to assist customers and to become more efficient. Wachovia turned into Wells Fargo in March 2011.

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How to Turn NPS Detractors Into Promoters

Lumoa

They’re eagerly waiting to snatch your once loyal customers and make them their own! And with 8 in 10 customers saying they’d switch to a competitor due to poor customer service, you’d better give your customers VIP treatment, lest they move to where the grass is greener.

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Evolution of the support rep: from outsourced to in-office

Kayako

The concept also took off in the media, with guides from the likes of Entrepreneur.com on how to make your call centres go virtual. Customer interactions were at the top of this list, and many entrepreneurs and small companies were considering why they should hire a support rep in house when they could outsource one for $4 or less an hour?

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Is the Chief Customer Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

Do you just give all employees the generic “the customer is always right” speech, or do you actually have a customer-centric process in place that’s overseen by a professional who understands how customers think and feel, and who knows how to get that point of view across to other employees too?