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And the Customers Tweeted Happily Ever After

Storyminers

Thanks to social media, you no longer own your story—or your brand. Your customers have taken over managing your brand, and they’re having a great time (and drawing a crowd) on YouTube. Between 2008 and 2009, Apple jumped 32 places on the Fortune 500 list as its capitalization increased from $157 billion to $184 billion.

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DO YOU STILL NEED SALESPEOPLE?

ImprintCX Articles

The traditional salesperson role is to navigate the sales process from the manufacturer’s perspective, leveraging knowledge and pricing arbitrage. The power of price arbitrage allowed salespeople to negotiate prices and accommodations while customers managed their budgets. Salespeople find themselves at a disadvantage.

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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Companies started using customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage customer information and interactions. was initially designed as a contact management tool, but evolved to include more CRM functionalities over the years. Fun fact: TeamSupport was founded in 2008! Talk to our sales team today.

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A Day in The Life of a Customer Service Manager at Online Estate Sale Company, EBTH

Stella Connect

Marc Broering, Customer Service Manager at EBTH, can boast of a 4-digit bidder number, meaning he is one of the first ten thousand registrants. EBTH was founded in 2008 by Jacquie Denny and Brian Graves, two veteran vintage sellers in the Cincinnati area. EBTH soon became an expansive online estate sale company. Marc Broering.

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CX Success Stories – HOLT CAT

Daniel Group

What were management key objectives for getting into CX and getting this program going back then? So, for some context, I joined Holt in 2008, January of 2008. ” Back then in 2008, we did some studies and we quickly came to the realization that the large customers, fantastic. Our managers care deeply.

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Customer experience trends engraved in social media channels

Service Untitled

Paul Stockford, president of Saddletree Research, an organization that gauges industry change trends, notes that the changes of customer experience management will continue an upward movement in social channels. Interestingly enough, the social trends since 2008 have grown exponentially. photo credit: MoritzBarcelona.

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Elevate growth with a customer service chatbot

BirdEye

It has the capability to answer frequently asked questions as well as offer product and service suggestions to drive sales. A great example is an AI chatbot that takes on customer support duties via an organization’s mobile app, website, or social media channels. H&M also had success with its digital styling chatbot.