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What Elephants and Customer Experiences Have in Common

CSM Magazine

Customers are like elephants; they have amazing memories. This means they will never forget a truly wonderful or absolutely horrible service experience. So, in these tough economic times, what are the best customer service strategies to provide elephant-astic experiences?

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Guest Blog: Instant Customer Service – Just Add Text Message

ShepHyken

Texting is low friction: If you make it hard for customers to contact you, they will become frustrated and possibly leave you for your competitor. According to Harvard Business Review , the number 1 factor in customer loyalty is reduction of customer effort. It removes the need for internet access or email logins.

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The Importance of Communication to the Omnichannel Experience

CX Journey

As you can see, having an omnichannel strategy has benefits for both consumers and businesses alike. Customers get better experiences, while businesses acquire and retain more customers. He did - and in 2009 Zingle was born as the first two-way, business-and-customer communication platform.