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Bitcoin or Bust

QuestionPro Audience

Although bitcoin is forecast to grow even more in 2018, the cryptocurrency market makes many economists uneasy, and there are predictions of a bubble ahead. In 2010 the first person sold theirs, swapping 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas. Satoshi’s identity is still a mystery to this day, despite best efforts to identify the creator.

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Six Upcoming Service Trends For 2018

Second to None

This piece was originally published by Forbes on February 8, 2018: “You may still be writing “2017” on forms, but no one can deny that 2018 is in full swing. Here are the six customer service trends we expect to see in 2018 and, more importantly, our advice on how to manage them. Those numbers will only rise in 2018.

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Is Review Gating Allowed on Google?

ReviewTrackers

1 website for consumers who want to read or write online reviews of businesses. According to the 2018 online reviews survey , the search engine giant has outpaced other platforms like Facebook, Yelp, and Tripadvisor in terms of growth in online reviews. In fact, since 2010, the average review has gotten 12 percent more positive.

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Royal Mail fails to deliver on service as stamp prices rise

Helen Dewdney

Royal Mail was privatised in 2013 and wants to be seen as working to keep costs down for consumers and making service improvements. But it needs to do a lot more work, listen to consumers and stop repeating mistakes and wasting money! Ridiculous, and shows just how poor the leadership at Royal Mail is. rise on previous year.

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John Lewis, never knowingly underpaid? (except staff)

Helen Dewdney

Consumer confidence in the brand has been diminishing over time and the pledge is now utterly meaningless to most consumers. In 2018 Waitrose, the supermarket part of JLP, scaled back a pledge made in 2010 that it would price match Tesco, shrinking from 8,000 to just 1,200 products. It feels untrue to many.

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Government and regulators continue to fail on resolving consumer disputes

Helen Dewdney

The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system for resolving consumer complaints is broken and in danger of collapse. In February 2018 the Government announced that it was seeking to reduce the number of ADR providers in property to one because of consumer confusion. RetailADR, AviationADR, UtilitiesADR, CommsADR).

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Customer Experience in 2018: Trends and Statistics

Answer Dash

79% of consumers want brands to demonstrate they care before considering a purchase,” ( Wunderman ). Discerning Eye 75% of users, “have used comparison services for consumer goods, and trusted online reviews as much as personal recommendations,” ( McKinsey ).

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