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

Kayako

A great indicator of this is in 2008 odesk.com had 2,500 job postings 2,500 for “virtual assistant”, and by 2012 that number had risen to 25,000. Today Upwork.com shows 53,000+ for virtual customer service work alone. All of this indicates just how important it is that you are providing the best customer service at all times.

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16 Statistics Shaping the Future of Customer Service

Tricia Morris

Customer expectations are changing and growing just as rapidly as the channels and technology consumers are empowered with to engage, encouraging (if not demanding) that brands and organizations embrace a strategy of non-stop, customer-centric adaptation. 2015 Aspect Consumer Experience Survey ).

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What happened to customer service at Sears?

Service Untitled

According to online surveys, over 80 percent of customers now give Sears poor customer service grades citing reasons of inept management, unreliable products, poor customer service, and a profound lack of employee training. billion in 2012. So what has happened? Can Sears be saved?

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WATCH NOW: PeopleMetrics Turns 20! 3 Business Lessons from CX Entrepreneur Sean McDade PhD | PeopleMetrics LIVE!

PeopleMetrics

I joined in 2012. You know, you joined PeopleMetrics in what, 2012 you said? Kirk: 2012, yeah. Sean: When you joined the company and you were getting into this industry of customer experience, employee experience and some market research that we were doing back then, what did you expect it to be?

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Calling CEOs to read emails from your customers and learn about your own business

Helen Dewdney

He says; “If a CEO says they care about customers, do they mean it if they don’t deal with customers themselves? I want to see what customers are saying. million was met three months ahead of schedule Despite the huge growth he found time to respond to customers. In 2012 he was responding to customers directly.