Helen Dewdney

MARCH 15, 2017

The 15th March 2017 is World Consumer Rights Day [1], organised and promoted by Consumers International [2]. This year’s theme is ‘Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust. ”. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 also states that goods must be delivered within the time frame agreed with the seller.

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C3Centricity

JUNE 8, 2020

However, it can learn a lot from consumer packaged goods (FMCG/CPG), as I shared with industry experts at a Faculty Day of one of the leading hospitality schools in Switzerland. Having spent most of my career in consumer goods, I was invited to share what the hospitality industry could learn from the industry.

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Experience Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2014

In the Temkin Group report State of CX Metrics, 2013 , we found that only 11% of large companies feel that they do a very good job of measuring customers’ emotional responses. consumers), H-E-B earned the highest overall emotion rating of 84%, outpacing second place Trader Joe’s by three points.

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NetBase

JULY 22, 2020

Here, we’ll take a look at some of the some of the changes taking place in the market and what luxury brands are doing different to meet the needs of consumers right now. What luxury consumers really want from brands. consumers believe luxury brands should engage in manufacturing practices that are environmentally friendly.

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Experience Matters

OCTOBER 27, 2014

consumers): H-E-B , Food Lion , Burger King , Chick-fil-A , Publix , credit unions , Sonic Drive-In , Trader Joe’s , Dairy Queen , Kroger , Little Caesar’s , Starbucks , Piggly Wiggly , and Regions have the highest effort ratings. the others: parcel delivery services and retailers.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 8, 2021

It might be easy to dismiss that if you are in a business that serves other businesses instead of individual consumers. Several years ago, Cisco released a report about what healthcare providers and consumers want in healthcare. I read this in 2013 and thought – doesn’t this apply to most customers?

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InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In July, I posted an article about the Maritz Research 2013 Online Customer Review study that showed about one in four consumers thought the information presented on dedicated review and rating sites is unfair. Part of the reason for the perceived unfairness was that customers were concerned about fake reviews. View Article

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InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In July, I posted an article about the Maritz Research 2013 Online Customer Review study that showed about one in four consumers thought the information presented on dedicated review and rating sites is unfair. Part of the reason for the perceived unfairness was that customers were concerned about fake reviews. View Article

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InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In July, I posted an article about the Maritz Research 2013 Online Customer Review study that showed about one in four consumers thought the information presented on dedicated review and rating sites is unfair. Part of the reason for the perceived unfairness was that customers were concerned about fake reviews. View Article

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Alida

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Between 2009 and 2013, annual hospital deals have increased 14 percent. In 2013, the average M&A deal was valued at $224 million —a significant jump from 2007’s $42 million. The reality, however, is that mergers don’t necessarily improve patient care or lower costs for consumers. Another example comes from consumer goods.

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Vonage

JANUARY 3, 2017

Social media: a platform that allows consumers to say anything they like about a brand – and broadcast that message to the world. billion less than in 2013. This shows that while the overall cost of poor service has gone down, many consumers are still finding the same problems – but perhaps more infrequently.

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Helen Dewdney

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Say that you are aware that the breach falls under The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, Regulation EC 1008/2008 – Article 23 Transparent pricing, Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and Consumer Rights Act 2015 (including Part 2 Unfair Terms).

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Helen Dewdney

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the blog developed and included more stories of complaints gaining redress and consumer advice, Tesco appeared more and more often. Posts included finding insects in rice and taking Tesco to court in 2013. Consumer law change. It was a post about poor customer service and entitled Tesco – Phillip Clarke is no Sir Terry Leahy.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Figures from Ofgem have revealed that the average number of complaints received by the leading utility companies per 100,000 customer accounts had decreased from 3,510 in Q1 2013 to 2,233 in Q1 2018, but the average number of complaints resolved by the suppliers by end of the next working day dropped from 81 percent to 60 percent in the same period.

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ReviewTrackers

JULY 5, 2018

Consumers are staying home more than ever before and, increasingly, even when they’re eating out, they’re eating in,” writes Matthew Cochrane in an article in the Motley Fool. Grubhub and Seamless merged in 2013 to serve individual diners and corporate businesses. Consumers will only continue to get delivery from local restaurants.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 21, 2019

As far back as 2013, Forbes was publishing articles like, 5 Ways Email Makes Your Employees Miserable and How To Get Rid Of Email In Your Company. In its second annual global research study of businesses , NICE inContact set out to compare perceptions of business contact center leaders and consumers in key areas of customer experience.

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QuestionPro Audience

MARCH 14, 2018

Fueled by the rebounding housing market, spending on improvements, maintenance and repairs reached $340 billion in 2015 , up 12% from 2013. In a recent study conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, almost a fifth of general contractors lacked either a state license or proper insurance, and 9% lacked both!

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Kerry Bodine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

That study was all about end consumers. But, of course, customer experience isn’t just for consumer-focused organizations. One of Gartner’s top 10 predictions for 2015 said that, “By 2017, 50% of consumer product investments will be redirected to customer experience innovations.”. Among them: IBM.

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Win the Customer

AUGUST 9, 2016

It seems consumers are quickly adapting to mobile payment systems in droves, but many companies have neglected to keep pace. For example, the iPhone 6 Plus is set up for mobile payments and makes on-the-go shopping a breeze for consumers. That figure indicates a reach to some 50 million regular users. Not sure where to start?

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions.

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C3Centricity

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Today’s consumers are demanding, so find out as much as possible about them. Consumers and shoppers want information where and when they need it. Despite the desire for data privacy control, consumers are ready to provide their information in exchange for a better, highly personalised experience. Understand the Market.

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Helen Dewdney

APRIL 21, 2023

The customer’s entitlement to choose who repairs their vehicle is covered under the following Acts: Consumer Rights Act 2015. Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading regulations 2008 A general ban – on conduct below a level which may be expected towards consumers (honest market practice/good faith).

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C3Centricity

JANUARY 18, 2020

We live in an over-abundant world of consumer choice, but more is rarely better. In this over-abundant world of consumer choice, more is rarely better. consumer #brand #Marketing Click To Tweet. However, interestingly only one of these companies is a CPG (consumer packaged goods) brand. MORE IS RARELY BETTER!

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Helen Dewdney

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

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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C3Centricity

AUGUST 4, 2020

Today there is no excuse for a consumer goods company to not be ready to help their users when they need it the most; for example: Early morning or late at night for personal care products. Today there is no excuse for a consumer goods company to not be ready to help their users when they need it the most.

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ijgolding

AUGUST 12, 2018

In 2013, I conducted an independent research study to understand exactly what it was that customers ‘wanted’ from organisations. I have always been intrigued to know exactly what is most important to us as consumers. What customers ‘wanted’ in 2013, is unlikely to be remarkably different in 2018.

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QuestionPro Audience

MARCH 14, 2018

Fueled by the rebounding housing market, spending on improvements, maintenance and repairs reached $340 billion in 2015 , up 12% from 2013. In a recent study conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, almost a fifth of general contractors lacked either a state license or proper insurance, and 9% lacked both!

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Tips Insurance Study Report 150

Experience Matters

APRIL 16, 2015

This is our annual analysis of how much time consumers spend using different media channels (see last year’s data snapshot ). consumers about their media usage patterns and compared the results to similar data we collected in January 2014, January 2013, and January 2012. The bottom line: Mobile use continues to rise.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

Established only 10 years ago in Motherwell, Scotland, Ascensos has expanded its operations significantly and is today a leading European contact centre outsourcer in consumer retail. Ascensos’ 170,000 contacts per week are predominantly voice (59%), followed by email (20%), live chat (10%), social media (10%), and WhatsApp (1%).

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In 2013, Forrester Research landed on one such phrase – the ‘age of the customer’. Consumers everywhere are facing challenges every day, and they expect their brands to understand and empathize with this. On top of this, consumers can also anthropomorphize brands. Get Comm100 Free. Comm100 Free. One such study by S.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2019

Many consumers now ‘multibank’[iii], keeping their traditional provider on-hand for the same reasons they always did, but branching out in search of enhanced value. In 2000, UK consumer bank Halifax launched a fairly successful marketing slogan: the people that give you extra [iv]. Actually, they do. Extra what? The problem with CLOs.

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Experience Matters

MARCH 18, 2015

In 2011, it was the lowest-rated wireless carrier, with a score of 29%, in 2012 it increased its score to 59%, and then to 61% in 2013, 64% in 2014, and then this year, it became the top-rated wireless carrier, with 67%. This is following a 14-point decline between 2013 and 2014. In 2014, U.S.

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Helen Dewdney

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Press release: Consumer champion says “Know your EU rights” As a nation the British aren’t very good at complaining. Helen Dewdney, The Complaining Cow , consumer rights blogger and author of How to Complain: The Essential Consumer Guide to Getting Refunds, Redress and Results! This is clearly not the case here.

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Confirmit

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Consumer expectations are so high now, thanks to the likes of Apple, for example, that a well-designed and executed survey can be the difference between someone completing the survey or not.

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BirdEye

JUNE 27, 2023

Table of contents A decade of innovation A vision for growth Momentum and expansion Gratitude and appreciation A decade of innovation Founded by Naveen Gupta and Neeraj Gupta in early 2013, Birdeye has embarked on an extraordinary journey. Only 0.07% of companies ever reach the $100M ARR milestone.

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ReviewTrackers

DECEMBER 10, 2019

percent of consumers when they were looking for a new primary care physician, which is the second-highest influence of any industry. Digital Assent, 2013 ). Digital Assent, 2013 ). Vitals, 2013 ). Vitals, 2013 ). million consumers that visit the site every month. In 2018, online reviews influenced 66.3

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Helen Dewdney

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Helen Dewdney, The Complaining Cow, blogger and author of the bestseller How to Complain: The Essential Consumer Guide to Getting Refunds, Redress and Results! Under the Consumer Rights Act (CRA) 2015, the item must be of satisfactory quality, match the description be fit for purpose and last a reasonable length of time.

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