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The social media dilemma: how to get the most dangerous customer service channel right

Vonage

Social media: a platform that allows consumers to say anything they like about a brand – and broadcast that message to the world. At NewVoiceMedia, we’ve recently updated our Serial Switchers report and found that UK businesses are collectively losing £11 billion per year through poor customer service.

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The New Qualities for Customer Service Excellence

C3Centricity

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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24 7 Answering Services Myths You Need to Stop Believing

Magellan Solutions

This implies that you will never miss a phone call from a customer or client, no matter what hour they call. Call centers provide poor customer service. A live answering service does not inevitably imply poor customer service. Customers will not be able to understand their services.

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Case study: Tesco and a consumer champion

Helen Dewdney

It was a post about poor customer service and entitled Tesco – Phillip Clarke is no Sir Terry Leahy. 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.

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Why is customer service constantly so bad in the UK?

Vonage

The impact of this is highlighted in new research which estimates that UK businesses lose £12 billion every year as a result of poor customer service. For years companies have focused on making customer service as cost-effective as possible, rather than providing a genuinely valuable service.

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Are Your Customers Persona Non Grata?

CX Journey

businesses every year due to poor customer service. Source: Genesys Businesses lose $289 each year for every customer who leaves due to poor service. Source: The New Yorker 66% of consumers switched companies in at least one of ten industries due to poor service in the past year.

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Is customer service investment actually delivering?

Eptica

Author: Pauline Ashenden Despite the rising importance of customer service on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK is widely seen as lagging the United States when it comes to the experience that companies deliver. This is backed up by damning new consumer research commissioned by fixed-fee UK estate agent YOPA. The result?