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

Vonage

Here, we examine what leads customers to complain on social media, and how businesses can avoid many of these problems with an omnichannel customer experience. Why are customers complaining in the first place? While the cost of bad service might seem huge, it’s actually 1.2 billion less than in 2013.

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The New Qualities for Customer Service Excellence

C3Centricity

The current pandemic has clearly highlighted those companies who care about their customers and who provide them with customer service excellence. If you claim to be customer centric are you sure you’re truly walking the talk and not just talking about customer service excellence?

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Why is customer service constantly so bad in the UK?

Vonage

Possibly one of my biggest push buttons in business today is customer service – businesses are so focused on enticing new customers that they often disregard the value of their existing ones. In social media, customer service has been something of an afterthought and is still very much in its infancy.

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Are Your Customers Persona Non Grata?

CX Journey

Have you thought about this question: "In your company, are customers persona non grata?" Can you see how this relates to your customers? For our customers, right? businesses every year due to poor customer service. . $83 businesses every year due to poor customer service.

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24 7 Answering Services Myths You Need to Stop Believing

Magellan Solutions

Don’t be fooled, these 24 7 Answering Services myths are far from the truth. Business success tales, especially long-term success stories, are uncommon in the absence of strong outsourced customer service. . 24 7 Answering Services Misconceptions. More than 25 million still prefer phone services.

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How Independent Retailers Can Enhance Digital Customer Experiences

Win the Customer

The cost of poor customer service is going up, rising from $41 billion lost in 2013 to $62 billion in 2015 , according to research reported by NewVoiceMedia. Independent retailers are in a unique position to really set themselves apart from big corporations with the special touches they add to customer experience.

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Seven technologies to improve customer service in SMBs

Vonage

Which technologies really can improve customer service? We’ve compiled the opinions of John Goodman, a leading customer experience researcher and author of Customer Experience 3.0: High-Profit Strategies in the Age of Techno Service , who shared his findings in our webinar, ‘ Customer Experience 3.0: