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

Vonage

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. While the cost of bad service might seem huge, it’s actually 1.2 billion less than in 2013. But, what makes customers switch to a competitor?

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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. This is very helpful for SMEs.

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The New Qualities for Customer Service Excellence

C3Centricity

Taking the customers perspective is the absolute right thing to do for a company. But perhaps we as customers, should also take the company’s perspective when reaching out to them? Or at least that of the poor customer service representative who is subjected to our frustration and anger at the end of our email or phone call?

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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. Under these two metrics, organisations are still scoring, on average, lower than they were in 2013.

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Are Your Customers Persona Non Grata?

CX Journey

And yet, we still see some dismal statistics about how many companies don''t focus on the customer experience or think they focus on the customer experience but really don''t. $83 businesses every year due to poor customer service. Actually, the better phrase, their phrase, is "obsessed over customers."

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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.

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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. Making conversations count Despite what many consumers may believe, poor service is not normally deliberate.