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Customer service in a mobile-first world

Eptica

Time spent on mobile devices grew by 117% year on year between 2014 and 2015 and nearly half of all ecommerce transactions now take place on mobile devices. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Monthly Mash and The Sympathetic Holiday Shopper

Customers That Stick

Welcome to the Monthly Mash, a mashup of tools, tales and tips on customer service and the customer experience from around the blogosphere. VOLUME 37: November 2014. Thoughts on the Customer: The Sympathetic Holiday Shopper. Customer Experience vs. Customer Engagement — A Distinction Without a Difference? –

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What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service

Eptica

In an extremely competitive market, with complicated products, fail to deliver the right answers and customers will simply buy from a rival – probably after complaining about the experience on social media or to family and friends. In comparison, consumer electronics retailers answered 80% of queries.

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5 customer experience lessons from the 2015 Holiday Shopping season

Eptica

Online is critical to research and buying Not only were ecommerce revenues up, but consumers are increasingly using the web and social media to research their present buying. 33% of shoppers bought using their smartphones over the Thanksgiving/Black Friday period , with sales up 70% from 2014. Share this page on: Tweet.

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How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock

Eptica

In many ways the Citizens Advice research mirrors the findings of the 2015 Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study. This analyzed ten leading utilities and found that, on average, performance in the sector had worsened on email, chat and Twitter, and remained static on the web, since 2014. Share this page on: Tweet.

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The widening UK customer experience gap

Eptica

The rise of social media and increasingly demanding customers has changed all of this. In highly competitive markets brand reputation and values are built on the experience that consumers receive and share on social media. The rise of social media and increasingly demanding customers has changed all of this.

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What were the key customer experience topics in 2015?

Eptica

The post covered three areas – immediacy, mirroring and linguistics – that can help agents build empathy and therefore strengthen engagement. How to handle customer service complaints on social media Social media has provided a powerful new channel for consumers to interact with – and complain about – brands.