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Qualities to Look for When Building Your Customer Service Team

Help.com

The business of customer service has grown consistently, and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics says the number of customer service representatives will have grown by 5% between 2016 and 2026. If you’re looking to join the ranks and expand your customer service team, it’s important to know what you’re looking for.

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The Top Trends in Customer Service for 2016

Comm100

If there is one thing that’s certain, it’s that modern consumers are much more tech-savvy than those from past generations. As technology continues to open new avenues for innovation and business transformation, so too will the shopping and buying habits of consumers. billion PC users.) What does this mean for your company?

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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. Consumer law change. The post was the first of many about Tesco.

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24 7 Answering Services Myths You Need to Stop Believing

Magellan Solutions

Invoca, a call intelligence service, published a research in 2016 that found that 65 percent of the 50 million calls they studied had customers preferring to contact a business rather than dealing with online web forms, web chat, and email. Call centers provide poor customer service.

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Build Revenue with These Proven Customer Retention Strategies

Joe Rawlinson

The Pareto principle may date back to the 1800s, but it’s still relevant for the consumer marketplace today. Take a look at your most loyal customers. Forbes reports that most businesses find 20 percent of their most loyal customers actually make up 80 percent of their sales.

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Is customer service investment actually delivering?

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Is customer service investment actually delivering? Published on: July 27, 2016. This is backed up by damning new consumer research commissioned by fixed-fee UK estate agent YOPA. The result? Profits rose by more than a third, to over €2 billion in 2015.

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INFOGRAPHIC: The Financial Impact of Customer Service

Tricia Morris

There is a high price to pay for poor customer service, while conversely, there is money to be made from consistently delivering a satisfying customer service experience. The challenge on both sides is that customer expectations have never been higher. On the fence about investing in customer service?