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Guest Blog: Surviving Poor Customer Service: 10 Lessons Learned

ShepHyken

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Dianna Booher, shares 10 lessons learned from a poor customer service experience. As Dianna says, changing any of these dynamics can help elevate your customer service. Read Shep’s latest Forbes Article: Top Ten Business Books Of 2016. .

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The cost of NOT focussing on Customer Experience

ijgolding

If an organisation is to invest any time, resource and investment into the way it manages its interests, then it is quite right to have an understanding of the return on investment into all approaches taken. Only today, UK house builder, Bovis Homes saw their shares plunge as customer service failings dragged down their profits in 2016.

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The Top Trends in Customer Service for 2016

Comm100

In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone. As we enter 2016, it appears that this consumer behavior trend will continue through 2016 and beyond. The use of mobile devices has been growing rapidly for several years now.

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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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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?

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Hanging on for telecoms customer service

Eptica

Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 Hanging on for telecoms customer service. Published on: April 18, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden In the past telecoms has gained a reputation for poor customer service. Share this page on: Tweet. There are a number of reasons behind this:

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10 Do’s and Don’ts of Excellent Customer Service

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These days, the phrases “go above and beyond for the best customer service experience”, “the customer is always right” and “the customer is king” have become one of the most cliched and repeated in marketing. And yet, poor customer service still exists and unfortunately seems all too common.