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Everything you need to know about the consumer of 2017

Vonage

To help arm you with the information needed to thrive in this competitive environment, here are 10 stats that tell you everything you need to know about today’s consumer. Half of consumers move on after poor customer service. Poor customer service costs business billions annually.

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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

But taking customer experience lightly can be dangerous too. Some studies suggest that poor customer service costs businesses up to $62 million per year. trillion annually when their customers leave – and that’s only in the US. Others are less “optimistic,” saying that companies stand to lose up to $1.6

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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. Later in 2017 Helen had a Tesco insect in raspberries!

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The complaining habits of public figures and people on the consumer world – Georgie Frost

Helen Dewdney

In my series of interviews with people in the consumer world regarding their complaining habits, today is the turn of Georgie Frost. 3) How well do you know your legal rights ( Consumer Rights Act , different sectors regulations etc.). I have also done a Consumer Rights law course and it is my job. Absolutely. GET THE BOOK!

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of September 28, 2020

ShepHyken

(The Next Web) No matter what kind of business you run, a huge part of your business’ success ties back to your customer service strategy; according to a 2017 Microsoft report, more than half of consumers have stopped doing business with a company due to poor customer service.

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Four Significant Ways that AI is Quickly Changing the Customer Experience Landscape

Wootric CX Blog

According to Gartner , 89% of businesses compete mostly on the basis of customer experience. Another study indicates that 66 percent of consumers are willing to spend more money on top-notch customer service. The study also found that 55 percent of consumers abandoned a company after experiencing bad customer service.

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Pizza Brands Are Using Mystery Shopping To Measure Compliance To Brand Standards

Second to None

In 2017, 954 pizza chain establishments opened in North America in addition to the already saturated market.[1] 1] Beyond a great tasting pie, price, convenience and sheer-availability are the major factors that push consumers towards these restaurants. 1,2,3,4 [link].

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