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What Came First COVID-19 or Poor Customer Service?

CSM Magazine

Just like the chicken or egg conundrum the same could apply to COVID-19 and poor customer service. As many organisations hide behind the pandemic for failing service standards, Abbie Heslop, Commercial AI Analyst, EBI.AI What came first, Coronavirus or poor customer service? About the Author.

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Evolution of Customer Experience in E-Commerce 2023

Lumoa

Customers search for easy shopping solutions on clear, engaging websites. In the past two years, we’ve seen a massive surge in online shopping, from tech products to fashion items. Companies should aim to meet their customers’ expectations by continuing to fine-tune their customer experience (CX) programs.

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Customer service stats and what they mean for your business

Vonage

Businesses can pour money into elaborate advertising campaigns, but poor customer service can undo all that hard work instantly. Excellent customer service can be as good (and often better) for your brand than a well-orchestrated PR campaign: get your customers to do the talking for you!

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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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Top Metrics and Strategies for How to Measure Customer Service Performance

Kustomer

In our Customer Service Retail Repor t, we discovered that nearly eight in 10 customers said they would be less likely to shop with a brand again after experiencing poor customer service. If you’re not exactly sure how to measure customer service performance, consider the following methods and metrics.

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Out of Touch and out of Business: The Universal Problem of Poor Contactability

CSM Magazine

Every business knows this and yet somehow for many, delivering good customer service still seems to be rather low on their list of priorities. In fact, a huge 81% of people say they have left a company after experiencing poor customer service. Car brands, and fashion and DIY shops fared little better.

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Websites lead the way for UK customer service

Eptica

Author: Dharmesh Ghedia With an increasing amount of our time spent online, company websites are now more often than not the first port of call for consumers looking for information from brands. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience. Published on: March 31, 2016.