Vonage

AUGUST 11, 2015

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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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2021

I asked the manager why we couldn’t be seated. Rather than deliver a poor customer service experience, they felt it was better to shut down part of the restaurant. When the manager said it would be 10 minutes, that seemed like a reasonable time to wait. Customers love information. The manager made a choice.

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Ecrion

JULY 22, 2019

Every year, businesses lose over $75 billion in potential revenue thanks to one thing: poor customer service. And while studies show that about 1 out of every 26 customers complain about poor customer service, over 90% of those dissatisfied customers simply stop working with your business — and never come back.

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Help Scout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

With access to fewer resources and generally leaner teams, small businesses need to be more creative and tactful in their approach to customer service. Armed with those insights and learnings, you should be able to get started on — or refine — your own customer service program to start delivering consistently exceptional support.

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ShepHyken

JULY 22, 2020

I was on a customer support call with a software company and their rep said, “I’ll need to talk to my manager. Did he just say he would fight his manager to make me happy? This is the customer service rep I want to talk to every time I call the company. Bad service has no place in any company.

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Ecrion

OCTOBER 31, 2019

You know that there are some serious gaps in your current customer service strategy — and you’ve seen how those gaps have affected your business. Every year, companies lose over $60 billion thanks to poor customer service. What is Multichannel Customer Service? Faster Solutions.

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

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ShepHyken

MAY 30, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CustomerThink) Considering the cost of attracting new customers ­– one estimate is seven times more than keeping existing ones – many companies would do better to focus on retaining their engaged enrollees.

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ProProfs Chat

MARCH 27, 2020

That’s why most of you resort to customer support tools like live chat for customer service to offer the best possible and instant help to customers. Still, it would’ve been a bit more comfortable to not work on all the platforms and manage the data captured separately. What is Multichannel Customer Support?

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s easy to say that we put the customer first, but what does that actually look like in practice? In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is.

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ModSquad

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This kind of planning is an integral part of an effective customer service strategy. Along with pointing customers to the information they need and answering their most pressing questions, the ability to appropriately respond to their complaints can mean the difference between success or failure for your business.

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ModSquad

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This kind of planning is an integral part of an effective customer service strategy. Along with pointing customers to the information they need and answering their most pressing questions, the ability to appropriately respond to their complaints can mean the difference between success or failure for your business.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Five Musts For Delivering ‘Legendary’ Customer Care On Social Channels by Andrew Kokes. My Comment: There are some basics in delivering an excellent customer service experience on social media.

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ShepHyken

JULY 8, 2022

This week’s guest post by Sharavanan Shanmugaraju shares six customer service trends that companies need to adopt this year. Every year, companies find ways to improve customer service. This could be investing in new tools, changing processes, or adding new people to your team against customers. That’s great.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

He shares six tips and strategies to share with your team for improving the eCommerce customer experience. Poor customer service costs businesses over $75 billion a year in lost profits. Only by delivering amazing customer service. Decide What “Amazing Customer Service” Means.

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ProProfs Chat

MAY 1, 2020

Well, customer feedback is exactly what’s going to help your business improve its customer service process efficiently. You need to take into account their expectations, needs, and final feedback for your services to create an excellent customer service training program. What is Customer Service Training? .

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ProProfs Chat

JANUARY 29, 2020

Most brands today are transforming by opting to go beyond the traditional call centers and embracing multi-channel customer service channels, to help customers reach out to them with convenience. But, why is that so, and what exactly is multi-channel customer service? What Is Multi-Channel Customer Service?

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Comm100

JUNE 13, 2018

Customers can experience many types of pain points, or common problems, while doing business with a company. Remedy existing customer pain points before the holiday rush by considering the following: Where do your customers currently experience friction in the buying experience? Enable and Encourage Self-Service.

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Ecrion

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The term customer service is a catch-all phrase that roughly equates to a customer’s experience with and perception of your brand. Experts agree that customer service expectations are on the rise. Every year, businesses lose billions in potential revenue thanks to one thing: poor customer service.

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