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Everything you need to know about the consumer of 2017

Vonage

Half of consumers move on after poor customer service. In NewVoiceMedia’s whitepaper, Serial Switchers Strike Again , we learned that 49 percent of consumers switch companies after receiving service that does not meet their expectations. Poor customer service costs business billions annually.

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Customer Service Needs a Personal Touch Now More Than Ever

CSM Magazine

Countless companies have lost sight of that crucial fact, often relying on chat or never-ending touch-tone menus that frustrate customers immensely. So much so, that those disgruntled customers often choose to take their business elsewhere. percent said agents have access to complete customer data and 39.31 66 percent of U.S.

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Up Where Expectations Soar: Customer Care in the Age of Entitlement

BlueOcean

The trend of personalized customer experience has since transformed almost every industry as we know it. From the retail experience to social media connections to issue resolution via the contact center, customers want their individual needs known and reflected in the interactions, services, and products they pay for.

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Customer Service Approaches To Help Build Your Business

Joe Rawlinson

Whether they are high-end clients, repeat staples or one-off transactions, customers are customers, and all should be treated with the respect and benefit to your business that they deserve. Even if they cannot resolve the issue themselves, make sure they stay with the customer for as long as possible in the resolution process.

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Top Ten Customer Complaints (And How to Resolve Them)

CSM Magazine

If you work in customer service, then you know that customer complaints are inevitable. In this article, we will discuss the top ten customer complaints and how to resolve them. Complaint #1: Poor customer service. One of the most common complaints that businesses face is poor customer service.

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Being The Best Omnichannel Contact Center

Magellan Solutions

More channels mean more ways for you to introduce and sell your products and services to your business prospects. You don’t have to make a new system. Manage data easier from applications across all service channels. Coordinate with agents, customer relationship management teams, and other departments. Social media.

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7 Effective Ways to Improve Your Online Customer Service

Kustomer

Empower your support agents with the right skills to play their part in the customer journey. You need to promote a customer-first culture and reflect this in your customer service team’s training – an effective strategy in reducing churn rate. . Poor customer service skills can be a hindrance to your business.