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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Companies started using customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage customer information and interactions. Customer interactions expanded to email and web-based platforms: Companies began using email for customer communication, and websites provided self-service options and FAQs.

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Can Social Media Generate Revenue?

Brad Cleveland Blog

Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) has been interacting with customers through social channels since 2010. They currently have a team of 150 agents dedicated to social interactions, operating 24/7 and supporting 14 languages. appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Focus on Customer Service in 2010 (Finally?)

Customers Rock!

2010 may just be the year that companies start to focus on their customers and serving them well. I am hearing more and more that “Customer Service is the New Marketing&# from smart folks in the social media space (including in the above post from Frank Eliason ). Those who are not will fall behind in 2010.

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Is Your Customer Service Ready for Gen Zalpha?

CSM Magazine

This unique demographic encompasses both Gen Z, those born from the mid-1990s onwards, and Gen Alpha, those born from 2010 onwards. They are not only comfortable with technology, but also expect it in their interactions with brands. Generation Zalpha is the first generation born into a world of instant communication and digital savvy.

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Retain Consumer Trust By Keeping Your Brand Promises

Second to None

In fact, as social media peels away the layers between your brand and the consumers you serve, there is more of a responsibility to ensure an honest brand experience. The connectivity between brands and consumers offered in the Internet age has integrated brands into the daily routine of our lives.

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Seeking a New VOC Vendor? Here’s How to Make the Transition

CloudCherry

Where once VoC could be characterized by tailored interactions and traditional market research initiatives like customer feedback surveys, there are now more CX channels than ever, so new technologies are warranted. 2010) Voice of the Customer. But voice of the customer data can also come in real-time. Don’t forget about culture.

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The rise and fall of big data hype—and what it means for customer intelligence

Alida

By 2010, the term “big data” had entered the common lexicon. It’s about rendering more of our lives into data in real-time—where we are, what we like, with whom we interact, what and when we buy and more. Customer intelligence that involves more direct human-to-human interactions with consumers remains vital.

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