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60% of Consumers Have Stopped Doing Business with a Brand Due to Poor Customer Service

Tricia Morris

In Microsoft’s 2016 State of Global Customer Service Report , 44% of the 5,000 respondents across Brazil, Germany, Japan, the UK and the United States said they feel it takes them, the customer, more effort to resolve their customer service issue than it does a brand. ————-.

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13 Shocking Customer Service Statistics

Tricia Morris

It’s frightening to think just how much poor customer service can impact the customer experience and the overall reputation and bottom lines of brands and organizations. On the other hand, satisfying customer service has scary-good results, increasing customer acquisition, retention, brand loyalty and advocacy.

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The cost of NOT focussing on Customer Experience

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Only last week, research from Ombudsmen Services in the UK found that 79% of people will avoid a brand or company if they have received poor service in the past – this is not new news. Only today, UK house builder, Bovis Homes saw their shares plunge as customer service failings dragged down their profits in 2016.

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The Top Trends in Customer Service for 2016

Comm100

In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone. As we enter 2016, it appears that this consumer behavior trend will continue through 2016 and beyond. The use of mobile devices has been growing rapidly for several years now.

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It is 6 Times More Expensive to Win a New Customer than to Retain an Existing One

Tricia Morris

. • The probability of selling to an existing customer is up to 14 times higher than the probability of selling to a new customer. Think of the additional customers and lifetime value that could be delivered through a little extra attention to retention. Read 10 Customer Service Trends to Watch in 2016.

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16 Statistics Shaping the Future of Customer Service

Tricia Morris

Customer expectations are changing and growing just as rapidly as the channels and technology consumers are empowered with to engage, encouraging (if not demanding) that brands and organizations embrace a strategy of non-stop, customer-centric adaptation. 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report).

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Statistics that Predict the Future of Customer Service

Joe Rawlinson

These statistics help you comprehend how you can increase revenue by delivering excellent customer service. According to Forbes, companies have lost $75 billion in 2018 owing to poor customer service, and this number has risen by $13 billion since 2016. Accenture ). Microsoft ).