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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of December 3, 2017

ShepHyken

That means that your teams have to do more than guarantee a terrific on-site customer experience. They have to ensure customers’ online experiences run smoothly. My Comment: For many businesses (even if you’re not a retailer), holiday sales are higher than the rest of the year. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Key Learnings from Cyber Monday 2018

OpinionLab

While Cyber Monday 2018 was a huge success for online retailers, with U.S. sales jumping 19.7% over 2017 to $7.9 billion according to Adobe , results could have been even higher if online retailers addressed key issues that are creating poor customer experiences.

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Key Learnings from Cyber Monday 2018

OpinionLab

While Cyber Monday 2018 was a huge success for online retailers, with U.S. sales jumping 19.7% over 2017 to $7.9 billion according to Adobe , results could have been even higher if online retailers addressed key issues that are creating poor customer experiences.

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Improving Your E-Commerce Customer Service to Meet Today’s Consumer Expectations

Joe Rawlinson

The 2017 IBM Consumer Experience Index (CEI) Study says only 3.4 percent of brands are delivering leading-edge customer experience , while 33.5 Here are three ways you can enhance your customer service to deliver a more satisfying e-commerce experience to your customers and outdistance your competition.

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Stop the Condescending Second Guessing. Trust that Customers Know What They Want.

ERDM

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on RetailTouchPoints.com According to the IBM 2017 Customer Experience Index (CEI) Study , “Only 19% of brands offer more than a basic level of personalization of the online experience.” So how do marketers step up and deliver?

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How Understanding Shoppers Can Save Retail

C3Centricity

More clothes stores are shut down than any other category because sales have gone online. As claimed by Thales , 75% of US retailers have experienced a data breach, 50% in the last year, up from 19% in 2017. You may get the sale but you won’t make a loyal advocate out of me. You can’t be half right.

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Is the Future of Retail, Physical or Virtual?

C3Centricity

This discussion happened just a few years back in 2017. The pandemic has forced most customers to buy online, at least during the various lockdowns. And many have found the experience both enjoyable and useful. I remember participating in heated arguments in the past, between sales teams and retailers, about online stores.

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