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$75 Billion Dollars Is Lost Due to Poor Customer Service

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Two years ago I reported on NewVoiceMedia’s “serial switchers” report that indicated that $62 billion was lost due to poor customer service. Customers want and expect more than ever before – because that’s what we have we taught them. The customer service rock stars tout the accolades and awards that they have received.

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Bad Customer Service Isn’t the Problem. A Bad Culture Is the Problem

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More and more people are complaining about bad customer service. The demand for better service continues to grow, as evidenced in our customer experience research (2022 Achieving Customer Amazement study sponsored by Amazon Web Services). It’s not like companies purposely provide poor customer service.

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Customer Service Week: A Time to Celebrate Customers AND Employees

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And of course, one of my favorite “holidays” is National Customer Service Week , which happens the first full week of October each year. Traditionally, Customer Service Week has been the time to highlight and celebrate the great work employees do to take care of their customers. This year it’s October 5-9.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of June 24, 2019

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Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Clairvoyance: I Never Knew I Always Wanted This by Chip Bell. Steve Jobs had the goal of giving a customer something they didn’t know they needed or wanted until they actually started using it.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 7-26-2021

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Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Negative Employee Experiences Can Translate Into Poor Customer Service, Report Says by Emilie Shumway. (HR How to Build Customer Loyalty with a Thank You Page by Thomas Griffin. Sixty-four percent of U.S.

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Poor Customer Service Habits To Break Today

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I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to our personal and work life, we’ve all developed some bad habits. Whether it’s skim reading through emails, never taking a work break, inefficient multitasking or even going over the speed limit to get to work quicker, we’ve all developed […].

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of September 28, 2020

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Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CX50 2020: Great customer experience starts with company culture by Morag Cuddeford-Jones. Level-up Your Customer Service With These 4 Dynamite Strategies by Tom Sagi.

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