CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In a competitive market, stellar customer service stands as the cornerstone of a thriving business. As a matter of fact, 49% of customers have left a brand due to poor customer service , as revealed in a study back in 2021. Note that most of these customers were once very loyal to the brands they supported.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Power and Associates just released their survey which may or may not parallel big banks versus smaller institutions signing up new business practices, but a 5,000 customer survey results found a deflection rate of one in ten customers leaving large institutions last year because of high fees and lousy customer service.

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TechSee

JANUARY 21, 2020

With days jam-packed with frustrated customers, confined to a cubicle and often on a low pay scale, it is inevitable that poor agent experience leads to reduced motivation and even burnout. A large number of respondents specified a negative experience with the customer service representatives themselves as their reason for leaving.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 9, 2015

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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ProProfs Chat

JUNE 14, 2019

Do you know how to keep your customers satisfied? Customer service is a high-stakes game. Every company is competing for the same customers, and customer satisfaction is one of the main differentiators between success and failure. For this reason, customer experience has become the key to business success.

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Tricia Morris

JUNE 26, 2015

Sometimes an investment or a culture change supporting customer service is a hard sell to the CEO and the C-suite. So to help make the case, here are six things every CEO should know about the importance of customer service: 1. companies alone each year due to poor customer service. Let’s face it.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

While the sector is renowned for its superb range of innovations and ideas, it is also known to under-perform in one crucial department: customer service. Although customer service may not be the main focus of an engineering concern, it does yield immense power. Rely on customer service personnel.

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Ann Michaels and Associates

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

High-quality customer service is essential to growing your brand and setting your company apart from the competition. When a customer has a bad experience, you can be sure their friends, families and colleagues will know about it faster than ever thanks to the internet. Your customer service reflects on your entire business.

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Second to None

APRIL 8, 2019

Excellent customer service is a foundational component of a great customer experience. In customer service, there is a right way to do things—and a wrong way. Your customer service team is the front-line, directly interacting with consumers. The Unprofessional Customer Service Representative.

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C3Centricity

AUGUST 4, 2020

The current pandemic has clearly highlighted those companies who care about their customers and who provide them with customer service excellence. If you claim to be customer centric are you sure you’re truly walking the talk and not just talking about customer service excellence?

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Playvox

APRIL 19, 2023

Being able to strategically plan and prioritize tasks not only ensures your customers get the service and support they need in a timely manner, but it also increases agent productivity, decreases overall stress, and improves job satisfaction. Excellent time management is crucial in a contact center. What Is Time Management?

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ProProfs Chat

APRIL 19, 2019

Customer service is just a day in, day out, ongoing, never ending, unremitting, persevering, compassionate, type of activity. It needs no mention that buyers love excellent customer service. Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement ~ J.C. Leon Gorman.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This week was a drama-filled example of a customer “gone wild” when an incredibly frustrated customer service recording from Reddit was made public on YouTube. Was the customer service rule at the company never to hang up on anyone or be fired?

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Service Untitled

JUNE 14, 2013

So are there different levels of service for credit card customers depending on one’s credit and past financial history? Unfortunately some credit card companies rate the effectiveness of their customer service representatives by how quickly they can get the consumer off the phone, and then onto the next.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 24, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Examples of perks awarded for poor customer service can include coupons, discounts, free upgrades, travel miles, free hotel accommodations, movie tickets, and the list goes on.

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delighted

APRIL 26, 2019

Every interaction between a customer and your brand defines the customer experience. And, with 81% of marketers predicting that customer experience is how they will differentiate themselves from the competition, prioritizing CX now is how you can stay ahead of the curve. What is a customer experience metric?

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ProProfs Chat

JANUARY 31, 2020

Walmart ’s customer support was questioned when a customer pointed out a discrepancy in online and in-store product pricing. Walmart wasn’t at fault; however, they didn’t understand the importance of customer experience and the magnitude of loss they risked in this case. Must-have Customer Service Skills List.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

No doubt we have all been victims of bad customer service, and no doubt we have left companies and moved on to their competition because the experience, at least in our own eyes for the moment, had been intolerable. The real payoff happens when we get to the front of the line or the representative answers the phone.

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ProProfs Chat

MAY 1, 2020

Did you know that 56% of people around the globe believe that companies need to take action on feedback provided by their customers? Well, customer feedback is exactly what’s going to help your business improve its customer service process efficiently. Helps operators to learn at their own pace. Learn anytime, anywhere.

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Service Untitled

JULY 3, 2012

They also promised to have more in-house personnel to assist customers and to become more efficient. has had the best and brightest customer assistance I have ever had the pleasure to meet in a long line of mediocre banking institutions, however their digital world has problems that still need to be addressed. photo by: prayitno.

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Getting a hold of some quick customer service facts and statistics is going to give you a better picture of the customer success niche. It’s a given that every business wants to offer only the best customer experience to their prospects. What is Customer Service? But first, let us brush up some basics.

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delighted

APRIL 26, 2019

Every interaction between a customer and your brand defines the customer experience. And, with 81% of marketers predicting that customer experience is how they will differentiate themselves from the competition, prioritizing CX now is how you can stay ahead of the curve. What is a customer experience metric?

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 3, 2011

Is it really poor customer service or do we as consumers expect too much? When I first graduated from college, and of course I was poor, I purchased what to me was a very expensive white shirt with navy blue trim from Macy’s. I’m looking forward to a great year of customer service.

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Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2011

Maybe it’s just a coincidence associated with moving that brings me to wonder how customer service representatives relay their particular war stories of having to deal with difficult customers? And how does that make other employees deal with angry or dissatisfied customers? So was I a client from Hell?

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

According to a recent article from the Harvard Business Review, customers ultimately don’t want a relationship and prefer the use of machines, but doesn’t the relationship depend on whether a customer has a good or bad result with a machine? What about the unfair check charge on a customer’s account?

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Service Untitled

MAY 12, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Customer satisfaction programs don’t have to be confusing; rather the basic premise of little things making a huge difference is universal when dealing with consumers. Don’t argue with customers.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 17, 2011

Rachael Parcht, customer service representative for AT&T may have just been having an incredibly bad day, but that hardly can be viewed as an excuse for her terrible conduct on Twitter. Customer service is also based on civility, and rudeness is expensive. photo credit: jeamariemarien.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 14, 2011

So why are so many people so dissatisfied with customer service ? Jack Abelson, a retail industry consultant called customer service “abominable.&# He contends that American business has lost focus on the appreciation and the value of the customer, and excellent customer service is “a profit producer.&#

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 10, 2012

Making a really poor first impression with your customer is almost a guarantee that you can wave goodbye to business in the future, and sadly there are days when the best laid plans of employees and their well rehearsed skills go awry. Here is how one company handled their blunder. photo credit: CLF.

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Help Scout

JUNE 22, 2021

Your customer experience is the main differentiator between you and your competitors, and all of the customer service statistics back it up. Below, we’ve collected 111 key statistics exploring the relevance and importance of good customer service — and expanding on the cost and impacts of poor customer service.

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Comm100

JUNE 13, 2018

Preparing for the shopping season ahead of time can help e-commerce vendors and retailers of all industries convert more browsers into buyers, improve customer satisfaction levels, and dodge inconvenient (and avoidable) operational hassles. Are there any reoccurring problems that customers are having with their orders?

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