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5 Ways to Improve Customer Service for Your Business

CSM Magazine

The bottom line is that the quality of your customer service determines the overall brand experience, and if it isn’t satisfactory, the average consumer is likely to shop around for other options. Not to mention, excellent support can often offset the effects of subpar products or services. Powerful Empathy.

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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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7 Ways Customer Service Can Support Sales

Tricia Morris

As an example, post-sale, new customers are often barraged by daily sales and marketing communications, but when they try to contact customer service, they do not receive a reply, or service is not timely. According to research from NewVoice Media, an estimated $41 billion is lost by U.S.

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6 Things Every CEO Should Know about Customer Service

Tricia Morris

companies alone each year due to poor customer service. But according to the same report, after a positive customer experience, 69% of consumers would recommend the company to others and 50% would use the business more frequently. It costs six times more to acquire a new customer than to retain a current one.

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2015 Global Customer Service Report: Customer Expectations and Location, Location, Location

Tricia Morris

. • Consistently satisfying service is increasingly important. Multichannel customer service is good, but omnichannel customer service is desired. Have your service capabilities also improved? ————————-.

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The 2015 Wish List for Holiday Customer Service

Tricia Morris

If they have questions about a product or purchase, customers want real-time access to email, support ticketing, live chat and/or an easy-to-find customer support phone number. They may even reach out on social media. Make sure your brand is ready wherever the customer chooses to connect.

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The Connected Customer Experience: Leveraging Data to Drive Hyper-Personalized Experiences and Build Trust

Kustomer

There are numerous reasons consumers lose trust in brands they once knew, loved, and purchased from frequently, but 71% of consumers say poor customer service contributes to that trust erosion. And 95% of consumers say customer service is important in their choice of brand loyalty.