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The social media dilemma: how to get the most dangerous customer service channel right

Vonage

Social media: a platform that allows consumers to say anything they like about a brand – and broadcast that message to the world. When you think about it, it’s not surprising that many businesses consider social media to be one of the dangerous communication channels. Why are customers complaining in the first place?

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The New Qualities for Customer Service Excellence

C3Centricity

Social media usually guarantees a quick response whereas contacting customer services through the usual channels often results in nothing. Social media usually guarantees a quick response whereas contacting customer services through the usual channels often results in nothing.

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Why is customer service constantly so bad in the UK?

Vonage

The impact of this is highlighted in new research which estimates that UK businesses lose £12 billion every year as a result of poor customer service. For years companies have focused on making customer service as cost-effective as possible, rather than providing a genuinely valuable service.

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Seven technologies to improve customer service in SMBs

Vonage

We’ve compiled the opinions of John Goodman, a leading customer experience researcher and author of Customer Experience 3.0: High-Profit Strategies in the Age of Techno Service , who shared his findings in our webinar, ‘ Customer Experience 3.0: Ten Critical Technologies to Transform Customer Engagement ’.

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10 Warning Signs That Your Customer Service Sucks

Comm100

We all want our customers to be happy with our products and services. The customer is intensely frustrated because the issue isn’t being solved, and the agent is stressed because he/she can’t help directly. You think social media suffices as the only customer resolution tool.

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ROI of Social Customer Service: How to Calculate It and Create a Strong Business Case

Natalie Petouhof

Tweet The phrase “customer service is the new marketing” has gained popularity with brands realizing that poor customer service takes current, and even potential customers, out of the marketing funnel. How to Calculate Social Customer Care ROI. Social media metrics.

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Case study: Tesco and a consumer champion

Helen Dewdney

It was a post about poor customer service and entitled Tesco – Phillip Clarke is no Sir Terry Leahy. Posts included finding insects in rice and taking Tesco to court in 2013. Helen won the case and shared the experience on her blog which was later shared in national media. More blog posts and social media.