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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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How to prevent social media backlash without needing to be perfect

Vonage

I’d say the more realistic way to avoid ever being torched online is more like the following: Be there when the customer needs you. Be there when the customer first starts to feel misunderstood–before things get out of hand and onto the airwaves of social media.

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5 Top Customer Service KPIs for Telecom Companies

Kayako

How do Telecom companies keep satisfied customers and encourage customer loyalty? It turns out that telecom customer service is a critical variable. Almost 40% of those who left a telecom company did so because of poor customer service. We know that customers hate to wait.

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3 Signs Your Business Needs a Dedicated Customer Support Team

Joe Rawlinson

If you find yourself and the rest of your team struggling on a daily basis to return emails, phone calls, social media interactions, or chats on your website with customers in a timely manner, then you may want to consider dedicated customer support. In addition, 97.6%

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The Top Trends in Customer Service for 2016

Comm100

Therefore, if you have not yet implemented self-service tools on your company website, then it’s time to get started. Social Media Is a Powerful Support Platform. According to a CellCentreHelper.com report , only 3% of companies used social media to communicate with customers as of May 2014.

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Understanding Negative NPS Score: Causes, Impact and Solutions

Lumoa

Before we dive into our remedies, let’s take a look at some of the root causes that could be behind your score going south: Inadequate or Poor Customer Service Many customers tend to be unforgiving if their support experience isn’t up to scratch. That’s a huge disparity.

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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. Helen won the case and shared the experience on her blog which was later shared in national media. But Helen had also asked on social media for people’s comments and gave this feedback too.