Experience Matters

MARCH 17, 2015

Here are some highlights from the data snapshot that contains 13 data-rich charts: 42% of respondents think their CX efforts had a moderately or significantly positive impact on the business in 2014 and 78% expect to have a positive impact in 2015. 81% of respondents expect to put more focus on customer insights and analytics.

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Customer Connectedness Data Self Service Customer Experience 120

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

As a result, you should create strategies to maximize the availability and accessibility of your customer service options. Self-Service Tools – Good for Everyone. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that many experts report that self-service tools rank among the most important priorities for companies in 2016.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Enhance Self-Service Options. Customers have been turning to self-service options more frequently than ever before. According to a study conducted by Forrester research , use of the help/FAQ pages on a company’s website for customer service increased from 67% in 2012 to 76% in 2014.

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Kayako

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Last year, we rounded up the best blog posts of 2014 and saw some trends on hiring, job policies and communication. A lot of posts have centered around studying the very metrics that you should consider in building your self-service tools, and studying the metrics of how you use your helpdesk. The best of self-service.

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Self Service Omni-Channel Net Promoter Score Multi-Channel 72

CSM Magazine

MARCH 7, 2016

Despite its importance to consumers, email is falling behind social media when it comes to customer service, with UK brands answering just 38% of emailed questions, according to a new study. Social media cemented its position as the fastest channel for customer service.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

In an extremely competitive market, with complicated products, fail to deliver the right answers and customers will simply buy from a rival – probably after complaining about the experience on social media or to family and friends. In comparison, consumer electronics retailers answered 80% of queries. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Self Service Customer Service Social Media Retail 48

Eptica

MARCH 4, 2016

To do this we’ve posed as prospective customers, testing how easy it is to find information and answers to the routine questions that consumers might ask every day on the web and via email, chat and social media. Some companies are moving ahead when it comes to the service they deliver, while others are lagging badly.

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Self Service Brands Social Media Contact Center 48

Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Time spent on mobile devices grew by 117% year on year between 2014 and 2015 and nearly half of all ecommerce transactions now take place on mobile devices. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Self Service Customer Service Social Media Ecommerce 48

Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

This analyzed ten leading utilities and found that, on average, performance in the sector had worsened on email, chat and Twitter, and remained static on the web, since 2014. Improve self-service Making it easier for customers to access their account details and to find routine information has a dual benefit.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 11, 2015

In 2014 7% said they found it impossible or extremely difficult to find information on retailers’ websites – yet in 2015 this had trebled to 21%. Essentially this means that both of these channels have more unhappy than happy customers using them – hardly likely to drive repeat business or positive comments on social media.

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Self Service Customer Service Social Media Retail 48

Inbenta

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Despite the advancements in search, the Yahoo Directory did manage to survive until 2014 when it was closed for good. . Much of this capability was due to Inbenta’s patented natural language processing which significantly improved companies’ self-service rates.

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Eptica

JANUARY 8, 2016

All of this shows that retailers need to ensure they are delivering the right service and experience throughout the holiday season , rather than just on traditional peaks. So the experience has to be seamless and incorporate self-service systems that provide fast, accurate, and consistent replies to questions.

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Self Service Customer Experience Ecommerce Social Media 48

Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

How to handle customer service complaints on social media Social media has provided a powerful new channel for consumers to interact with – and complain about – brands. Showing the consistent appeal of evergreen content, this post from 2014 continues to attract many readers.

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Self Service Customer Experience Social Media Insurance 48

Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2015

& 61% of agents within the Eptica study said they found it hard to understand the vocabulary and language that consumers used on digital channels such as email and social media. While it may seem counter-intuitive, deploying technology can actually help with building empathy and delivering efficient service at the same time.

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 15, 2015

We want our personalized customer service to encompass a wide variety of platforms from social media to mobile while still being easy to use with lightning-fast responses. At the end of 2014, Forrester reflected on current and rising trends in customer service including omni-channel support.

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Help Scout

JULY 6, 2021

Though they’ve been around since 2014, they’ve seen significant growth over the last few years. You can also manage social media messages, though not all social media platforms are included (Twitter is an additional charge). That said, there are a few popular shared inbox choices. One prominent newcomer is Front.

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Kayako

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Sarah Hatter founded CoSupport in 2011, and in 2014 released her first book The Customer Support Handbook. You can show that your customer support has been properly planned and well executed, by investing in support, and continuing that investment daily, by consistently updating your self service and responding on social media. “If

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Self Service Handbook Social Media Customers 120

Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

As a result of being continually subjected to scathing customer reviews, United’s NPS score has hovered around 10 since 2014. In contrast, merely 42% said they’d recommend a product or service they enjoyed. To illustrate, let’s take the example of United Airlines’ reputation crisis.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Get it right and 61% of consumers said they would share positive experiences with friends and family, 59% said that they would have higher loyalty to the company and 55% said that they would purchase more products and provide high ratings and positive feedback on social media. Established in 2014, EBI.AI About the Author.

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Consumers Insurance Self Service Customer Confidence 52

Martin Hill-Wilson

MAY 27, 2015

People in the UK spent an average of 20 hours and 30 minutes online each week in 2014, over double the amount in 2005. From 30 minutes in 2005 to nearly two and a half hours in 2014. Nearly all mobile phone users are sending text messages ( 90% in 2014, compared to 70% in 2005). The use of social media has tripled since 2007.

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Self Service Social Media Multi-Channel Consumers 40

Tricia Morris

MAY 18, 2015

For the first time in the history of Forrester Research’s North American Consumer Technographics Customer Life Cycle Survey , respondents now say they are using self-service FAQ pages on a company’s website more often than speaking with a live agent on the phone.

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Contact Center Self Service Customer Service eBook 40

Eptica

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

While performance on the web, email and chat improved, this was more than cancelled out by a drop in performance on social media. The number of social interactions is impacting performance Over half of Britons are now on Facebook (78% use it regularly) and around 5 million tweets are shared every day on Twitter.

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Brands Customer Experience Self Service Social Media 49

Martin Hill-Wilson

JUNE 8, 2015

Forrester notes this is the year when more US consumers are using self-service systems and FAQ pages on company websites than are calling the contact centre. This makes web based self help the current top digital channel. Self service is not just being driven by younger, supposedly more tech-savvy consumers.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Since then, Comm100 has kept true to its mission by expanding its offerings to meet the evolving needs of customer service teams. The Comm100 system now includes a full digital omnichannel solution combining live chat, email, social media, SMS, chatbots, and knowledge base, all in one. The Cost Zendesk has multiple paid options.

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Qualtrics

JULY 15, 2019

Recently, Amazon has also introduced Amazon Lockers, which the company calls “self-service kiosks”, where a user can choose to have a package delivered for easier access to a pickup. Social Media – 72% of customers expect a response to a complaint in under an hour. Today, Customer Service via social is imperative.

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LiveChat

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

They want all details of the product or service to be provided online. Thomas Cook, the travel giant, started using a self-service solution. User-friendly and streamlined customer service path. . #3. Social media is one of the major channels – it has become embedded in almost all the steps of the buyer’s journey.

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Grade.us

JANUARY 14, 2020

82% of internet users rely on online media (including social media) for news. 52% of internet users rely on social media for news. 46% of internet users in the US rely on social media as a news source. 3.534 billion people or 46% of the worldwide internet use social media. 177M 57.5%

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How To Social Media Advertising Analytics 51

Grade.us

JUNE 2, 2020

They provide the tools that allow you to automate review generation, monitor new reviews across the vast review site ecosystem, and share your best reviews on your website and with social media. Monitoring social media campaigns? Traject Social gives you A to Z coverage. Traject Data has you covered. Core products.

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Software Management Net Promoter Score Multi-Channel 47

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

Founded in 2016 by Anant Bhat, Vinoth Kumar, and Yega Kumarappan, Paperflite offers UX-focused BI software designed to boost social media content performance. Found in 2011 by Ashish Thusoo and Joydeep Sen Sarma, Qubole works on developing a “cloud-based data lake platform for self-service AI.” Paperflite.

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ProProfs Chat

JUNE 14, 2019

Perhaps one of the greatest risks to company reputation today is that a single disgruntled customer has the power to disrupt your whole operation with the power of social media, which can amplify their complaints across the web. Great Customer Service Statistics. Customer Service Stats for Social Media.

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Self Service Customer Service Social Media Poor Customer Service 90

Comm100

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Business Seeks All-in-One Customer Service Software. Company Seeks Social Media Software with a Focus in Marketing. Business Seeks Social Media Software with Integrated Social CRM. Auto Jockey : Provides tools for capturing customer activity and information, social media, and sales and service integration.

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Software Customer Engagement Engagement Omni-Channel 107

Comm100

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Companies also plan on achieving this top priority for 2018 by creating or optimizing automated self-service experiences (such as through intelligent customer knowledge bases and Chatbots), and improving customer journey mapping. times the amount of people using social media. And that has held true over the years.

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Customer Service Social Media Chatbots Knowledge Base 102

Bold360

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Since our customers are mainly millennials, they communicate more through our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) Casey Tibbs is the owner and founder of image squared marketing , a boutique marketing agency in Central Illinois that creates hybrid, social/traditional media campaigns. Brock Murray.

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Customer Experience Omni-Channel Social Media Self Service 40