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Everything you need to know about the consumer of 2017

Vonage

To help arm you with the information needed to thrive in this competitive environment, here are 10 stats that tell you everything you need to know about today’s consumer. Half of consumers move on after poor customer service. Poor customer service costs business billions annually.

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The Importance of Customer Service to the Customer Journey

Lumoa

Your support staff acts as the face and voice of your brand and, to many customers, this is the only direct interaction they will ever have with your company. That being said, poor customer service can lead to disastrous results. What can be done to ensure your customer service department enriches the customer journey?

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The Real Cost of Losing Customers due to Poor Customer Service (Infographic)

Provide Support

The cost of losing customers differs wildly between businesses, but it gets even higher if a customer is lost due to poor customer service experiences. No doubt, customer service has a long-term impact on buying decisions, with customers continuing to avoid companies years after the initial negative interaction.

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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

But taking customer experience lightly can be dangerous too. Some studies suggest that poor customer service costs businesses up to $62 million per year. trillion annually when their customers leave – and that’s only in the US. Others are less “optimistic,” saying that companies stand to lose up to $1.6

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How Your Business Can Quickly Adopt a Customer First Strategy

C3Centricity

But only 1% of customers feel that vendors consistently meet their expectations. 74% of consumers have spent more due to good customer service (Source: Entechus.com). 89% of consumers have stopped doing business with a company after experiencing poor customer service. in 2017, down from a 2.2%

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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. As the blog developed and included more stories of complaints gaining redress and consumer advice, Tesco appeared more and more often. Consumer law change. Later in 2017 Helen had a Tesco insect in raspberries!

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Is Your Customer Satisfaction Survey Dissatisfying Customers?

GetFeedback

Now, although the majority of companies aren’t making such egregious public mistakes, the majority of companies are pretty out of sync with their customers. In fact, according to NewVoiceMedia’s 2018 report , poor customer service is costing businesses more than $9 billion a year.