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Everything you need to know about the consumer of 2017

Vonage

Half of consumers move on after poor customer service. In NewVoiceMedia’s whitepaper, Serial Switchers Strike Again , we learned that 49 percent of consumers switch companies after receiving service that does not meet their expectations. Poor customer service costs business billions annually.

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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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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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How Your Business Can Quickly Adopt a Customer First Strategy

C3Centricity

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. Source: RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report). Source: Customers 2020 Report). in 2017, down from a 2.2%

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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.

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Understanding brand crisis management: real examples & best practices

BirdEye

This includes- Organizational crises : Unethical behavior, leadership disputes, or poor customer service, which can erode trust. The Virgin Group (customer service failures) The Virgin Group faced multiple crises concerning poor customer service, especially in their airline and train services.

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Making Your Customers Happy in 2018

UJET

In 2017, we saw some of today's biggest companies face major customer support challenges, most of which could have been avoided had they implemented the right technologies and processes.