We know that customer experience is critical. Many factors are changing the way companies operate today, creating a ‘perfect storm’ for those who need to manage how the customer interacts with a brand.
- There is more global competition
- Products are becoming more commoditised
- Traditional marketing is becoming less effective
- Customers have higher expectations
86% of customers will stop doing business with a company after a single bad experience – that’s it, no second chances. Even more interesting is that over a quarter will use social networks to tell their friends about any negative experience and 4 out of 5 complaints to companies on those same social networks are just ignored.
There has to be a better way. Think for a moment about these three important facts:
- #1 reason to remain loyal to a brand is the quality of service
- #1 reason to recommend a company to others is outstanding service
- 86% of customers are happy to spend more for better service
Outsourcing customer service and just hoping it will work has become passé – the experience the customer has when interacting with your brand is more important that ever because social networks have created a new channel for interaction and a new channel for fans and advocates to promote your brand.
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