If you are in business, you will eventually have an unhappy customer. The key is knowing to react. We know because we had such an experience ourself.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/277437/
A big part of charging more, earning more and attracting more customers comes down to trust. Can your customers trust you to reliably provide what they want? If they can, they will buy from you. If they can't, they won’t.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272368/
For decades, the retail industry stood strong. Retailers emerged fairly unscathed during the first wave of the internet in the ’90s because consumers still by and large chose to shop in physical stores staffed with employees that strived to provide customer service. So, it was business as usual with a small number of wary execs cautiously eyeing the growing shift toward ecommerce.
http://www.adweek.com/digital/the-retail-industry-is-focusing-on-customer-experience-and-convenience-to-win-in-ecommerce/
According to PwC, 73% of all people point to customer experience as an important factor in their purchasing decisions, just behind price and product quality. Yet only 49% of U.S. consumers say companies provide a good customer experience today. PwC’s most recent Consumer Intelligence Series: Experience is Everything surveyed 4,000 Americans from Gen Z to Baby Boomers and 11,000 customers from 11 other countries in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2018/04/01/your-best-opportunity-for-growing-business-the-customer-experience/#238f717d3a3e/
With a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) dawning upon us, it’s an incredible time for customer experience, with humongous benefits to the customer and ultrafast customer service. As AI technology matures, forward-thinking enterprises are plugging in conversational AI in their strategic investment roadmaps to leverage it for their customer service function. In fact, Gartner predicts that “conversational AI-first" will supersede "cloud-first, mobile-first" as the most important, high-level imperative for the next ten years.
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/how-conversational-ai-is-driving-the-next-generation-customer-experience-powered-by-chatbots-and-assistants-3987595.html/
So, what can brands do to fix the customer experience and prevent customers from going to a competitor? The answer is probably much simpler than you think: Take the intimacy, connectivity and conversational experience from the in-person/offline world and inject it into the digital world.
http://www.adweek.com/digital/social-media-is-not-a-customer-experience-solution/
At least once a week, I load up a hypothetical shopping cart from online retailers like Zara, ASOS, and Sephora, only to decide that I don't want to spend money on clothes or makeup I don't really need. So I abandon the cart and close the tab. According to new research by Market Inspector, I'm not the only one. Fifty-seven percent of internet users discard internet shopping carts because of indecisiveness.
How can companies fix that indecision? For starters, 31 percent of online shoppers report that they weren't able to get answers to simple questions from company websites. That's not a product issue; it's a customer service issue.
https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4087495.html/
Is providing a better customer experience part of your 2018 strategic plan? If so, chances are your business isn’t alone. Even so-called “experience-based” companies, like Nordstrom and Starbucks, are constantly revamping the way they care for customers. As you start planning ways in which you can offer an experience that’s both flawless and memorable, what can you learn from these customer service leaders?
Every single experience-based company shares four distinct traits that allow them to remain competitive and lead not only their respective markets but the customer service industry as a whole.
http://customerthink.com/improve-your-customer-experience-the-4-traits-of-experience-based-companies/
Customer experience is one of the hottest buzzwords in business these days. Companies are pouring more resources than ever before into building a strong customer experience, and many expect to soon compete on experience more than price or quality. Today increasingly we’re seeing research that companies that invest in customer experience boast a higher stock price. In fact according to a portfolio of publicly traded companies drawn from the top 20% of brands in Forrester’s Customer Experience Index – these companies that invest in customer experience had higher stock price growth and higher total returns than a similar portfolio of companies drawn from the bottom 20% of brands.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2018/03/05/customer-experience-vs-customer-service-vs-customer-care/#5731143d4167/
Consumers want personalized experiences and today’s competitive brands are scrambling to deliver. They’re tapping artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for data-driven insights to improve customer interactions. But it’s not just about tech; the ability to deliver a seamless customer journey depends on a more personal connection. Consider calling a customer service line for help with an important lost package—no robot can replace an agent’s empathy in that stressful situation. Striking the balance between technology-based efficiencies and the human element is tricky , and many organizations struggle to get it right.
https://www.martechadvisor.com/articles/customer-experience/empowering-employees-to-provide-a-superior-customer-experience-in-2018/
