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7 Customer Service Books to Help You Level Up Your Business

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Good customer service will help you level up your business. That’s because great customer service can turn even a dissatisfied customer into one of your biggest brand advocates. But customer service has become increasingly complex with more roles to play than ever. By Jeff Toister. By Mitche Graf.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S. consumers would pay more for a better service experience and that 89 percent have stopped doing business with a company after experiencing poor customer service.

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25 Customer Relationship Facts for 2011

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Great article from the UK entitled 25 Customer Service Statistics to be Aware of for 2011 and the last paragraph of the entire article says it all: Many businesses still don’t ‘get it’! And, crucially, Those that do will be the ones that succeed in 2011 (and beyond!) It can’t be spelled out any clearer [.].

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8 Ways to Lose in Business

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Remember that the customer is king. The following customer service truths were compiled from various studies: Poor service is the No. The average dissatisfied customer tells seven others of their dissatisfaction. This article was published in September 2011 and has been updated.

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U.S. airlines improving customer service?

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The trade industry organization Airlines for America has reported customer service for airlines improving in three different areas. CNN states mishandled baggage was at an all time low for 2011 – 3.39 Give customers what they want Southwest Airlines topped all of their rivals again in the. drop from 2010.

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Customer Service Hell

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I got instead a reminder of real customer service hell a computer answerphone instead of a human voice - do you know what I mean? They are located in Exeter UK, where 2010 people according to January 2011 statistics are unemployed and claiming benefit. It certainly is not people is it!

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Can personal customer service survive in a digital world?

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There’s hardly a moment when someone isn’t consulting Google to learn more about a product, a person, or a service. While the digital realm can indeed help all of us to buy smarter, perform better, and be better educated, can it ever replace a human at the hub of customer service? Treat the customer with respect.