Posts Tagged ‘Customer service’

20 Online Companies With Absolutely Terrible Customer Service

January 26th, 2011

From BusinessInsider.com

Ever heard of these companies? If so, we’re sorry. The Business Insider, citing reviews from STELLAService, determined that these 20 online companies have the worst customer service. Many of the companies are discount retailers. What do you expect with these bargain prices?

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Use Social Media to Create Better Customer Experiences

January 4th, 2011

By Maria Ogneva, Mashable

It’s no secret that customer experience is one of the cornerstones of an effective business strategy. In all honesty, it should have been all along, but many companies chose to hide behind corporate walls and only talk to customers when it was convenient for them instead of when the customer needed them. There’s no need to belabor the point that social media has put customers in the driver’s seat. However, companies don’t need to live in fear of the next Kevin Smith or Nestle Fanpage episode. They just need to fix their customer experience to ensure that products and services actually do what they’re supposed to do and the company’s support and service are actually helpful.

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Customer Service is Brand Management

September 10th, 2009
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Marketers already know that good customer service will aid in the success of your brand, while bad customer service will ruin your company.
Online and offline or anywhere your company interacts with the public, your brand is being impacted by these interactions. With the onset of electronic communications and the advent of social media in particular, it only takes seconds for your sales and stock price to drop as a result of bad customer service.

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