Tag Archives: CUSTOMER

Knowing When to Outsource Your Customer Service Department

Gabriel Bristol       November 18, 2014 New entrepreneurs very often have to wear many hats. They may be the person unlocking the office and making coffee in the morning, holding important sales and marketing meetings in the afternoon and then sweeping the floors in the evening. For many entrepreneurs they become so accustomed to being all … Continue reading Knowing When to Outsource Your Customer Service Department →

Latest Trends In Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Programs

By Jodi Beuder, Published November 6, 2014   Wouldn’t it be great if those working in customer-service environments could look into a crystal ball and predict how customer expectations and behaviors were changing so that agent training and software development could co-evolve? While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where changes will occur, there are … Continue reading Latest Trends In Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Programs →

The Social Consumer Study And What It Means To Customer Service Professionals

By Vanessa DiMauro, Published November 6, 2014 “The pen is mightier than the sword,” wrote Edward George Bulwer-Lytton in 1839. Little did he know what was to come with the advent of social media? Around the globe, customers – friend and foe alike – share their experiences using indelible digital characters all across the social … Continue reading The Social Consumer Study And What It Means To Customer Service Professionals →

Beyond ‘the customer is always right’: understanding the social shopper

  By Mike Saunders, November 05, 2014     The consumer has always been right, but now they are so informed by their peers that they are savvier than ever when it comes to choosing between products, services, and brands. A few years ago, ‘social’ meant Facebook pages and Twitter profiles; today, it’s about involving … Continue reading Beyond ‘the customer is always right’: understanding the social shopper →