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Turning the tide: CS expert Jo Causon on reviving customer satisfaction rates

Intercom

Customer satisfaction scores in the UK have taken the biggest hit since 2015. But not all is lost – today’s guest shares her thoughts on how to get it back up. Organizations are taking longer than expected to solve complaints, problems remain unsolved, and more customers complain that issues are met with excuses or indifference.

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4 out of 5 organizations have not increased their customer satisfaction since 2010!

Beyond Philosophy

I’ve followed the American Customer Satisfaction Institute (ACSI) results since I started Beyond Philosophy in 2002. When you consider all the resources organizations and individuals have put into customer experience and the voice of the customer, I wonder… was it worth it? Have Organizations Given Up?

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Beyond Service: 14 Strategies to Improve Customer Satisfaction

SurveySensum

That feeling is what businesses aim to achieve in order to keep customers happy and satisfied and keep coming back for more. But why is it important to improve customer satisfaction? Because acquiring a new customer can cost five times more than retaining an existing one. So, what exactly is customer satisfaction?

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Beyond Service: 14 Strategies to Improve Customer Satisfaction

SurveySensum

That feeling is what businesses aim to achieve in order to keep customers happy and satisfied and keep coming back for more. But why is it important to improve customer satisfaction? Because acquiring a new customer can cost five times more than retaining an existing one. So, what exactly is customer satisfaction?

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How to Cut Call Center Costs with Technology

Fonolo

From agent hiring and training to in-house IT support, marketing, and HR, call center costs quickly add up. When it comes to reducing call center costs, start here. Start by calculating your total operating expenses. Then, add up the number of contacts minus abandoned contacts. Consider outsourcing. Voice call-backs.

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A Brief History of Virtual Queuing Technology

Fonolo

Virtual queuing and automated call-backs may seem like new technology, but companies have just been holding out on you. Virtual queuing technology has a long history. Before there were call-backs and virtual queueing , companies just picked up the phone when you called. Let’s start at the beginning of hold time.

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A crash course in customer satisfaction

Zendesk

In our Customer Experience Trends Report 2020 , we uncovered a startling statistic: about 50 percent of respondents said they’d switch to a competing brand after just one bad customer experience. Fifty-percent customer churn is a death sentence for almost any business—which means it’s time to prioritize customer satisfaction.