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Social Media is Bad for Customer Service

Bill Quiseng

Social media is bad for customer service. But I am not against monitoring social media or using it as a responsive customer service channel. But I am not against monitoring social media or using it as a responsive customer service channel. Their customers build it for them via their raves on social media.

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‘The Offer You Can’t Refuse’ for the retail industry

Steven Van Belleghem

The best retailers are the ones that automate shopping experiences in such a way that the customer has to invest very little time and energy in purchasing what (s)he needs. There are so many frictions that retailers find and solve in the most clever of ways. Transactional convenience.

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Why Utility Companies Should Embrace Modern Customer Service Technology

Fonolo

Industries like retail, hospitality, and healthcare have continued to raise the bar to meet customer expectations. Whether its social media, call back technology, or chatbots, digital solutions have allowed companies to provide faster response times and multi-channel customer engagement.

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What Millennials Expect from Online Customer Service

Return Customer

It is only fair that they expect retailers to try and understand what they want. Millennials spend a great part of their time on the internet, not just to learn, communicate and organise their social lives but to shop too. Ongoing social engagement. Lessons on online retailing can also be learnt from the East.

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6 of the Best Apps for Remote Contact Center Teams

Fonolo

At a time when many business owners are removed from face-to-face interaction with their clients — hospitality, food, retail etc. Whether it’s on social media, chatbot or other AI technology features, it’s important to know what your customers want and use tools that will help you increase your ROI.

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How China is building an Offer You Can’t Refuse – my interview with China keynote speaker Pascal Coppens

Steven Van Belleghem

For instance, they offer commerce in a social media context. Another fantastic example of integration driving convenience is how the insurance company ZhongAn and Ant Financial both teamed up with hospitals and insurance providers to use blockchain to simplify transactions for patients in hospitals.

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Guest Post: Elevate Your Business’ Customer Service With the Help of QR Codes

Shep Hyken

You can easily use QR codes to drive customers to customer assistance sections on your website, social media channels, and other platforms. . QR codes are used in the hospitality industry, especially by hotel chains, to interact with customers. QR codes in hotel check-ins and rooms . To sum it up.