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Social Customer Service… Then and Now

Contact Center Pipeline

Social customer service has come a long way since I first wrote about it in Pipeline eight years ago (“The Impact of Word of Mouth in the Web 2.0 World,” June 2009).

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Social Customer Service: Lingering Issues to Overcome

Contact Center Pipeline

Last week’s post offered a brief look back at a couple of social customer care pioneers—two companies that led the industry in 2009 by demonstrating how customer service could be delivered through social channels.

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The Rise Of Messaging In Customer Service

Nicereply

Messaging in customer service is on the rise, and surveys for support teams continue to gather data that indicates this trend is picking up steam. There is a trend in customer service to make business messaging quicker, easier, and more convenient. The results are staggering : WhatsApp tickets rose 219%.

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A Complete Guide to Omnichannel Customer Service

Comm100

A Complete Guide to Omnichannel Customer Service. The state of customer service is always changing, and brands must keep up. Customers now use an average of nine different channels to connect with companies, and they expect the support they receive on these channels to be fast, convenient and personalized.

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5 Reasons Why Social Media Is Critical for Great Customer Service

Win the Customer

Thanks to increasing connectivity, your customers can now voice their frustrations to everyone on social media. Research has shown that in the period between 2009 and 2014, the number of Twitter users using the platform for customer service doubled to 22%. So, which companies do social customer service right?

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Online brand reputation monitoring with customer care

TMP Direct

Online brand reputation monitoring with customer care. You may also be interested in “5 Things the Most Customer Service Savvy Companies Know About Social Media” here. In mid-November 2009, there were an average of 27.3 175 million people update their Facebook status each day (per Facebook.com, Jan 2010).

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Social Customer Service Rankings: Where Do You Stack Up?

Chad Schaeffer

In May of 2009, 8 years later, I remember working with one of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods companies and for the first time talking about adding social media support to the contact center. Wow have times changed in the past 5 years with the emergence of social customer service!