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Customer Service in the Digital Age

CSM Magazine

This differs from supply chain management, which monitors the activities and resources required to bring a product to market. A business ecosystem is a set of value-creating relationships among its members and can include customers, suppliers, employees, financiers, communities, and managers. Omni-channels. Lampton, PhD.,

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Customer Service Trends 2017: An Effortless Customer Experience is Vital for Loyalty

Kayako

According to Forrester Research , “only 36% of contact centers have implemented multichannel integration to provide consistent experiences; 70% do not train agents to support multiple channels, and 56% do not offer an agent-facing knowledge management solution”. Most consumers expect ready access to support or help.