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How Do You Make Customers Feel Important?

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According to the 2017 American Express Customer Service Barometer , 81% of Americans said that businesses were at least meeting, if not exceeding their expectations for customer service, which is nearly 8 of 10. This percentage compares with only 67% in 2014. Customer service covers an array of services including: .

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How to Eliminate Hold Time in Your Call Center

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And the worst of it is, consumers are getting more and more impatient on calls. A 2014 AMEX survey found that the maximum amount of time customers are willing to wait is 13 minutes. Poor self-service options or alternative support channels. Outdated contact center technology. Create better self-service options.

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SalesForce, Hubspot, Zendesk and More — Which Customer Engagement Software is Right for Me?

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This CRM solution offers customer service and social media integrations, knowledge management for digital self-service, conversational bots and more. A leader in help desk services, Zendesk now has over 2,000 employees and serves 114,000 customers in 150 countries and territories. Deployment : Cloud, SaaS, Web.

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