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Why online communities are growing—and how you can get more from them

Alida

To appreciate just how dominant they have become, consider these stats: According to Forrester Research’s 2015 Customer Lifecycle Journey report, 81 percent of companies now have community-type support channels—a steep increase from 2012’s 67 percent figure. Technology and social media has given more power and influence to customers.

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These Nonprofit Technology Trends Are Changing the Fundraising Experience

Oracle

million charitable entities targeting the donation pool, many are digging deeper into how nonprofit technology can extend the reach and sharpen the impact of their fundraising efforts. Admittedly, limited budgets and restricted donations can hamstring a nonprofit on the technology front. With more than 1.5

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Apple Maps for Business: Improve Local SEO and Online Visibility

InMoment XI

Launched in 2012, its popularity initially suffered due to a glitch that would disrupt navigation. However, Apple Maps has since turned a corner and improved its technology to the point of being a robust solution. Apple Maps is the wayfinding solution of choice for users within the Apple ecosystem.

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Improving Your E-Commerce Customer Service to Meet Today’s Consumer Expectations

Joe Rawlinson

Mobile technology has been changing consumer expectations for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, making it more challenging to deliver satisfactory customer service. Use social media channels to keep in touch with your customers and stay engaged. Add Value by Utilizing Technological Innovations.

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Is Your Customer Service Department a “Factory of Sadness”?

Customer Bliss

Investments in self-service technologies have helped companies siphon off low-complexity issues (e.g., It’s one of the main reasons why we continue to see stories of service failures (and the resulting customer outrage that ensues) all over social media. Customer satisfaction has been in a freefall for four years running.

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Lithium’s Customer Heroes

Customers Rock!

I recently attended the 2012 Lithium Network Conference (LiNC for short) in San Francisco to hear about the latest and greatest from Lithium Technologies as well as from thought leaders such as Brian Solis , photo left, who shared about Digital Darwinism from his new book The End of Business as Usual. Improving Social Media Marketing.

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Why Gamble Your Reputation over Social Media? Use Live Chat to Keep Conversations Private

Kayako

You might believe social media is a boon for customer care. A Google search for the phrase ‘social media customer service’ returns 117 million results. It’s easy to find authoritative articles, like this one , that claim customers love to use social media for customer support—and they have statistics to back it up.