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The True Cost of Losing a Customer

BlueOcean

TL;DR: With every customer loss, you’re missing out on prospects and falling short of your lifetime customer value potential. But if that interaction also ends negatively, the customer support experience can become the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

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Are You Using 1999 Metrics to Measure 2019 Customer Care?

BlueOcean

Those metrics were born in an era when customer service was a race, where whoever got to the finish line first (i.e. off the phone) – upsetting the least number of hurdles, extra points for a graceful gait – was the champion, the most successful, the most likely to win “customer service agent of the year.”. Sound complicated?

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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

We would wager, that even with the evolution of AI, brands serving consumers in the Americas will continue to benefit from providing support in French, Spanish, and, for some organizations, Portuguese through a live agent model. The impact of bilingual support on the customer experience cannot be understated. It’s our thing.

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The True Cost of Losing a Customer

BlueOcean

TL;DR: With every customer loss, you’re missing out on prospects and falling short of your lifetime customer value potential. But if that interaction also ends negatively, the customer support experience can become the straw that breaks the camels back.

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The Complete Retail Customer Experience Guide

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It can be argued that the customer experience is more important in retail than any other industry. Why is the Retail Customer Experience Important The retail customer experience has become increasingly significant in the success and sustainability of any business operating in the modern marketplace.

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Blue Ocean’s Most Popular Customer Service Blogs of 2019

BlueOcean

The True Cost of Losing a Customer. Did you know it can cost five times as much to acquire new customers versus retaining existing ones? That’s why calculating lifetime customer value is key to understanding the impact of customer service. Which 2019 Consumer Trends Will Impact Your Customer Experience Strategy?

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10 Ways to Turn Holiday Shoppers into Lifetime Customers

Optimove

If its too cumbersome or time-consuming, the shopper will opt out. How to prevent churn and reactivate customer Download Now >> 2) Offer incentives In addition to offering incentives for the shopper to provide contact, birthday and other information, provide other motivations for the shopper to purchase again after the holidays.