Customer service statistics

We’re Getting Better at Providing Great Customer Experiences

May 4, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Customer Surveys, Research/Statistics

According to Forrester’s Customer Experience Index, in 2014, 11% of brands were rated at “excellent” compared to 0% in 2007. Conversely, the number of brands rated at “poor” or “very poor” dropped from 35% in 2007 to 11% in 2014. Clearly, there’s been a shift in how...

Be Careful When Interpreting Benchmarks

Apr 7, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Research/Statistics, Videos

Consumer vs. Corporate Perception – A Clear Disconnect

Feb 10, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Customer Surveys, Leadership, Research/Statistics

Clearly, there’s still work to be done in how organizations assess their ability to meet customer expectations. Consumer Perception (2014 Consumer): Do you feel that the customer service departments of today’s companies generally meet your needs and...

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 11: A Multichannel World

Jan 6, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Access Strategy, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Multi-channel Support, Social Media, The Edge of Service

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 11: A Multichannel World If you were to walk into an Amazon.com customer contact center, you’d see desks turned sideways so that Fire tablet support agents have a neutral background for video calls (one-way,...

How Many Customer Service Interactions Go Wrong?

Dec 5, 2014 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Customer Surveys, Research/Statistics

According to a Nuance commissioned survey of 1,000 American consumers, a quarter (26 percent) of customer service interactions are a negative experience. Among Generation X consumers—those born between 1965 to 1980—this number rises to more than one-third (36...