Customer Service
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The Psychological Journey of E-Commerce: Turning Clicks into Customers
Understanding consumer psychology is the key to unlocking sales and building a loyal customer base. Unlike brick-and-mortar stores, online retailers must navigate the unique challenges of creating an engaging and persuasive environment without the advantage of face-to-face interactions or the tactile experience of products. By delving into the intricacies of the consumer decision-making process and leveraging psychological triggers, e-commerce businesses…
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How A Lack of Social Media Responsiveness is Destroying Your Customer Retention (and Acquisition)
We’ve written about the incredible growth of social media as a resource for consumers to handle customer service issues and that it’s become an expectation, not an option. Businesses are witnessing a seismic shift in customer service dynamics, with social media becoming the dominant platform for consumer-brand interactions. What’s disconcerting is that many of them are still ignoring the repercussions.…
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5 Ways to Make Your Customers Feel Loved
The consequences of poor customer service are substantial, with more than half of consumers reducing their spending after a single bad experience. This negative impact on consumer spending poses a significant threat to businesses globally, potentially affecting $4.7 trillion in annual revenue. To mitigate these risks, it’s essential for companies to provide stellar customer experiences, especially in light of rising…
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The Complete List of Social Media Marketing Benefits for Any Business
Gone are the days when companies solely dictated their brand’s voice, narrative, and marketing strategies. Today, the true power lies in the hands of consumers and business customers, whose voices on social media platforms have the remarkable capacity to make or break a brand. This shift has transformed social media into a critical arena where customer validation is not just…
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How To Start A Dropshipping Business
These last few years have been very exciting for entrepreneurs or companies looking to build an e-commerce business. A decade ago, launching an e-commerce platform, integrating your payment processing, calculating local, state, and national tax rates, building out marketing automation, integrating a shipping provider, and bringing in your logistics platform to move a product from sale to delivery took months…
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The New Rules of Customer Engagement
Customer engagement has become the centerpiece of modern business strategies, crucial in fostering loyal relationships between brands and their clients. It is about creating meaningful interactions with customers at various points in their journey with a product or service. Here are some compelling statistics that underscore the focus on engagement: 90% of customers are keen on brands that allow replies…
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AI vs. AGI: And No… Artificial General Intelligence Is NOT Skynet!
The path from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is filled with scientific, technical, and philosophical challenges, and it’s difficult to predict a precise timeline for its realization… but there’s little doubt that we’re getting closer with each iteration of the platforms under development. Amidst the enthusiasm for the transformative potential of AGI, there is also a notable…
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Measuring the ROI of Social Media: Insights and Approaches
If you asked me a decade ago whether or not companies should invest in social media marketing, I would have resoundingly stated yes. When social media first skyrocketed in popularity, there weren’t complex algorithms and aggressive advertising programs on the platforms. Social media was an equalizer between competitors with massive budgets and small businesses that served their clients well. Social…
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How AI Can Improve The Customer Experience: 5 Lessons Learned
Consumers today are becoming more discerning about which brands they trust and support. 71% of surveyed consumers believe that trusting the brands they purchase from or use is now more crucial than it was in the past. Gen Z appears to prioritize this trust even more. The report also reveals that consumers are interested in continuous interactions with brands beyond…
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What Is A Social Media Management System?
A Social Media Management System (SMMS) is a multifaceted tool designed to streamline and enhance an organization’s social media presence across various platforms. This system is an organization’s central social media interaction hub, not just a marketing platform. With a SMMS, organizations can publish content, monitor engagement, analyze data, and manage customer interactions, providing a comprehensive solution across departments: Account…
