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If they've ignored customer service, too, you can count them among the walking dead of organizations.","datePublished":"2017-10-31","dateModified":"2021-11-30","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/#Person","name":"Jenn Vande Zande","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/","identifier":229,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-4198741065ac130291eb7175a196f067.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-4198741065ac130291eb7175a196f067.jpeg","height":370,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2017\/10\/31\/best-practices-cx-and-customer-service\/","about":[{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/commerce\/b2b\/","name":"B2B Commerce","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B2B_e-commerce"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/customer-experience\/","name":"Customer Experience","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Customer_experience","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q984142"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/customer-experience\/customer-experience-general\/","name":"Customer Experience","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Customer_experience","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q984142"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/commerce\/e-commerce\/","name":"E-Commerce","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/E-commerce","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q484847"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/service\/service-general\/","name":"Service","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Service","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q7406919"]}],"wordCount":638,"keywords":["Customer Engagement","Customer Experience | CX","Customer Loyalty","Customer Service","Digital Marketing","E-commerce","Omnichannel","Sales"],"articleBody":"The dawn of the digital era has been terrifying to businesses who haven’t paid attention to providing outstanding customer service and CX best practices. After all, poor service and a bad customer experience are the top reasons that customers leave brands.If you’re searching for ways to provide excellent CX and customer service, look no further.Proactive customer service is the new black“Let\u2019s face it. These days, customer satisfaction and loyalty are hard won. With the click of a mouse, customers can change brands and products, cancel warranties and contracts, and decline technician service calls.”Lisa James details three ways that companies are providing proactive, rather than reactive customer service, and how it boosts their bottom lines.      A business classic: Proactive customer service is the new black                Customer satisfaction and loyalty are hard won, but proactive customer service can assure your brand never goes out of style.      B2B customer relationships as we knew them are a relic of the past“According to McKinsey, 70% of buying experiences are based on how the customer feels they are being treated, so it\u2019s vital for companies to get the experience right.”B2B companies are facing a massive learning curve when it comes to delivering outstanding customer experiences. If they don’t, even their most loyal clients will consider leaving.Gurdeep Dhillon delves into how to assess your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to customer experience so that you can provide an outstanding interaction each time the interact with your company or brand.      Learn how to create the great experience that your customers expect                Research suggests that 86% of buyers are willing to pay more for a better CX. Learn how to create a great customer experience.      Customer experience management should be your first priority“The customer experience can make or break an organization. Therefore, it is very important that you optimize the customer experience continuously. But how do you know where you stand? And what strategy do you follow to offer a state-of-the-art customer experience?”Mark de Bruijn warns that by the time your customers start complaining, it’s already too late.That’s just one of the pitfalls companies face if they don’t take CX best practices seriously.      What is customer experience management, and why does it matter?                Customer experience management can make or break your business. So what is customer experience management? And how can you use it?      The B2B e-commerce customer experience is not what you think“B2B digital commerce is not just a B2C experience with tacked on functionality.\u00a0While customer experiences driven by e-commerce strategies is becoming the biggest competitive advantage for B2B companies, I often find that most businesses are working under a false belief that B2B e-commerce is simply an enhanced B2C model.”Evan Klein, President and CEO of Zaelab, reveals the rising complexity of the B2B customer experience and what true B2B e-commerce really means in this fantastic post.      How to create an outstanding B2B CX                The same consumers who expect personalized B2C experiences are B2B buyers. Companies must create a B2B CX that meets their needs.      For 47 percent of consumers, a poor CX sinks brands“Brand loyalty was once the vessel that couldn\u2019t be sunk, as consumers tended to stay with a familiar brand rather than venturing into unknown waters. That ship has sailed, and 47 percent of consumers today report that if they continuously encounter a poor CX, they\u2019ll spend money with a competitor, despite having been a faithful customer for years.”In this post, Jenn Vande Zande lists the most important attributes of CX, according to the customer, and how your company or brand can provide what they need.  Build customer loyalty.Reap real dividends.We can help. Start HERE. 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