Online customer service

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Why did JD Wetherspoon delete its social media accounts, and was it the right marketing decision?

News broke on Monday that UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon will be shutting down their social media accounts due to their view on the current ‘climate’ of social media and the addictive nature of the platforms. 

The company, that owns nearly 900 pubs across the UK, has made the decision to deactivate all of the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts of each of their establishments, as well as their head office, to dispel and discourage trolling of MPs and ethnic minorities online.

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Three risky customer experience (CX) initiatives

Forrester reports that customers are willing to spend nearly five times more for excellent customer experience (CX) than they would for poor CX*.

But improving customer service comes at a cost. Besides the time and effort required, sometimes marketers need to take risks to make their company more customer-centric. Here are three examples of companies who have taken a leap in the name of CX innovation.

An introduction to AI and customer service

With businesses losing $1.6trn annually due to poor customer service (according to Accenture research), it’s a pressing issue for many brands. Can artificial intelligence militate against some of this loss? There are a number of different technologies in the market. Here’s an overview… Multiple choice chatbots Chatbots are becoming increasingly common. Though they are continually lumped […]

Cart abandonment emails: Creating content that maximises conversions

Though cart abandonment emails continue to be a hot topic, more focus needs to be placed on how marketers can build more impactful emails to prompt the right consumer actions. 

Simply activating an automated email with some lines of copy and a link back to a site is not an enough to lure consumers away from their busy lives and complete an action a retailer wants him/her to take.  

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