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The Problem with Self Service

Beyond Philosophy

While call center usage is about the same, use of FAQ pages increased from 67% in 2012 to 76% in 2014, according to Forrester. Source: North American Consumer Technographics Customer Life-Cycle Survey 1, 2014, Forrester.com.). (Source: Brian Manusama, Gartner.com ). Clearly, more Customers want self-service options.

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Shocking! Yahoo’s data breach

Beyond Philosophy

Not because their user numbers in July were reported to have dropped 30% since the same time in 2014. It should surprise no one that when Econsultancy.com asked in a survey if consumers thought there are enough safeguards on their information , 87% of them said no. Not even because Verizon is buying them for $4.8 Probably not.

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Ryanair: Profits Do Not Equal Loyalty

Beyond Philosophy

In a survey published by UK branding company Siegel+Gale, the airline’s app (where you can download your boarding pass and save $69 in “airport check in fee) was singled out as a “major headache.” When last October, Siegel+Gale’s 2014 simplicity index showed them as one of the worst-performing brands overall.

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2014 Holiday Shopping Trends: The Early Returns Are In

ForeSee

In late October we started surveying Americans shopping online, via mobile apps, and in retail chain stores as part of our research for the Answers™ Experience Index (AXI): 2014 U.S. To date, we’ve collected more than 15,000 survey responses, and we’ll continue to collect data well into December.

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Infographic: What Customers Experience Holiday Shopping

Customers That Stick

Here at CTS Service Solutions, we recently performed a survey designed to find out how consumers feel about holiday shopping and to see what customers are actually experiencing during the holiday shopping season. The survey revealed a number of things about the holiday shopping experience: Other customers are a big source of unpleasantness.

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100+ Customer Experience Stats to Prepare for 2023

CCNG

Martech Alliance, 2021) Nearly half (48%) of survey respondents said the customer experience they deliver falls below or significantly below their customers’ expectations. Gartner, 2021) 8 in 10 consumers report that businesses are meeting or exceeding their expectations for service, compared to 67 percent in 2014.

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3 Critical Customer Service Disasters That Totally Are Preventable

Win the Customer

The 2014 Global Customer Service Barometer by American Express found that 74% of Americans spent more money with companies that had previously provided them exceptional customer service. The survey also found that customers are far more likely to tell friends about negative customer experiences than positive ones.