{"id":2184,"date":"2018-06-29T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:22:47","slug":"dissatisfied-customers-cost-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/dissatisfied-customers-cost-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor Customer Service Costs UK Businesses \u00a337 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK businesses are losing billions of pounds each year as consumers continue to demonstrate their intolerance for bad customer experience<\/a>. Technology has been driving fundamental changes to the global economy, leaving many companies struggling to hold onto even their most loyal customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Customer engagement<\/strong> may be a new term but as a concept it\u2019s been around since the first merchants and banks of 3,000 years ago. Starting from the Industrial Revolution, the advancement of technology enabled mass production, creating a gap between producers and customers. Fast forward to 2018 and with the online economy thriving, this gap has only deepened. And while the technologies designed to fill this gap are out there, they are still not being properly deployed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Within the last decade, the global economy has been fundamentally changed by the employment of technologies to choose and purchase products, and vendors are at different stages in transforming their customer engagement strategy<\/a>. This is a crucial time for businesses as they race to adapt to the rapidly evolving digital economy while keeping hold of their current customers. Those that don’t invest wisely will pay a significant price.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is plenty of evidence to show that customers value a product more if it\u2019s accompanied by a positive customer experience. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

Consumer surveys consistently show that complaints are on the rise with customers becoming increasingly fickle in the face of a bad experience. The Ombudsman Services report<\/a> last year estimated that UK businesses lose about \u00a337 billion every year due to bad customer service. When customers have a bad experience, around a third will respond by spending less on that brand and are more likely to switch to a rival. They are also more likely to complain to their friends, tweet, or leave bad online reviews. The report revealed that the most complained about industry is retail, followed by telecommunications, with energy, transport, and banking coming in third.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poor customer service not only affects the consumer<\/a>, but it is also demoralising for the staff on the other end. Systems that leave the customer on hold or require them to repeat information many times over mean that instead of helping serve customers, call centre staff spend most of their time apologising to irate callers and directing complaints. This isn\u2019t helpful and is extremely costly, especially taking into account that many of these customers will not be coming back. <\/span><\/p>\n

There is plenty of evidence to show that customers value a product more if it\u2019s accompanied by a positive customer experience. This is a trend that will continue and industry analysts say that spending on customer engagement projects is forecast to increase significantly as its influence and value become increasingly obvious.<\/span><\/p>\n

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