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How Quickly Should You Respond to Reviews?
The ongoing global health crisis has had a significant impact on consumer behavior. Consumers are not only shopping online more, they’re also using online channels to access customer service. In fact, according to Salesforce’s most recent State of Service report, 87% of service professionals indicate that customers have increased their use of digital channels during…
Read More11 Places to Include Reviews in Your Marketing Strategy (with 40+ Examples)
By now, the majority of brands understand the positive impact reviews can have on the bottom line. 94% of consumers say that positive reviews make them more likely to use a business (BrightLocal). And brands can experience as much as a 128% lift in conversion rate when shoppers interact with ratings and reviews (Bazaarvoice). Why…
Read MoreIntroducing Translation Studio: Break Down Language Barriers Without Leaving Salesforce
Consumers expect great service wherever they are on the purchase journey. And the current global crisis has only heightened these expectations. According to Salesforce, the COVID-19 pandemic has raised customer service standards for more than half (58%) of consumers. When companies hit the mark, they’re rewarded. Salesforce found that 71% of consumers say they’ve made…
Read MoreCustomer Service vs. Customer Experience: What’s the Difference?
Customer Service (CS) and Customer Experience (CX) are both frequently used terms in the business world. And oftentimes, these two phrases are used interchangeably. But are Customer Service and Customer Experience in fact the same thing? The short answer? No. CS and CX are certainly related, but they’re not the same thing. What exactly is…
Read More4 Key Customer Experience Trends for 2021
Customer-centric brands can leverage these four CX trends to deliver great experiences in the year ahead. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies scrambled to adapt to what we thought were temporary changes in consumer behavior. For example, retailers rushed to make curbside pickup available to keep contact to a minimum—while still maintaining sales.…
Read MoreWho Should Monitor Your Online Reviews?
These days, there are a lot of ways consumers share their feedback about products and experiences. But one method that’s growing in popularity is writing reviews. 50% of shoppers wrote reviews for at least one product they purchased in 2018 (PowerReviews). In comparison, 42% of shoppers wrote at least one review in 2014. Brands can’t…
Read MoreComments on Amazon Reviews Going Away: 5 Ways for Brands to Adapt
Last month, Amazon announced a change that’ll have a significant impact on how Brands, Manufacturers, and Sellers engage with shoppers: the comments feature on customer reviews will be eliminated, effective immediately. There has been a lot of chatter over forums this week and no doubt some heated conversations with Amazon reps. Understandably, most Brands and…
Read MoreFrom Google to Amazon: Do Reviews Help SEO?
Sometimes, when a shopper is in the market for something you sell, they bring up your eCommerce site on their web browser of choice and go from there. But oftentimes, that’s not the case. Instead, many shoppers choose to start the digital purchase journey elsewhere — often on Amazon or Google. A survey from CivicScience, cited…
Read MoreA Look Back at Amazon’s First Month in Sweden
And how your brand can be successful on Amazon’s global sites When it comes to eCommerce in the United States, Amazon reigns king. eMarketer predicts that this year, Amazon will own 38% of eCommerce sales in the U.S. And according to an estimate from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), reported by Digital Commerce 360, Amazon has…
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