article thumbnail

The Perfect Storm in Customer Service

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In my last post we discussed the 4 reasons why using Social Media pays to provide Support : Customers prefer a good customer experiences to low prices, helps aid in spreading WOM, makes customer less likely to defect and results in high profitability for the company. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Service 100
article thumbnail

Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free. Let’s also assume that you have a Facebook fan page.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

It pays to provide Support with Social Media

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In a recent Forrester Report on “ Customer Experience Pays Off as Social Media reduces Obstacles for Real Change ” they have really nailed down the argument I have been making over the last year about why Support is the single best place to build your business case for Social Media. Every Industry!

article thumbnail

Customer Service is the New Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

It’s that WOW or should I say WOM that enhanced the value of their marketing and attracted a player like Amazon. The downside of poor customer service has been well documented on the web because social media acts as the accelerant to negative WOM (think Dell Hell, Motrin Moms, and most recently Nestle).

WOM 100
article thumbnail

Social Customer Support delivers Strong ROI

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Not only that but a recent Forrester study showed that customers actually prefer a better customer experience compared to everyday low prices, and moreover great customer experiences drive positive word of mouth (WOM). Tags: Customer Support ROI Social Media Social Networking Support Twitter.

article thumbnail

B2B Content Marketing; A Masterclass in Content Amplification

Inbox Insight

Earned media is publicity and engagement you’ve won through non-paid marketing efforts: SEO is one of the most important, along with Word of Mouth (WOM), rating and reviews, and arguably influencer marketing. This provides more accuracy than cookies as a user has to record an action against the tag to signal intent. Paid media.

article thumbnail

Top 40 Posts and Hot Topics of Inbound Marketing and Social Media

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

Here’s a great example of an effective infographic that illustrates social media behavior by age group, based on a Forrester Research study. CK’s B2B Blog , June 8, 2010 I recently ran across a positively terrific article on WOM penned by McKinsey’s Jacques Bughin, Jonathan Doogan and Ole Jørgen Vetvik.