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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. Share this on Linkedin. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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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. Share this on Linkedin. Every Industry! Tweet This!

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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). Share this on Linkedin.

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What Is Earned Media? Definition, Attribution, Best Practices with Examples

Martech Advisor

.” So, what do word of mouth (WoM) and going viral mean in this context? This is the gist of earned media, or as Forrester puts it, “ When customers become the channel.” ” Often described using terms such as WoM, buzz, viral, or publicity, earned media is achieved exclusively through organic activities.

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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). Share this on Linkedin. So why wouldn’t you center you social media efforts in this area? Tweet This!

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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. Linkedin (112).