B2B customers are speaking up and begging to be heard - they want better customer service, and they'll go to your competitors to find it if they have to. Here are 26 telling statistics regarding customer service and it's impact on business success.

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26 B2B CUSTOMER SERVICE STATISTICS
That Make You Go Hmmm…

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. THE COSTS OF POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
2. WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT
3. THE REWARDS OF GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE

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THE COSTS OF POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE

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The estimated cost of customers
switching due to poor customer service in
the US alone is
$1.6 Trillion*Accenture Global Consumer Pulse Research

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51%
of B2B companies will avoid vendors for
at least 2 years after a bad customer
experience
*dimensional Research

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67%
of customer churn could be prevented by
resolving the customer issue at the first
contact
*thinkjar

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70%
of customers who stopped doing
business with a particular brand say it was
due to a poor customer experience
*pew

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62%
of customers have to repeatedly
contact a company to resolve an
issue
*Harvard business review

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$$$
The global average value of a lost
customer is
$243 *kissmetrics

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60%
of uk consumers prefer a balance of price
and service and will not accept low
service levels in exchange for lower price
*uksci customer satisfaction index

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it is
7 times
more expensive for companies to
attract new customers than to keep
existing ones
*Harvard business school

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32%
of US customers switch companies
because they are fed up with
speaking to multiple agents
*newvoice

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WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT

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90%
of consumers now expect a brand or
organization to offer a self-service
customer support portal
*2015 global state of multichannel service report

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89%
of customers get frustrated when
they have to repeat themselves to
multiple representatives
*aberdeen

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78%
of customers expect to get an answer
from self-service
*thinkjar

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84%
of customers are frustrated when the
service agent doesn’t have information
*thinkjar

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73%
of customers say valuing their time is the
most important thing a company can do
to provide them with good service
*forrester

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76%
of customers say they view customer
service as a true test of how much a
company values them
*2015 aspect consumer experience survey

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55%
of customers say easy access to
information and support can make them
fall in love with a brand
*rightnow

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62%
of customer service organizations view
customer experience as a competitive
differentiator
*deloitte

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THE REWARDS OF GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE

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Self-service resources or content (ticket
deflection) eliminate a customer’s need
for live assistance by
36% *TSIA member technology survey

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$$$
60%
of consumers increased their spending
after a really good response to a bad
experience
*temkin group

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65%
of companies are able to successfully
upsell or cross-sell to existing customers
*thinkjar

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86%
of buyers are willing to pay more for a
better customer experience
*walker

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73%
of consumers will recommend a brand to
others if satisfied by their customer
service experience
*sdl global cx wakeup call report

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increasing retention by 5% increases
profits by
25-95% *Harvard business school

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By improving the help section on your
website, customer service teams can
reduce calls by 5%
*Harvard business review

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30%
of customers think that when a company
understands their history they have a
much more positive experience
*customer-centricity: the rules of engagement (verint)

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50%
of consumers use a company more
frequently after a positive customer
experience
*newvoice

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