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Customer Service Industry Trends 2024 

Dig deep into five customer service predictions that are expected to have a lasting and powerful impact far beyond the year. 

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15 Customer Retention Strategies for Long-Term Customer Loyalty
October 9th, 2016 | Customer Service

Your customer retention is super important to your bottom line—after all, customer loyalty is well-known for being more valuable than customer acquisition. But + Read More

What Is Customer Churn Rate and How You Can Reduce It Fast
September 29th, 2016 | Customer Service

Is your customer churn rate burning a hole in your retention plan? If so, you’re not alone. When it comes down to it, + Read More

Top 3 Ways to Handle Bad Reviews on Social Media
September 1st, 2016 | Customer Service

Social media. The ultimate double-edged sword of customer care. On the one hand, social media provides businesses with a premier location to engage + Read More

10 Warning Signs That Your Customer Service Sucks
August 25th, 2016 | Customer Service

We all want our customers to be happy with our products and services. Ideally, they would all be willing ambassadors for our company: + Read More

[Interview] Improve Your Customer Service Training with This Expert Advice
July 28th, 2016 | Customer Service

A lot of different concerns crop up when you consider the best way to train your team in customer service. It’s enough work + Read More

Comm100 Live Chat Achieves Security Milestone with PCI Compliance
June 22nd, 2016 | News & Updates

Security is one of the top concerns of enterprise businesses when they are looking to implement live chat onto their websites. At Comm100, + Read More

How to Prevent Difficult Customers in Retail: Brick and Mortar
June 8th, 2016 | Customer Service

According to the ICSC (The International Council of Shopping Centers), 78% of consumers still prefer shopping at a physical store. And just like + Read More

7 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Customer Loyalty
May 18th, 2016 | Customer Service

What are you doing at this very moment to keep buyers coming back for more? Compare what you’re doing for customers to experiences + Read More

Multi-Tasking 101 for Live Chat Agents
May 5th, 2016 | Customer Service

Live chat agents are supposed to be experts at multi-tasking, but with all of the simultaneous chats and emails, it’s possible that you’re + Read More

How to Hack Customer Empathy Like an Apple Store Genius
April 29th, 2016 | Customer Service

A few years back, the internet erupted when the people at Gizmodo got their hands on the copy of the Apple’s Genius Training + Read More

8 Proactive Chat Best Practices with Ready-to-Use Scripts
February 21st, 2016 | Live Chat

Proactive customer service has become one of the top trends in recent years. And the live chat industry is no exception. A Forrester + Read More

Leverage the Power of Post-Chat Survey: Tips and Best Practices
February 1st, 2016 | Live Chat

Post-chat surveys are increasingly recognized as an effective tool to collect customer feedback on the live chat service level when a chat ends. + Read More

Leverage the Power of Pre-Chat Survey: Tips and Best Practices
January 28th, 2016 | Live Chat

Just like phone support, live chat enables your visitors and customers to contact you directly for support in real time. The Internet offers + Read More

Double Your Sales with Awesome Live Chat Upselling Techniques
November 11th, 2015 | Live Chat

If you could double or even triple your revenue in minutes, would you? Before you roll your eyes and point out that you + Read More

8 Reasons Why You Need a Live Chat Script
November 4th, 2015 | Live Chat

Would you accuse a play of being bad just because the actors used a script? Of course not. The same should apply to + Read More

Customer Satisfaction Versus Customer Loyalty
October 30th, 2015 | Customer Service

If your business sells goods or services online, then you know that nothing beats having a new customer visit your website and then + Read More

8 Reasons Why Your Website Needs Live Help
October 28th, 2015 | Live Chat

Whether you’re an online business or a brick and mortar store, being able to provide great customer service is important to the success + Read More

Is Your Live Chat System Protected Against DDoS Attacks?
September 16th, 2015 | Live Chat

In a perfect online world, there would be more people helping each other and fewer hackers and Internet criminals. Unfortunately, the online world + Read More