This survey shows the share of customers by if they have higher expectations for customer service today than they had one year ago in 2018. During the survey, 56 percent of respondents from the United States stated that they have higher expectations for customer service today than they had one year ago.
Do you have higher expectations for customer service today than you had one year ago?
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Communication channels
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Customer satisfaction
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- Basic Statistic Customers who stopped doing business due to poor customer service U.S. 2016-2020
- Basic Statistic Important aspects of a good customer service experience U.S.& worldwide 2018
- Basic Statistic Share of customers by poor customer service experiences U.S.& worldwide 2018
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Self-service
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Digital trends
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- U.S. consumers' opinions on companies' responses over social media channels 2012
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- Share of customers by search engine usage to answer questions U.S.& worldwide 2017
- Important aspects of a good customer service experience by age worldwide 2018
- U.S. consumers' communication channels for difficult service inquiries 2012
- Effectiveness of customer service chatbots at resolving customers' issues 2017
- Customers by share lost due to poor service in the last year U.S.& worldwide 2018
- U.S. consumers' usage of social media to get a customer service response 2012
- Share of customers by if companies responded to their questions on social media 2017
- Customers by share lost due to poor service experience U.S.& worldwide 2018
- Share of customers by if they have used a self-service portal U.S.& worldwide 2017
- U.S. consumers' communication channels for simple inquiries 2012
- Reasons for using social media to get a customer service response 2012
- Share of customers by poor customer service experiences by age worldwide 2018
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- U.S. consumers' communication channels for difficult service inquiries 2012
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Microsoft. (March 14, 2019). Do you have higher expectations for customer service today than you had one year ago? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808400/change-in-customers-customer-service-expectations-in-the-last-year/
Microsoft. "Do you have higher expectations for customer service today than you had one year ago?." Chart. March 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808400/change-in-customers-customer-service-expectations-in-the-last-year/
Microsoft. (2019). Do you have higher expectations for customer service today than you had one year ago?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808400/change-in-customers-customer-service-expectations-in-the-last-year/
Microsoft. "Do You Have Higher Expectations for Customer Service Today than You Had One Year Ago?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808400/change-in-customers-customer-service-expectations-in-the-last-year/
Microsoft, Do you have higher expectations for customer service today than you had one year ago? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808400/change-in-customers-customer-service-expectations-in-the-last-year/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Do you have higher expectations for customer service today than you had one year ago? [Graph], Microsoft, March 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/808400/change-in-customers-customer-service-expectations-in-the-last-year/