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Is Twitter helping your customer service goals? [Infographic]

Author's avatar By Susanne Colwyn 23 Mar, 2015
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Research shows that still 59% of Twitter users are not receiving any response

Brands understand that social media can support their customer care programme if it's well-resourced and they have a clear strategy according to this Social Media Customer Service 101 infographic from West Interactive which focuses on Twitter customer service. It's working well for leading brands such as Nike and you may have seen Nationwide are promoting Twitter for customer support on their current TV campaign in the UK. Though how good are brands at providing a good user experience across their social media channels as '17% of consumers expect this media as a channel for responding to their customer service questions'.

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Companies who are succeeding with social media as a channel for managing their customer service where they have a fully resourced social media team dedicated to answer social media questions across each channel and a Twitter handle purely for support. Having a clear purpose for your channel and good SLAs (Service Level Agreements for response) is an essential starting point.

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By Susanne Colwyn

Susanne is a Marketing Consultant and Trainer, with over 20 years marketing experience in the public and private sector. She's passionate about supporting companies with practical result driven marketing, to help focus companies on evaluating and driving their marketing forward. Experienced in Integrated Strategic Marketing Planning, Data Segmentation, Customer Relationship Management Systems, Customer Insight and reviewing internal systems, data and processes, to maximise conversion strategies and the customer experience. You can connect with her via her LinkedIn or follow her @Qtymarketing.

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