Harvard Business Review found that companies who successfully implement a customer experience strategy achieve higher customer satisfaction rates, reduced customer churn and increased revenues. Furthermore, research by American Express found that 60% of customers are willing to pay more for a better experience. Read more

Join BARE International’s Michele Jowdy presenting on January 30, at The Quirk’s event in O.C! Read more

As we’ve previously shared in a BARE Fact“70% of buying experiences are based on how the customer feels they are being treated.”  (McKinsey). But do you really know how the customer rates their experience? Will they be one of the happy customers that tell nine people about their experience, or the unhappy customer that tells 16 (nearly two times more) people about their poor experience?
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Please be aware of possible email scams pretending to be BARE International. Current scams circulating also include fraudulent prepayment checks and letters via mail.

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Apparently if there’s a day to celebrate New Years and to make resolutions for the upcoming year, then there should be a day to ditch those resolutions. That’s the reason for Ditch New Years Resolutions Day… But we’re not buying it.

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By 2020, 85% of all customer interactions will be handled without a human agent. Why? Resolving customer service issues before they arise could significantly lower customer abandonment rate. AI, chatbots and automated, self-service technologies free up call center employees from routine tier-1 support requests so they can focus on more complex tasks. Here, BARE International shares an article by Holger Reisinger for Business2CommunityRobots in Customer Service? No Way!

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It may be hard for some people to think of patients as customers, but they definitely are. Providing great customer service at your medical practice boosts revenue and patient satisfaction. How do you make sure each of your employees is capable of making a good first impression? Do you really know how satisfied every patient is with the care they received? Read more

Increased customer satisfaction means increased revenue, so it is vital for the success of your business to know precisely how your customers are being treated and how they feel about your brand. Customer Satisfaction Surveys give you the feedback you need to keep customers happy and turn them into advocates.

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Are you keeping up with the trends and offering your customers have come to expect?

2017 saw a huge shift in the customer service world. The power now lies more or less entirely with the customer… they know what to expect, they know what they want and they won’t settle for anything less. And why should they? Here BARE International shares and article by Shep Hyken for Forbes on ‘Ten Customer Service And CX Predictions For 2018‘.

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In a recent survey from the online polling firm YouGov, eating better and exercising more top the list of new year’s resolutions. Yet a BARE International Health & Fitness Customer benchmark study showed that most gym members are unhappy with their current gym memberships.

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