{"id":3995,"date":"2017-11-17T10:19:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T15:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2024-11-25T06:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T11:26:12","slug":"do-you-fail-to-answer-your-customers-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/do-you-fail-to-answer-your-customers-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"How often do you fail to answer customer questions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>According to consumers, customer service agents fail to answer their questions 50% of the time.*<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>So, you\u2019re yelling your birthdate into the phone for the third time at the automated message, then sitting and sitting and sitting on hold, waiting to talk to a person who will answer your question and solve your problem. But when you finally get someone, they can\u2019t. Or don\u2019t. Or won\u2019t. They fail to answer your question.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Blog-11-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3999 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Blog-11-20-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fail to answer customer questions?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Blog-11-20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Blog-11-20.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s frustrating &#8211; and it happens more than you\u2019d think. According to consumers, customer service agents failed to answer their questions 50% of the time. Whether it\u2019s not knowing the answer, or thinking problems were resolved when they weren\u2019t, the result is the same \u2013 customer dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Customers lose faith and patience when businesses don\u2019t address their issues and make them feel whole. They\u2019re likely to just take their business and go. And they always have the option to vent on social media or review sites where they will no doubt be heard &#8211; by you AND the world at large.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Learn what\u2019s getting in the way of responsive customer service and problem resolution at your organization.<a href=\"https:\/\/cx.sogosurvey.com\/\"> Sogolytics CX<\/a> will help you listen to your customers, identify common concerns, and predict what information they\u2019ll need so you can be prepared to give them the answers they deserve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Answer all your Sogolytics CX questions at one of our upcoming webinars! <a href=\"https:\/\/sogolytics.com\/request-a-demo\/\">Sign up today<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<div><strong>*Source: Harris Interactive<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"ritetag-cps-check\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ritekit.com\/csp-cookie-check.html\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to consumers, customer service agents fail to answer their questions 50% of the time.* So, you\u2019re yelling your birthdate into the phone for the third time at the automated message, then sitting and sitting and sitting on hold, waiting to talk to a person who will answer your question and solve your problem. But when you finally get someone, they can\u2019t. Or don\u2019t. Or won\u2019t. They fail to answer your question. It\u2019s frustrating &#8211; and it happens more than you\u2019d think. According to consumers, customer service agents failed to answer their questions 50% of the time. Whether it\u2019s not knowing the answer, or thinking problems were resolved when they weren\u2019t, the result is the same \u2013 customer dissatisfaction. Customers lose faith and patience when businesses don\u2019t address their issues and make them feel whole. They\u2019re likely to just take their business and go. And they always have the option to vent on social media or review sites where they will no doubt be heard &#8211; by you AND the world at large. Learn what\u2019s getting in the way of responsive customer service and problem resolution at your organization. Sogolytics CX will help you listen to your customers, identify common concerns, and predict what information they\u2019ll need so you can be prepared to give them the answers they deserve. Answer all your Sogolytics CX questions at one of our upcoming webinars! Sign up today! *Source: Harris Interactive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[176,258,60],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How often do you fail to answer customer questions? - Sogolytics Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you fail to answer questions from your customers? 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