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Retail delivers the goods in new brand intimacy rankings

Agility PR Solutions

We’ve read aboutthe retail industry’s struggles with CX and customer service, but new industry rankings in brand intimacy show that retail is actually doing a good job of making an emotional connection with consumers.

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Was Away On A Mission Impossible?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s about one of the key departments Korey oversaw – customer service – and its seemingly impossible standards. These days, customer relations is public relations, especially for high-growth DTC brands. These days, customer relations is public relations, especially for high-growth DTC brands.

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Unpacking The Away PR Disaster

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s about one of the key departments Korey oversaw – customer service – and its seemingly impossible standards. These days, customer relations is public relations, especially for high-growth DTC brands. These days, customer relations is public relations, especially for high-growth DTC brands.

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Dear Facebook your customer service for social media agencies sucks!

Norton's Notes

So with that in mind you would think that Facebook would have a killer customer service team that would be agile, friendly, adaptable and helpful to get you to spend your money in the correct areas right? I thought the aim was to help your customer and make them happy? Google does it, so why don’t you Facebook?

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Digital and Omnichannel – More Important Than Ever

5W PR

Before the pandemic, less than three-fourths of the top ten retailers out of 125 identified by multichannel consultancy firm FitForCommerce had been employing omnichannel best practices. Of 125 major retailers, only two, Home Depot and JC Penney ranked high in all three categories.

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Managing the Aftermath of a Digital PR Crisis

5W PR

Depending on the severity of the PR crisis, it could take some significant action to woo customers and fans back into the proverbial trust circle. For retail brands, this might include special offers, new discounts, and a more proactive customer service process that shows customers they’re appreciated and important.

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PR and social media set for continued growth

Stuart Bruce

For example, last autumn, an initiative by British Gas, which is owned by FTSE 100 group Centrica, to use its Twitter account to promote customer service was greeted by hundreds of tweets pouring scorn on the company’s decision to raise energy prices ahead of winter.”.