Using Social Media for Customer Service

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Using Social Media for Customer Service

Category : Social Media

Know the ways a angry customer is trying to reach you!

Customers are learning how to use social media for customer service. Your ability to monitor and respond to this is crucial.  How are they using it? Some ways are less obvious and more damaging than others!

Facebook

A customer can post straight on your Facebook page but in general it’s not very visible, send you a message but only you see it, or for maximum impact for all to see they can post a comment on an ad or a regular post. The ad can be the most vulnerable since it’s something you are paying for. It’s important you respond fully to the concern as the post will have a wide distribution.

Twitter

While Facebook comments can be deleted by your company, Twitter Tweets can’t. They are much more visible to the general public. They simply follow and ‘Tweet’ to your page with a message limited to 280 characters. The public posts will appear to people who follow your company and the customer. What you want to do here is ask the customer to reach out to you via direct message where the public can’t see and where there isn’t a character limit and you can authenticate them and their claims. Keep in mind a customer can also amp up their complaint by posting their complaint and tagging your company. Then it appears to all your company’s followers. It’s much more visible to you and the public while also much more damaging to your brand.  Responding by taking it to private direct message is crucial but also addressing it with an apology is crucial to help all who see it know you address customer concerns / complaints.

More information

You can find more information from the customer perspective at Consumer Reports, “How to Solve a Customer Service Problem Using Facebook or Twitter“.


Testimonials

Lemur Technology has been a blessing to our business as we went from a startup to a 5 year old established practice.  Ron’s management of social media across different platforms including our website keeps us on potential customer’s radar.  We are thankful to have him handling all the nuances of internet marketing. Dr. Eric Potter Sanctuary Functional Medicine
Sanctuary Functional Medicine