85% of consumers will retaliate against a company with bad customer service | Rebecca Grant | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

When a product or service doesn’t work as promised, some people get angry. Really angry.


Cloud contact center provider Five9 released a report and infographic today looking at “customer rage” and what companies can do to prevent it. Turns out 85 percent of consumers will retaliate against a company if their customer service needs are not met. 49 percent of all consumers will stop doing business with that company, and 18-34 year olds are three times as likely to vent their frustrations on social media.