{"id":14816,"date":"2021-03-26T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=14816"},"modified":"2022-07-05T08:10:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T08:10:53","slug":"what-is-the-ideal-business-email-response-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/what-is-the-ideal-business-email-response-time\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Ideal Business Email Response Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you own a business or work in the customer service industry, you probably get hundreds or even thousands of emails per day. While you may not respond to them all at lighting speed,\u00a0 businesses should respond to emails promptly. The faster the response goes out to the customer, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n Suppose you are unsure of how happy people are with your customer service. One excellent analysis tool is <\/span>Responsely<\/span>, an app designed to collect customers\u2019 data to provide all the information you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This article discusses average business email response<\/strong> times for customers, the ideal response time in customer service, and why it is all so important.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Before we talk about the ideal business email response time<\/a><\/strong> for customer service, it is worth mentioning the actual and average response times. The figures may shock you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of the most shocking facts is that as many as 62%<\/span> of all businesses don\u2019t respond to their customer\u2019s emails at all. This is, of course, unacceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n It is also interesting to note that up to 80% of companies feel they provide more than adequate customer service<\/strong>, whereas only 8% of customers think they receive good customer service. The gap between these numbers is astounding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAverage Customer Service Response Time\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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The Ideal Customer Service Business Email Response Time<\/b><\/h2>\n