Apologies work better than compensation

Customers are up to 32% more likely to forgive a service mistake when they receive an apology, rather than financial compensation.

Author

Thomas McKinlay
January 23, 2024

Channels: Customer Experience
For: B2C. Can be tested for B2B.
Research date: September 2020
Universities: Tsinghua University & Monash University

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