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The Evolving Landscape: New Trends in Customer Service Strategies

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It operates as a key touchpoint between a business and its customers – a platform where relationships are built, trust is established, and loyalty is earned. The significance of efficient customer service strategies cannot be overstated. As a result, businesses can handle more queries at once and improve efficiency.

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It’s Not Really Free Delivery!

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But if the company leaders know how much they can give away without losing money and incorporate it into a competitive price, they may have a value proposition that gets and keeps customers. Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of this. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn. It markets the heck out of Two Bags Fly Free®.

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Ford Versus Ferrari: A Lesson in Customer Experience?

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The point is that functionality and customer experience are not mutually exclusive but are, in fact, very connected. The value of an exceptional customer experience cannot be understated, regardless of the product’s price tag. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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Always Look for Improvement

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This idea came to me as I read an article about United Airlines changing the way passengers board the plane. Most airlines put passengers in groups and call them in order. But, in the airline business, two minutes is a big deal. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn. This new process will save two minutes.

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Three Customer Service Lessons from a World Traveler?

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It would take two flights on two airlines to get to where I was going, so I expected two boarding passes. Because it’s a different airline, it takes an extra couple of steps, and she didn’t want to do it.” Yes, the second agent took great care of me. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn. She quietly answered, “She is just lazy.

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North America’s Must-Attend Customer Service Strategy Meeting Hits NYC

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The Summit provides a space for us to learn best practices from each other and about new technologies from sponsoring vendors.” – Michelle Buckley, Director of Operations, Customer Relations/Rapid Rewards, Southwest Airlines. Director of Operations, Customer Relations/Rapid Rewards, Southwest Airlines.

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Rip the Band-Aid Off Communication

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The captain of the flight was notified and, in the name of safety, made the decision to take the plane out of service. He announced to the passengers exactly what had happened and what the airline would do about it, which was to get everyone and their bags off the plane and onto a different plane. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.