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Stop Reading From The Script!

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The customer service rep would never have suggested taking the car to the dealership had she truly heard the customer say, “It won’t start.” She was probably just going through the motions with the troubleshooting exercise, not really paying attention to her customer. Show some empathy. This ties back to listening.

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Following the Shot In

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We’re just out there to get some exercise and have fun. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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CX and EX (Customer Experience and Employee Experience)

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In many of our customer service workshops, we do an exercise where the participants answer a powerful question that helps them understand what makes them different: Why should someone do business with us? And, even if it is different, do our customers care? In other words, why us instead of our competition.

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How to Set Goals & Build a Strategy to Drive Customer Experience Improvement

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It is also imperative that you start instilling a customer-focused attitude among employees through workshops and training, as well as ensuring your own stated values and behavior role-model what you want to achieve. Prioritize activities and allocate them to employees. Here are some activities to consider: Define the strategy.

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Three Ways to Create Confidence with Your Customers

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I recently interviewed Nate Skinner, the VP of Customer Care for Campaign Monitor, a company that helps businesses use email to market their businesses. It was for one of my Forbes columns, Seven Ways to Use Email to Build Your Brand and Create a Better Customer Experience. Jordan knew that his customer didn’t send email spam.

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Customer journey map: The key to understanding your customer

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Using a customer journey map to improve the customer experience. Outlining current processes helps to visualize what your customer is experiencing in real time and may unveil common pain points that need to be addressed. . Gaining a deeper understanding of your customer. Customer journey map design.

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Your Customer Service DNA

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Just a few weeks ago I went through an exercise and one of the questions was about my “entrepreneurial DNA.” I realized that there was a point in my life that I could look back and say, “That’s when I knew I was passionate about taking care of customers.” And, it seems to come naturally to them. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.