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How Much Does It Cost to Give Great Customer Service?

ShepHyken

I recently wrote an article in Forbes about how to get customers to pay more. The focus, of course, was on customer service and experience. Research has irrefutably proven that customers will pay more for a better experience. It’s the same for certain aspects of customer service. Not that much!

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Upgrade Your Customer Support Rep to a Customer Support Professional

ShepHyken

The other day I was talking with a gentleman who was as passionate about customer service and experience as I am. He had worked with support centers and we were discussing how important the team in a customer support center is to an organization. They’re your front line for your customers.

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Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

ShepHyken

So many ways to serve chicken—so many ways you can amaze your customer. And like chicken, customer service—no matter how you serve it to your customer—is still customer service. A good customer service representative—or anyone in a customer-facing role—can manage the customer’s experience in numerous ways.

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Customer Service Week: A Time to Celebrate Customers AND Employees

ShepHyken

And of course, one of my favorite “holidays” is National Customer Service Week , which happens the first full week of October each year. Traditionally, Customer Service Week has been the time to highlight and celebrate the great work employees do to take care of their customers. This year it’s October 5-9.

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When You, As A Customer Service Representative, Take Things Personally, You Make Your Job Harder

Myra Golden

I’ll never forget the day I saw a fight, literally a fist-fight, between a customer and an employee. My 17-year old co-worker and good friend, Beverly, said to a customer who wanted to return some worn out clothing, “We’re not taking that junk back!”. the customers said. I was glad Beverly got this customer and not me.

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The Problem Didn’t Start When Your Customer Told You About It

ShepHyken

A customer service representative answers the phone and hears about a problem a customer is having. It occurred before the customer called. The big question is… how long before the customer called did the problem occur? It’s not that he has a problem with customer service. The phone rings.

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The Problem Didn’t Start When Your Customer Told You About It

ShepHyken

A customer service representative answers the phone and hears about a problem a customer is having. It occurred before the customer called. The big question is… how long before the customer called did the problem occur? It’s not that he has a problem with customer service. The phone rings.