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Google enters into customer service industry with Trusted Stores Program

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The introduction of the Google Trusted Stores Program may be the foundation for competing with Amazon someday, but it’s interesting to see Google becoming a customer service representative for customers right down to even offering a purchase protection plan when a sale goes awry. So how does the new program work?

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How to improve customer service in the digital world

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Wachovia turned into Wells Fargo in March 2011. They also promised to have more in-house personnel to assist customers and to become more efficient. It doesn’t work to decrease customer service representatives in lieu of pressing multiple numbers on our phones to just wind up in a complete circle.

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Amazon.com still a leader in customer service

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Service representatives will be handling phones, emails, and chat contacts. Customer service representatives are recognized as valuable partners in the company’s success also. Can your business measure up on customer service? It looks as if that might be happening. photo credit: Chrysaora.

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How to survive customer service blunders in the world of social media

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Too many agents begin speaking before the customer is even finished, but taking a deep breath, relaxing, and listening becomes an integral part of any problem solving, since we can’t figure out a solution until we know the problem. Next the seasoned customer service representative will want to repeat the problem back to the customer.

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Customers not feeling “a little love back from Starbucks”

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” In 2011, 66 percent of consumer respondents stated that loyalty programs do not make them more likely to shop at one place simply because the programs become too problematic and people are just less motivated to figure it out. Building customer goodwill by giving back There’s a huge Internet buzz today about a Google Android.

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Back to the basics for customer service

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I’m not even sure if the late 1980′s put much effort into employee training and the consequences for rudeness, lack of training, or chewing gum in my face as the customer service representative told me I was not receiving a new blouse or a refund. I’m looking forward to a great year of customer service.

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‘Tis the season to rev up the customer service

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Statistics for the 2011 shopping holiday season look a little scary for merchants this year. And what that means is the need of customer service representatives demonstrating those people skills that assure shoppers they are making good decisions. Luckily 49 percent say they are going to spend the same amount.