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Customers not feeling “a little love back from Starbucks”

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CMO Council, a research group stated consumers have been backing away from reward cards because of the “barrage of irrelevant messages, low value rewards and impersonal engagements.” Don’t hold back AT&T customer service agent Rachael Parcht, customer service representative for AT&T may have just.

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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.