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The Number One Customer Service Strategy

ShepHyken

While, in general, helpful and friendly interactions get customers to come back, here’s another statistic from something more specific, which focuses on complaints. We asked, “When you have a problem or issue with a company or brand, which solutions do you prefer to help you solve your problem?” . Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Training: Empowering A Service Mindset

Integrity Solutions

In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is. But great customer experiences don’t just happen.

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How to Disrupt Your Competition

ShepHyken

And, that leads to this very important point: When great customer service meets convenience, you have the recipe for disruption. I was talking to the manager of the service and repair center at a major brand automotive dealership. For information, contact 314-692-2200 or www.hyken.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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The Echo

ShepHyken

There are many definitions of the term brand. One of my favorites is this: A brand is a promised delivered. . Consider Ace Hardware, whose brand promise is The Helpful Hardware Place. Based on all their awards and the comments from happy customers posted on social channels, they deliver. . Are they helpful?

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CEO of the Moment

ShepHyken

Some may call that employee a brand ambassador or advocate for the company, but I have a new title for that individual: CEO of the Moment. . They can deliver on your brand promise – or not. Anyone who, at any time, is interacting with a customer is confirming or eroding your brand promise. They must be properly trained.

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What Company Do You Admire Most??

ShepHyken

I found the answers insightful: 37% want to be like the Ritz-Carlton 25% want to be like Ace Hardware 22% want to be like Amazon 16% want to be like Uber Regardless of the survey results, I’d love to take a piece of each of these brands and roll it into what we do – especially if we’re not already doing it.

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Bad Customer Service Isn’t the Problem. A Bad Culture Is the Problem

ShepHyken

However, customer service trends seem to be heading in the wrong direction. Even several years before the pandemic began, The American Customer Satisfaction Index found the overall ratings slipping, even with brands most recognized for high levels of customer service. . A bad culture is the problem.

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