Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Questions are a double-edged sword for customer service professionals. You have to ask questions to get to the root of the problem, log issues, and in general, to help customers. Years ago, when I managed a small call center, I realized that my team had to ask our customers seven questions.

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Myra Golden

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We have to give customers a lot of bad news these days. ” “We’ve temporarily closed a number of our call centers for the safety of our employees. As a result, we are no longer supporting customers over chat.” Delivering bad news doesn’t have to be hard for you or your customer.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

When I managed a call center, I would regularly pick up donuts or pastries. One had a friendly person serving customers. I was getting coffee and breakfast for my team because they’ve worked so hard to complete a project that I am over the moon excited about: My newly upgraded Customer Service eLearning suite.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 25, 2018

Too many hiring managers focus on candidates’ work history when filling customer service roles. They get excited when they read that the candidate has six-plus years working in customer service. But past work in customer service is not a reliable indicator of future success in serving your customers.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 13, 2017

Now you can get even more ideas for motivating employees, specifically how to motivate employees working in customer service. Join me for my 60-minute webinar, How to Motivate Customer Service Employees. It’s loaded with practical ideas to resist burnout and fire-up customer service employees.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 17, 2015

You know your customer service is not where it needs to be. You know your agents aren’t delivering the level of service your customers expect and deserve. There are 2 reasons why your agents are failing at the customer experience. They aren’t establishing rapport with customers. Customer: “Hi Bill.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

When I managed a call center, I would regularly pick up donuts or pastries. One had a friendly person serving customers. I was getting coffee and breakfast for my team because they’ve worked so hard to complete a project that I am over the moon excited about: My newly upgraded Customer Service eLearning suite.

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Comm100

AUGUST 1, 2018

The picks on this month’s series of best CX Posts cover a wide variety of topics focused mostly on the future of customer experience and the trends that are shaking up the industry. This article highlights that customer service is not reserved for those on the frontline and is only a complete process when all levels take part.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 9, 2016

A free module from my customer service online training. I thought, “Why not create a professional development program for customer service professionals that would be similar to the management development program?” Experience “How to Rock Your Customer Service Job” .

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Storyminers

DECEMBER 22, 2017

If we understand our customers, how do we then improve customer experience? More often than not, an organization will analyze customer feedback, pick the most common denominator and seek to fix the problem quickly. First, there are concepts you need to get right internally: Your Customer Experience strategy.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 8, 2017

We’ll use a customer service example. Your customer is upset because their shipment didn’t arrive, though you show that the package was left on the customer’s porch 2 days ago. Express empathy to this customer using the same steps I took with my daughter. Put yourself in the customer’s place.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 18, 2023

EQ is also a crucial part of your customer experience design and delivery. Today, we are discussing EQ, what it is, and how it helps your customer strategy and leadership. The same goes for customer service representatives. Having a high EQ is vital to customer service.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 9, 2016

A free module from my customer service online training. I thought, “Why not create a professional development program for customer service professionals that would be similar to the management development program?” Experience “How to Rock Your Customer Service Job” .

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Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Branded Customer Experience. That’s the power of customer experience design resulting in a “signature moment” that enhanced the Dairy Queen Fan Experience. Normally customers expect to step in line at a quick service restaurant (QSR) like Garbanzo and begin looking up at the menu board.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

N o matter what your product or service is or what business you’re in, your employees will have to deal with difficult customers. So that’s why I’m sharing these tactics… to show you a fast and easy new way your employees can create calm and regain control with difficult customers. Interestingly, call volume was not up.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 10, 2017

“When I needed soft skills and call controls eLearning modules for our Walmart.com customer care agents, it quickly became apparent that Myra’s materials were the gold standard.” Learning Designer, Customer Care, Walmart eCommerce. Betty Doyle, Sr. Learn more or try for free.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 25, 2016

Two years ago I was working with a company to help their customer service representatives convey empathy to customers. The intended outcome of the training was for employees to speak to customers with care, concern and compassion. Achieving empathy in the customer experience is a bit like walking a tightrope.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 10, 2017

“When I needed soft skills and call controls eLearning modules for our Walmart.com customer care agents, it quickly became apparent that Myra’s materials were the gold standard.” Learning Designer, Customer Care, Walmart eCommerce. Betty Doyle, Sr. Learn more or try for free.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 5, 2023

It’s a crucial skill for anyone who frequently takes calls, such as customer service representatives, salespeople, or receptionists. Mastering the art of signposting can help you control the call, build rapport with the caller, and ultimately achieve your desired outcome.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This is the 7-point call strategy I use when my work is to improve the telephone customer experience in a call center. The lead-in , step 1, gets calls started on a positive note. Steps 2-6 are how to handle the body of the call in a friendly and warm way. Customer Care. Open with a lead-in.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 8, 2018

I read that the average customer service call lasts two minutes longer than it needs to. And from personal experience in my own business and my years of customer service work, I believe this. Twenty years ago I began teaching a conversation control technique called Ask 3 Closed-ended Questions Back-to-Back.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 10, 2019

to your customer? If you’ve chosen to work in customer service, even if this merely a “job” for you, you owe it to your customers to at the very least feign friendliness. Seek Out Customer Contact. Smile, make eye contact, and greet customers – both internal and external. My point is this. How are you?”

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Myra Golden

MAY 30, 2018

One of the most significant challenges facing companies today is attracting and retaining right-fit front line customer service professionals. When I work with companies on finding, hiring, and retaining the best customer service employees, I focus on three things. Millennials now make up about 50% of the workforce.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 25, 2016

Two years ago I was working with a company to help their customer service representatives convey empathy to customers. The intended outcome of the training was for employees to speak to customers with care, concern and compassion. Achieving empathy in the customer experience is a bit like walking a tightrope.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 15, 2019

For two years I’ve partnered with LinkedIn Learning to create courses to help employees be more assured and skilled in their ability to handle demanding customers. Sadly though, the customer service was inattentive and downright careless, and I won’t be going back. Our call center set was so cool.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

N o matter what your product or service is or what business you’re in, your employees will have to deal with difficult customers. So that’s why I’m sharing these tactics… to show you a fast and easy new way your employees can create calm and regain control with difficult customers. Interestingly, call volume was not up.

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Storyminers

JULY 29, 2016

There always seems to be a new product, service, or experience within reach of a brand’s current customer. And as we all know, replacing an existing customer costs 7 times more than retaining them. So how do you ensure your brand is retaining its precious customer base? VP of Customer Experience, Compellon.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 2, 2020

I managed a global call center during the Y2K fear, and my company spent a full twelve months contingency planning for everything that could potentially fail when the calendar flipped over to the new millennium. It’s fantastic that we can all support customers remotely. Is Your Customer Experience Consistent?

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 19, 2016

When I managed a small call center in Tulsa, I was always looking for creative ways to motivate my employees. One of the tips in the book was called Post-It Note Therapy. The next morning I had an out of office meeting and I didn’t make it into the call center until early in the afternoon. The concept was simple.

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Myra Golden

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Making customers jump through hoops to get problems resolved ruins the customer experience. Here’s what my red bottom stilettos, now on a UPS truck back to New York, have to do with your customer experience: What good is it to have delightful employees, if customers have to work too hard to get help?

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Myra Golden

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Making customers jump through hoops to get problems resolved ruins the customer experience. Here’s what my red bottom stilettos, now on a UPS truck back to New York, have to do with your customer experience: What good is it to have delightful employees, if customers have to work too hard to get help?

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Myra Golden

JULY 12, 2019

I remember managing a contact center and having an employee say to me , “Tammy does the exact same thing, yet the supervisor doesn’t take off points for her. I may not have a bubbly tone like Tammy, but I’m good with customers.” The employee was referring to the point distribution on her quality monitoring form versus Tammy’s points.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 29, 2019

You already know it’s best to not say words like “Unfortunately,” or a hard “no,” and you probably even know that you need to let angry customers vent for at least a few seconds, but there are some other things you should know before trying to get customers to accept your word as final, especially when you have to give customers bad news.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 17, 2018

No one likes to deliver bad news to customers, but for a lot of us, giving bad news is a regular part of business. You know the feeling – you probably get nervous, or you have to transfer a call to your supervisor because the customer won’t accept your word as final. More than anything else, customers want help.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Myra Golden Customer Service Training Highlight. Verbal Aikido: A non-agressive, highly effective strategy for handling difficult customers. Thanks to the Internet and social media, customers are more savvy now than ever before. This means the customer service professional must develop a response plan.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Myra Golden Customer Service Training Highlight. Verbal Aikido: A non-agressive, highly effective strategy for handling difficult customers. Thanks to the Internet and social media, customers are more savvy now than ever before. This means the customer service professional must develop a response plan.

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Myra Golden

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

If you say “because” when you’re telling a customer something, you’ll significantly increase the chance that they’ll accept your word as final. Using the “because” tactic, you can increase the chances of a customer accepting your word as final. Customers are still upset.

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