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Rip the Band-Aid Off Communication

ShepHyken

It’s time to come back to a very important topic in customer service and customer experience. The topic is communication and transparency. I call this Rip the Band-Aid Off Communication. Let’s break this down: Swift Communication: When you must share bad news, communicate it quickly.

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Guest Blog: Customer Service Training Ideas to Help Build Brand Advocacy

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Kristin Erikson writes shares great customer service training tips and ideas that will help your company build brand advocacy. Remember customer service training is not something you di, it’s something you do. – Shep Hyken. Provide necessary tools.

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Customer Service Training is Not What You Think it is

ShepHyken

Many companies have a great focus on providing an excellent or, as I like to call it, amazing customer service experience. They do customer service training during the onboarding process. Communication is a big part of keeping the “magic” going, and to do that you must consider ongoing training.

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6 Customer Service Training Ideas for Improving Agent Engagement

Stella Connect

Between all of the benefits, it’s evident that agent engagement charts a path toward delivering better service interactions, earning more loyal customers, and ending the revolving door of turnover. Customer Service Training Ideas Your Team Needs. Let Agents Analyze Customer Feedback Themselves.

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The need for excellent customer service training

Peter Lavers

Amongst all the hype of customer experience, AI, chatbots and real-time personalisation, don’t forget that staff still need excellent customer service training – no matter how successful your company is right now! When customer support representatives start at a company, they usually get a bit of training upfront.

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10 Educational, Funny & Thought-Provoking Customer Service Training Videos You Won’t Have Seen Before

Comm100

I’ve created this blog post to share some customer service training videos I’ve used to create “wow” learning moments. I’ve also avoided using the same customer service training videos that are shared by a ton of other blogs, and have used just videos from my experience that I have found personally effective.

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15 Top Customer Service Training Courses for Your Agents (Half Are Free)

Comm100

According to research conducted in 2015 by Aspect Cloud Solutions , 76% of respondents see “customer service as a ‘true test’ of how much a company values them.” ” And customer service training is vital to maintaining excellent customer relations. Image source: ALISON.