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‘It’s Out of My Control’ Is a Bad Excuse

ShepHyken

I stayed at a very nice hotel, and each night I tried to fall and stay asleep. I emphasize the word tried because, unfortunately, there was non-stop, 24-hour-a-day road construction outside the hotel, as the city of Las Vegas is preparing for the Formula One race later this year. In this example, the hotel could offer free earplugs.

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Culture is Contagious

ShepHyken

We were discussing how important it is to “bake” customer service into the culture. It’s leadership’s job to define the customer service vision, ensure it’s communicated, and be the role models demonstrating how customers and employees are to be treated. I was excited to stay in this hip, cool, trendy hotel.

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Upgrade Your Customer Service to a First-Class Experience

ShepHyken

It could be a nicer hotel, a better seat in a theater, a better cut of meat at the grocery store, and more. He found that it often doesn’t cost much more to upgrade. So, I started thinking about this advice and how we can apply it to the customer experience. I was proactive with my communication. And I met deadlines.

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Brooklinen’s Winning Formula for Customer Service Training and Performance Management

Stella Connect

After falling in love with the bedsheets in their Las Vegas hotel room and reeling at the $800 price tag, founders Rich and Vicky researched the main cost drivers (middleman markups, mostly) and set out to find a way to make high-quality bedding affordable. Hands-on Customer Service Training: Building Excitement, Knowledge, and Trust.

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Stop Sending Me Surveys Unless You Care What I Have to Say!

ShepHyken

It seems that almost every time I get my car worked on, call my internet provider, stay at a hotel, fly on an airline, order almost anything online, etc., You must analyze it, use it, make changes with it, and once you have done that, you should communicate with your customers that because of them, change is happening.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 9-5-2022

ShepHyken

The Remarkable Customer Experience Recovery System and Digital Transformation by Are Morch. Hospitality Net) In the hotel industry, we have traditionally emphasized customer service and customer service recovery. When you see the word hotel in this article, just mentally swap it with the word “business.”

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Customer service quality can falter if just anyone answers your email

Vonage

Others are falling far behind and are letting their customer service quality falter as a result. A friend of mine had a complaint about the service, or lack thereof, at a local hotel. He visited the hotel’s website and wrote to the “feedback” email address provided. Key learning point for customer service quality.