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What Mixed Signals Do You Send Your Customers?

ShepHyken

I’ll admit that drawing a comparison between a broken tray table and the landing gear on the plane is a stretch. My favorite version of this type of comparison is the restroom at a restaurant. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. Or is it? .

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Amazon Sets the Standard for Every Business

ShepHyken

Some of my B2B clients don’t think they have to meet Amazon’s level of service. Some think it’s an unfair comparison. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. The reason I bring this up is that I get pushback from the B2B world. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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When Your Company Becomes a Verb

ShepHyken

In our customer service training workshops , we have an exercise that introduces a concept called The Five Levels of Service. Any company should be happy with World Class , which is when the company is consistently and predictably delivering a level of service that gets customers to come back.

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Customer Experience Excellence – The Science and the Craft

Michelli Experience

Every time I develop a customized customer service training tool for a client of mine, I caution that the tool is a “guidebook” for customer service behavior and that no tool can fit every application. As such, a customer service toolkit is only as good as the judgment and skill of the person using it.

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Improvements to Make If You’re Getting Bad Customer Service Survey Results

Vonage

A lot of non-productive time is devoted to explaining away why your scores aren’t really all that bad; defending yourself with comparisons to even poorer performers within your industry; or debating the survey methodology, questions, or sample size. Double down on customer service training. It will pay off.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of January 18, 2021

ShepHyken

Second, to use the author’s words, “Customer service is an ethos, not a department.” Userlane) A brief comparison between two customer self-service solutions for B2B businesses in terms of the functional and emotional experience they provide and their cost-saving potential. by Tracey Ruff.

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29 Customer Service Training and Coaching Tips

Stella Connect

Customer service coaching refers to the practice of ongoing communication between the agent and their manager to hone in on how to improve on specific skills, achieve specific goals, and develop their craft so they can handle even the most difficult customer interactions. I]f you care about customer experience.