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We Work Hard to Make It Look Easy

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Whether it’s sports, entertainment, or business, some people are so good that what they do looks easy. I Googled the quote to find out who to attribute it to and found numerous variations: In sports, Ken Griffey Jr., Connect with Shep on LinkedIn. Isn’t that what the best people do?

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Make the Complicated Simple

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I quoted several people from sports, entertainment and business. Consider the quote I used from Steve Jobs of Apple, who said, “It takes a lot of hard work to make something look simple.” Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author.

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Playing to Win in Customer Service

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So, what does this have to do with business, specifically customer service and CX? Plenty! In any team sport, the goal is to win. In the customer service world, we should create a “game plan” to deliver an experience that is perfect, never requiring a customer to reach out to us because of problems.

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Sometimes Customers Are Just Having a Bad Day

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And then there are days when it seems things did go well, but you still can’t make that customer happy, no matter how hard you try. It’s like a professional sports team that played a great game but lost. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn. It’s how you fix it that makes the difference. It’s going to happen.

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Be a Professional

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In the sports world, professional athletes are paid, while amateurs are not. It creates a connection. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. What is a professional? Is it the opposite of an amateur? I’ll answer that with a resounding, “No!”

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Which Customers Do You Want to Keep?

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Again, same with customers. Loyal customers tend to be more connected emotionally. Many things connect customers to a company beyond product and price. At the other end, you have your customers who may not see you very often or spend much money with you. They are good customers, too.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-13-2022

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CustomerThink) Some of us are old enough to remember when subscriptions were limited to just sports clubs, newspapers, and magazines. Watch to learn the four key takeaways from Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer research report. This summarizes four findings from the State of the Connected Customer study.