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The Five Best Things to Say to an Angry or Upset Customer

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That made me start thinking about the best ways to begin a conversation with a complaining or upset customer. Of course, there may be a few pleasantries to welcome a customer into the conversation. So, here are a few lines that customers love to hear. So, here are a few lines that customers love to hear.

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What Can You Do To Create a Better Experience For Your Customers?

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I refer to this list as Customer-Focused Musts. For example, a restaurant’s customer-focused list could (and should!) include clean restrooms, a warm greeting, clean dishes and silverware—and of course, good food. include clean restrooms, a warm greeting, clean dishes and silverware—and of course, good food.

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If I Don’t Do It, Who Will?

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The answer, of course, was the same guy who fixed everything around the office. By the end of the day, it was fixed. If I don’t do it, who will? I knew who did it, but I still asked loud enough for others to hear, “Who fixed the weekly quote?” I thanked him and asked him why he handles things like this.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of August 19, 2019

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(G2 Crowd) Providing great customer service is not a choice or luxury; it’s a standard your customers expect. Well, here are nine “how to not’s” to consider in your customer service strategy. If live chat and chatbots are part of your customer service strategy, read this article.

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Best in Class Versus Best in Industry

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Disney Institute teaches the Disney way in the form of courses on customer service and experience, leadership, and more. The Ritz-Carlton has a team of trainers that companies hire to learn the secrets of creating world-class hospitality and service. Other brands have gone down this path. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Our Customers, Not Our Competition, Are the Reason Customer Service Is Important

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We get many different answers that include low customer satisfaction, ratings are slipping, we are great and want to stay great, and our competition is always trying to catch up to us, and we need to stay ahead. Of course, there are other answers, but for today I want to focus on the last one, which is about the competition catching up. .

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The Secret To Customer Loyalty

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This is just a touchpoint with your customer that is all about them. Of course, the customer may ask you something related to business, but that’s on them, not you. . Of course, there are many more ways to communicate with your customers. The post The Secret To Customer Loyalty appeared first on Shep Hyken.

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