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A Lesson from Michelangelo: Details Matter

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It’s usually just “little things” – details that often are almost unnoticed – that give our customers confidence and help create customer amazement. . They are also important to our customers, whether they know it or not. It’s the same with a fast reply to an email or quick return phone call. None of these are big.

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Four Customer Service Lessons from a Stevie Award Winner

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Build trust by “down-selling” the customer. This is a very customer focused strategy. Most companies try and find ways to add on to a sale or “up-sell” a customer to something more expensive. This creates trust and confidence with their customers. Have a guarantee that creates customer confidence.

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A Boring Customer Service Experience—That’s What Our Customers Want

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So be bold with your marketing, your products and your innovations, but be boring when it comes to customer service and experience. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information, contact 314-692-2200 or www.hyken.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Make Your Customer Smarter: Create an Educational Experience

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When someone demonstrates a level of expertise and shares information you didn’t know, you tend to trust them. That expertise creates confidence. . The other will share the same information, but at the same time will educate you why one is better – or not – than another. Just make your customers smarter. . It’s simple.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of June 3, 2019

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The old saying is that customers want to buy from people they know, like and trust. Trust inspires confidence with your customers. Confidence can lead to more business. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Lose the Customer’s Confidence and You Lose the Customer

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Shattered customer confidence. Even though our last customer service rep got the job done, the other two couldn’t. Here’s the bottom line: Lose the customer’s confidence, and you will lose the customer. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling business author.

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How to Optimize Reputational Risk Management in Banks

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Bank customers trust you with their data. This includes some of the most sensitive personal information and financial data, like social security numbers, passwords, logins, PIN numbers, and bank account numbers. Be proactive in safeguarding your customer and employee information. Become more customer-focused.

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