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

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It’s about the proper training to create the consistent experience. (By By the way, that training must be ongoing and consistent, too.) The bottom line is this: our customers may not know it, but they love boring. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author.

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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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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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41 minutes of our life gone due to long hold times and two customer service reps who were not properly trained or had not been empowered with the authority to get the job done. Shattered customer confidence. Even though our last customer service rep got the job done, the other two couldn’t.

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Make Your Customer Smarter: Create an Educational Experience

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Just make your customers smarter. . Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken. Copyright © MMXXI, Shep Hyken).

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of May 27, 2019

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Yet customers also want to enjoy a digital experience with little or no friction. As customers use their smartphones for more and more business, it is incumbent to give customers confidence that they are dealing with safe and secure companies. Ten Best Practices for Boosting Employee Engagement by CXAPP.