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Why You Shouldn’t Yell at Customer Service Agents – And More

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Someone asked me a question: Sometimes I’m so frustrated when I call a company’s customer service number. And if you really think you are 100% right and the customer support agent is wrong, consider ending the call and calling back to speak with a different agent who may respond differently. So that’s my advice for the customer.

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The Biggest Opportunity in Customer Service

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I was asked the same question three times in the last week: “What is the biggest opportunity in customer service?” If a customer has a problem, issue or question, the speed in which you move them from concerned or upset to happy could be the difference between the customer coming back or not.

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A Lesson from Michelangelo: Details Matter

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Even if they don’t matter to the customer, they should still matter to you. As it applies to customer experience (including customer service), it is often the little details that move the experience from average to amazing. They are also important to our customers, whether they know it or not.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 30, 2018

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Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 16 Statistics Showing Data’s Influence on Customer Experience by Tricia Morriss. My Comment: Data and personalization ate HOT topics in marketing and customer experience. Some are exciting.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of October 23, 2017

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Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. You’ll have to read this excellent article by Vala Afshar, a genius in the world of customer service and CX. Impulse service on steroids by Chip Bell. My Comment: Part of an amazing customer experience can be driven by technology.

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Make Your Customer Smarter: Create an Educational Experience

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When you make a customer smarter, at least two things are happening. One, you’re showing off your knowledge in such a way that is all about the customer, and not just about how much you know. And second, you’re eliminating confusion, which creates clarity and confidence. . Just make your customers smarter. .

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You Too Can Be As Good As Amazon…Maybe!

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For a number of years, I’ve preached that our customers no longer compare us just to our direct competitors, but instead to the brands they enjoy doing business with the most. In other words, the ones that provide the best customer service and experience. Customers can predict their Amazon experience with almost 100% accuracy.

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