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We all want our customers to be happy with our products and services. As much as we want to assure the total satisfaction of each and every one of our customers, unfortunately, this is a practical impossibility. The problem might be with the quality of your product/service. MORE
If you work in customer service, then you know that words are incredibly powerful. But the right words also have the power to create happy, life-long customers. Helping a customer should start from a sincere and positive place. We are sorry for giving you bad service!”. “It MORE
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Your customer service employees are your brand representatives, the human face and the voice of your company. So what are the most common mistakes made by customer service professionals? Is your customer support team guilty of any of them? MORE
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I saw a television commercial last week that shares an excellent example of exceptional, customized customer service. The post SafeLite Gets It Right with Customized Customer Service appeared first on Who's Your Gladys? MORE
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We hope your customer service department saw a lot of improvements in 2016. In this article, we’re going to give you a sneak peak at some of the customer experience trends that you can expect to see in the new year, and some tips on how you can put them into practice. MORE
“In the old world, you devoted 30% of your time to building a great service and 70% of your time to shouting about it. Customers expect top-notch service, with no patience or loyalty for companies that don’t provide it. Your customers want to help themselves. MORE
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It’s frightening to think just how much poor customer service can impact the customer experience and the overall reputation and bottom lines of brands and organizations. 76% of consumers say they view customer service as the true test of how much a company values them. MORE
This is a brilliant illustration of anticipatory customer service. Airport customers don’t want to be lectured on the prudence of visiting the TSA website prior to traveling to review its policy pertaining to the transportation of wrapped gifts in carry-on or checked baggage. MORE
State of Multichannel Customer Service Report published by Parature, from Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics CRM shows that customer service expectations, as well as views around the importance of customer service, are on the rise. A newly-released 2015 U.S. MORE
Strong customer service skills are a key element in the operation of every serious and successful business. Even small businesses that see an opportunity for additional earnings increasingly care about their customers and the level of service they receive. Good customer service is good for business. That very mentality begins to dominate over the desire for an immediate increase in profits, which often comes at the detriment of the customer. MORE
Here are my… 6 Customer Service Facts for Every Business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. “ I recognize that my paycheck comes from the customers who buy my product or service. I explain more in my Customer Experience Hamburger Podcast. MORE
Back this vision up with customer service education and other measures and you can transform your business for the better. Your engaging service vision is one of the “12 Building Blocks for an Uplifting Service culture” we teach at UP! Your Service. Your Service. MORE
Today’s wired and dangerous customers crave organizations that consistently deliver great service and create emotional connections with customers. Do you have people in your organization who consistently deliver great customer service? MORE
Could a social media customer service crisis happen to your company? The post Handling a Social Media Customer Service Crisis appeared first on Who's Your Gladys? Here are some tips for managing one. MORE
Like customers, customer service experts come from a wide range of backgrounds, each with their own unique perspective and take on the industry. We have compiled the following list of customer service experts so that you don’t have to. Customer Service MORE
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Time and time again, we see evidence that great customer service experiences are critical in maintaining customer loyalty and satisfaction. ” And customer service training is vital to maintaining excellent customer relations. Customer Service MORE
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Customers have changed! Research shows their expectations for customer service have increased 60% in the last 12 months. And 76% of customers say that the level of customer service you provide is the true test of how much your organization values them! MORE
I was astonished that they were able to steal customers in such a public fashion, and that the airline I’ve been loyal to didn’t care to fight back to keep me or to even resolve my issue. Your customers are on social media, they’re talking about you there and they expect you to be there, too. MORE
As the nature of customer service is quickly evolving, new channels of communications i.e. web, mobile and social, have raised the bar of customer expectations, and delivering an exceptional experience has become critical to business success. MORE
National news, Twitter and YouTube are loaded with examples of customer service gone wrong. While there are lessons to learn from service breakdowns, there’s even more value in following leaders who share a consistent set of guiding principles for “getting service right.” MORE
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Does your customer service need a makeover? Even in high-end service environments, a seemingly tiny disconnect between a customer and a service provider can cause a customer to walk away from your business. The post Time for a Customer Service Makeover? MORE
One of the biggest mistakes that I see made by well-meaning folks in an effort to shift organizational thinking toward a greater focus on customers is the inability to distinguish between customer service and customer experience. What, then, is customer experience ? MORE
Customer service trends are today driven by the need to meet consumer expectations. The main challenge in customer service strategy today lies in its ability to adapt to these changes and to grow in complexity, especially as it becomes increasingly crucial to the success of a company. MORE
Much has been said and written about the “ secret to customer service ”. Customers want this and don’t like it when you do that. Many offer some great, and probably very useful, ideas that will fix the issues of service. Well, I don’t know about “the secret” but here are my rules to end bad customer service. It seems so simple yet so many members of the customer service community just can’t get this right. MORE
Once again, time to discuss how to end bad customer service. 7 ► Be “a person” to your customer, not just “the waiter” or real estate agent or store clerk. Your customer will like a waiter but feel a connection to “a person”. Customer Service end bad customer service MORE
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APRIL 17, 2017
Could a social media customer service crisis happen to your company? The post Handling a Social Media Customer Service Crisis appeared first on Who's Your Gladys? Here are some tips for managing one.
Steve DiGioia
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Here are my… 6 Customer Service Facts for Every Business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. “ I recognize that my paycheck comes from the customers who buy my product or service. I explain more in my Customer Experience Hamburger Podcast.
Who's Your Gladys?
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Does your customer service need a makeover? Even in high-end service environments, a seemingly tiny disconnect between a customer and a service provider can cause a customer to walk away from your business. The post Time for a Customer Service Makeover?
Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Service, in all its forms, has changed drastically from the ways our parents, and I, have been brought up with. Too many industries have gotten away from tending to the needs/wants/desires of their customers in ways that used to be the “norm”. how I miss the "old days".
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Steve DiGioia
AUGUST 8, 2016
I know this may cost me my “ man card ” but there is no way a man can compete with a woman when it comes to providing great customer service, period! We’ve all read books about how to provide great customer service. How does having patience help with customer service?
Kayako
DECEMBER 8, 2016
5: Is it too late to win the customer back? What you can do to rectify bad customer service. We wanted to test word of mouth marketing to see if it could be used to rectify a customer’s bad experience. At Kayako, we help our customers get better at customer service.
Steve DiGioia
DECEMBER 17, 2015
isn't that what customer service is all about? Inattentive sales people, long lines, poor service, messy stores, high prices, etc. Retail sales people of today no longer know what customer service is. Here comes the extra customer service part….
Kayako
DECEMBER 22, 2016
The term ‘customer service’ evokes nostalgia for sales clerks in long aprons in country town emporiums. Some see it as the old-fashioned version of customer support. Many people can’t distinguish between terms ‘customer support’ and ‘customer service’.
Who's Your Gladys?
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
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Kayako
JANUARY 5, 2017
“In the old world, you devoted 30% of your time to building a great service and 70% of your time to shouting about it. Customers expect top-notch service, with no patience or loyalty for companies that don’t provide it. Your customers want to help themselves.
inContact
JUNE 14, 2016
I was astonished that they were able to steal customers in such a public fashion, and that the airline I’ve been loyal to didn’t care to fight back to keep me or to even resolve my issue. Your customers are on social media, they’re talking about you there and they expect you to be there, too.
BlueOcean
MAY 23, 2017
That day inevitably coincides with the renewed urgency of the task you’ve been procrastinating over: calling customer service to fix your computer/check your warranty/renew your membership/reset your password. Their customers hold times were reduced.
Jacada
MARCH 28, 2017
Customer service trends are today driven by the need to meet consumer expectations. The main challenge in customer service strategy today lies in its ability to adapt to these changes and to grow in complexity, especially as it becomes increasingly crucial to the success of a company.
Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
Once again, time to discuss how to end bad customer service. 7 ► Be “a person” to your customer, not just “the waiter” or real estate agent or store clerk. Your customer will like a waiter but feel a connection to “a person”. Customer Service end bad customer service
Jacada
JULY 13, 2017
As the nature of customer service is quickly evolving, new channels of communications i.e. web, mobile and social, have raised the bar of customer expectations, and delivering an exceptional experience has become critical to business success.
Comm100
AUGUST 24, 2016
We all want our customers to be happy with our products and services. As much as we want to assure the total satisfaction of each and every one of our customers, unfortunately, this is a practical impossibility. The problem might be with the quality of your product/service.
Tricia Morris
OCTOBER 9, 2015
It’s frightening to think just how much poor customer service can impact the customer experience and the overall reputation and bottom lines of brands and organizations. 76% of consumers say they view customer service as the true test of how much a company values them.
Comm100
JUNE 16, 2016
This activity is adapted from 10 Customer Service Activities To Supercharge Your Team. The concept of an attitude anchor is an activity or thing that helps you maintain the awesome attitude you need in order to be effective in customer service. Write Customer Letters.
CX Journey
JUNE 9, 2015
One of the biggest mistakes that I see made by well-meaning folks in an effort to shift organizational thinking toward a greater focus on customers is the inability to distinguish between customer service and customer experience. What, then, is customer experience ?
Comm100
DECEMBER 22, 2016
We hope your customer service department saw a lot of improvements in 2016. In this article, we’re going to give you a sneak peak at some of the customer experience trends that you can expect to see in the new year, and some tips on how you can put them into practice.
Customer Enthusiast
DECEMBER 29, 2016
This is a brilliant illustration of anticipatory customer service. Airport customers don’t want to be lectured on the prudence of visiting the TSA website prior to traveling to review its policy pertaining to the transportation of wrapped gifts in carry-on or checked baggage.
Wired and Dangerous
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Customers have changed! Research shows their expectations for customer service have increased 60% in the last 12 months. And 76% of customers say that the level of customer service you provide is the true test of how much your organization values them!
Who's Your Gladys?
JULY 15, 2015
We love tapping into the experience of successful customer-focused business leaders. We asked Steven to share some of his secrets for taking customer service to the highest levels of distinction. Customer Service Articles Customer Service Training in Michigan Townsend Hotel
Wired and Dangerous
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Today’s wired and dangerous customers crave organizations that consistently deliver great service and create emotional connections with customers. Do you have people in your organization who consistently deliver great customer service?
Who's Your Gladys?
OCTOBER 26, 2015
I saw a television commercial last week that shares an excellent example of exceptional, customized customer service. The post SafeLite Gets It Right with Customized Customer Service appeared first on Who's Your Gladys?
Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Matt writes about how great customer service almost ruined his RUSH concert! You know me; I am all about great customer service… knowledgeable, friendly, thoughtful customer service. Guest Post Customer Service Is Inappropriate
NewVoiceMedia
MARCH 8, 2016
Back this vision up with customer service education and other measures and you can transform your business for the better. Your engaging service vision is one of the “12 Building Blocks for an Uplifting Service culture” we teach at UP! Your Service. Your Service.
Comm100
MARCH 8, 2017
Like customers, customer service experts come from a wide range of backgrounds, each with their own unique perspective and take on the industry. We have compiled the following list of customer service experts so that you don’t have to. Customer Service
Who's Your Gladys?
OCTOBER 2, 2014
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Provide Support
MARCH 15, 2017
Your customer service employees are your brand representatives, the human face and the voice of your company. So what are the most common mistakes made by customer service professionals? Is your customer support team guilty of any of them?
Who's Your Gladys?
MAY 15, 2017
National news, Twitter and YouTube are loaded with examples of customer service gone wrong. While there are lessons to learn from service breakdowns, there’s even more value in following leaders who share a consistent set of guiding principles for “getting service right.”
ShepHyken
JUNE 7, 2017
Every week, I’m asked, “What is changing in customer service?” The expected answer is that I’ll talk about all the new ways customer service and support is conducted – and I do. There’s self-service solutions that include robust frequently asked questions and video.
Comm100
JUNE 30, 2016
Time and time again, we see evidence that great customer service experiences are critical in maintaining customer loyalty and satisfaction. ” And customer service training is vital to maintaining excellent customer relations. Customer Service
NewVoiceMedia
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Which technologies really can improve customer service? We’ve compiled the opinions of John Goodman, a leading customer experience researcher and author of Customer Experience 3.0: Ten Critical Technologies to Transform Customer Engagement ’. Customer Experience 3.0
Steve DiGioia
AUGUST 31, 2015
Much has been said and written about the “ secret to customer service ”. Customers want this and don’t like it when you do that. Many offer some great, and probably very useful, ideas that will fix the issues of service. Well, I don’t know about “the secret” but here are my rules to end bad customer service. It seems so simple yet so many members of the customer service community just can’t get this right.
Tricia Morris
JULY 31, 2015
State of Multichannel Customer Service Report published by Parature, from Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics CRM shows that customer service expectations, as well as views around the importance of customer service, are on the rise. A newly-released 2015 U.S.
Comm100
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
If you work in customer service, then you know that words are incredibly powerful. But the right words also have the power to create happy, life-long customers. Helping a customer should start from a sincere and positive place. We are sorry for giving you bad service!”. “It
CX Journey
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Strong customer service skills are a key element in the operation of every serious and successful business. Even small businesses that see an opportunity for additional earnings increasingly care about their customers and the level of service they receive. Good customer service is good for business. That very mentality begins to dominate over the desire for an immediate increase in profits, which often comes at the detriment of the customer.
Jacada
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