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Customer Service Week: A Time to Celebrate Customers AND Employees

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And of course, one of my favorite “holidays” is National Customer Service Week , which happens the first full week of October each year. Traditionally, Customer Service Week has been the time to highlight and celebrate the great work employees do to take care of their customers. This year it’s October 5-9.

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Customer Service Needs a Personal Touch Now More Than Ever

CSM Magazine

Customer Service should be a human experience. Countless companies have lost sight of that crucial fact, often relying on chat or never-ending touch-tone menus that frustrate customers immensely. So much so, that those disgruntled customers often choose to take their business elsewhere. Lost customers mean lost profit.

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7 Proven Solutions to Address Customer Service Gaps

CSM Magazine

In a competitive market, stellar customer service stands as the cornerstone of a thriving business. As a matter of fact, 49% of customers have left a brand due to poor customer service , as revealed in a study back in 2021. Note that most of these customers were once very loyal to the brands they supported.

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What We Can Learn from Japanese Customer Service

CSM Magazine

Japan arguably has the most polished customer service in all the world, so it is worthwhile for any customer service professional to carefully consider why Japan has such world-class service. Consistent High-quality Customer Service Is Crucial. Every Customer Matters.

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10 Warning Signs That Your Customer Service Sucks

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The problem might be with the quality of your product/service. But it might be largely due to your customer care practices. Here’s how you can tell if your customer service, for lack of a better word, sucks. You rarely—or never—have repeat customers. Your customer care staff is bitter and unmotivated.

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Improving Customer Service in the Engineering Sector

CSM Magazine

While the sector is renowned for its superb range of innovations and ideas, it is also known to under-perform in one crucial department: customer service. Although customer service may not be the main focus of an engineering concern, it does yield immense power. Rely on customer service personnel.

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Customer Service Week: A Time to Celebrate Customers and Employees!

CSM Magazine

It’s that time of the year again, the leaves are changing from green to gold to red, there’s a chill in the air and it’s time to celebrate… it’s Customer Service Week! With that in mind, now is a great time to ask an important question: What do customers want? Customers are people, not account numbers.