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Customer Service Training: When you’re done… you’re not done!

ShepHyken

As a customer, you interact with good people who don’t seem to deliver great customer service. They are nice, even knowledgeable, but they don’t seem to be what I call customer focused. So, I took a few minutes to talk to several people about how they were trained. The retail salesperson was sharp.

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Empowering Retail Staff: Training for Exceptional Customer Service

CSM Magazine

The “brick and mortar” retail sector operates in a challenging environment, especially as many in-store workers are likely craving remote work opportunities. As a result, physical retailers must offer something truly special to entice and retain customers. Retail staff need to communicate well, it is part and parcel of the job.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 14, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. This one focuses on field service, but it’s still worth the four minutes it takes to read. My Comment: As costs go up, we must charge customers. Even loyal customers don’t want to pay more if they don’t have to.

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3 Customer Service Training Secrets You’ll Wish You’d Known 5 Years Ago

Ecrion

Every year, businesses lose over $75 billion in potential revenue thanks to one thing: poor customer service. And while studies show that about 1 out of every 26 customers complain about poor customer service, over 90% of those dissatisfied customers simply stop working with your business — and never come back.

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

ShepHyken

By the way, it can be any type of company from any industry—from retail to hospitality to manufacturing and beyond. So be bold with your marketing, your products and your innovations, but be boring when it comes to customer service and experience. Some might call that boring, but we all know it’s not. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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How VR is Leveraged in Customer Service and Retail Training

CSM Magazine

Learning and development professionals in the customer service and retail industry are experiencing an evolution in how they engage their employees in ongoing job training. Measure the Success of Soft Skills Training with VR. Soft skills are the very core of the customer service industry.

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Bring the Skills of the Theatre to Your Face-to-face Customer Service Training

CSM Magazine

Hendrix Training runs an innovative, fun but also technical customer service workshop for a range of clients, including in retail, hospitality and the public sector, to boost employee confidence and lift the spirits of staff and customers. The importance of body language.