Customer Service
4 Ways to Give Amazing Customer Service with Reduced Staff
Has your business been affected by COVID-19? Keeping operations running during a pandemic is uncharted territory, and businesses everywhere are doing their best to stay afloat. The reality of financially surviving this time includes a…
How to Spot Fake Reviews on Google, Yelp, Etc.
Two years ago, a client of ours complained that a Google Local Guide left a 1-star review for her company on Google. While investigating her problem we found that the problem of fake reviews was…
Where Are You Listening?
Do you still have a customer service number that you promote on your product packaging, website, or collateral material? Do you get many snail mail letters from disgruntled customers? How about drop-ins, asking to speak…
This is One Important Reason to Communicate With Your Customers
It shouldn’t take a study or report to emphasize the importance of customer communication. It’s one of those duh things to do. After all, you can’t succeed without customers. Yet, lack of communication is rampant, whether in…
Feel Like You’re Down to Your Last Customer? Try This.
What would you do if you were down to your last customer? Maybe you’ve been losing customers, either to a competitor or to a general economic downturn. Or maybe you’re just starting and only have…
Worst Question to Ask a Customer: How Can I Help?
One of my sources for blog topics is my friend, Brent Adamson. The other evening, Brent and I were trying to solve the problems of the sales world. I actually think he was trying to…
How to Speed Up The Checkout Process For Your Customers
One thing that’s absolutely certain when it comes to running a retail operation is that customers hate waiting in long lines. This is especially true during the Coronavirus social distancing guidelines, when people prefer not…
Creating A Good Customer Experience Framework
A recent survey by Adobe found that customer experience is the most exciting opportunity that businesses want to work on this year, especially during an uncertain economy. This is for good reason. Improving CX has…
The Art of Better Conference Calls With Clients
Have you ever participated in a conference call with a client that you felt was unproductive or frustrating? It’s safe to say if you’re in business, you’ve probably had at least one of these, and…
Airline Communication Amid Coronavirus – Any Lessons?
As a customer service speaker, I am a frequent traveler on multiple airlines. Over the past weeks, I have received communication from several airlines re changes in policies amid the Coronavirus spread. As a customer,…