Posts Tagged ‘Customer Service’
Building a Brand Means Going the Extra Mile
When someone pays a ridiculous amount of money for something you sell, they want to be reassured that they made a good call. They want to be your fan. Let me say that again—they want to be your fan. But you have to extend the invitation and make the effort.
Read More Amazing Customer Service Gives a Competitive Edge
Amazing customer service is just a little better than average. That in itself isn’t amazing. What makes it amazing is when it is a little better than average—all of the time. It’s the consistency that makes the difference.
Read More Core Values Are the Key to Customer Service
Core values affect the customer service experience—for external customers as well as internal customers (employees). They can attract customers to do business with you, and be a motivating factor for employees to enjoy their work and do it well.
Read More Increase Your Customer Loyalty with a Contact Center
Next generation contact centers have the ability to increase customer satisfaction and enhance the consumer experience, which in turn increases one of the most important components of having a successful business—customer loyalty.
Read More What’s Your Customer Service Legend?
Do you have a legendary customer service story? If you do, don’t keep it to yourself. Share it to inspire your employees and motivate customers to want to do business with you.
Read More How to Get Your Customer to Pay 10% More: Easy Service!
A recent Avaya study showed that 66% of customers will STOP spending money with you if your service is inconvenient. The study further points out that what is truly at stake is the lifetime value of that customer. If a customer feels that an experience is low effort and efficient, they appreciate it.
Read More Encourage Complaints To Improve Customer Service
Some companies track a monthly “complaints and compliments ratio” for each branch, store, department, country or station. This approach has a fundamental flaw when it comes to customer service training.
Read More Make Sure There’s a Real Person Behind Every Communication!
How many times have you received an e-mail or letter from a company or organization without an individual’s name at the bottom? You know… all that’s there is the organization’s name or a person’s title without a name.
Read More It’s Not Too Late to Make 2013 the Year of the Customer
This year is more than halfway through. You had every intention of making 2013 “the year of the customer” for your business, but you just haven’t found the time or resources to make the changes you planned. Well, it’s not too late to put more focus on the customer experience.
Read More What’s Inconvenient Customer Service Costing You?
Avaya this week announced the results of a Customer Effort Impact Survey that highlights how the amount of work a customer exerts to obtain service affects business priorities of revenue and market growth, brand loyalty, and operational margins.
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