We have all heard the stories of excellent service from Zappos or Nordstrom, so it is only natural to want to take a page from their books and model our own corporate culture or service delivery after theirs. But first we need to evaluate our own customer base and whether or not our customers desire Keep Reading...
When a company comes to the realization that it's strayed from its core values or desired customer experience, it often results in a new push for its employees to reconnect with customers and to provide better service. This sounds simple enough, but why is it so hard for this approach to succeed? Common missteps in Keep Reading...
In tales of happy customer service experiences, there are common themes. Let's take a look at a sample of stories shared to Reddit by customers about noteworthy experiences they've had. Michael-Bell shared a story about an experience with tech support. Rather than proving to be a frustrating, drawn out experience, he was delighted by the Keep Reading...
When we're speaking about business, if you ask people to fill in the blank of ______ loyalty, they'll say "Customer Loyalty" nine times out of ten. But what's even more important is a company's loyalty, as it is a necessity in order to build an organization worthy of its customers' loyalty. A customer will never Keep Reading...
Every person's career path is different. Some have wandered down various, unrelated roads, others have set off with a route and destination in mind, and others have headed in a direction only to take a severe turn away from it. But no matter how we've arrived in customer service, those of us who stay do Keep Reading...
Customers patronize many different companies, some small, some large. But customers do not differentiate between them when comparing their experiences as customers: every company is measured against the performance of all the rest. This means it is especially important for us to not only compete against our marketplace competitors, because every industry is our competitor Keep Reading...
Another name for a customer service representative is simply: Fixer. Our job centers around fixing customer problems. Sometimes they are problems with the product, or the website, or a return. But other times, they are problems customers have experienced at the point of sale or service. It is our duty to handle these situations with Keep Reading...
"I just made a big purchase: a car. The caveat was that they had to find one with my selected options, so it was a drawn out experience. And while I was very excited about the final product, the process was really stressful because I never knew what was going on or when things should Keep Reading...
A woman in Wilkesboro, North Carolina is the proud owner of Baxter, a special needs rescue dog. Baxter requires the assistance of a doggy wheelchair and, when his owner, Amy Jo Martin, decided to upgrade his chair with an anti-tip wheel, she headed to Lowe's for ideas as well as parts. Ms. Martin asked at Keep Reading...
As customers' buying behavior rapidly changes, businesses are constantly encountering new competitors. It used to be that brick and mortar stores predominately competed with other brick and mortar retailers, but online retailers are increasingly competing for customers' attention and dollars (and vice versa) as the lines between the two categories blur. So what can companies Keep Reading...
