Is Anybody Out There?

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Image courtesy of Paul Townsend One of the easiest ways to to keep our customers happy is to align our companies’ offerings and mindsets with our customers’ desires. But how Keep Reading...

How Service Can Overshadow Crisis

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Image courtesy of David Villarreal Fernández As a business grows and its number of transactions and products increases, the likelihood of a crisis also increases. It's simply math. We've talked Keep Reading...

Don’t Be the Dead End

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Photo courtesy of Vaikoovery Have you had this happen to you? You call a company with a need to have a problem rectified. You roll the dice and Representative X takes Keep Reading...

Are You Maximizing the Holiday Season?

The beginning of the holiday season is upon us! In addition to endless opportunities to buy both[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Photo courtesy of Teo Halloween candy AND a giant, inflatable snowman in the same Keep Reading...

Difficult Customer? Do These 5 Things

In life, and especially in customer service, we’re bound to encounter people who are generally difficult to deal with and can’t easily be placated. Having a customer service issue only compounds this fact and can make our job that much harder, but only if we let it. Here are 5 simple ways to handle these Keep Reading...

Can Bad Service Spell Disaster?

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Photo courtesy of Stu Pendousmat Is customer service THAT important? Could poor customer service bring down a well-known brand that had worked so hard to establish itself? Could one customer-service snafu Keep Reading...

Are You Doing This Right?

In our increasingly connected world, we have the luxury of having many points of contact with our [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Photo courtesy of Stewardship - Transforming Generosity customers. Between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, the Keep Reading...

Customers Setting the Standard: Lost Empire Herbs

Given the ease with which FuseDesk integrates a customer service platform into Infusionsoft, it’s no surprise that FuseDesk customers are knocking it out of the park in the customer service arena. Today we’re focusing on Logan Christopher, part of the trio behind Lost Empire Herbs, and his experience both as a business owner and as Keep Reading...

Are Your Customers Rolling the Dice?

Have you ever dealt with a company where you’ve felt you are rolling the dice on how policies will be implemented? If so, you’re not alone. And neither are your customers. Talk to any group of people and you will be inundated by stories that sound like this: I was confused about a particular product, Keep Reading...

Language They Don’t Want to Hear

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Photo courtesy of: Hobvias Sudoneighm To patronize: to talk to (someone) in a way that shows that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people" — Merriam-Webster Keep Reading...