Just over 100 years ago, Leon Leonwood Bean began what we today know as L.L.Bean, a company with one of the most well-respected reputations for outstanding customer service. But how does a company exist for over 100 years and maintain this stellar reputation, especially when it began with an utter failure of its first product? Keep Reading...
Have you ever contacted Customer Service and been connected with a representative that is too eager to help? If so, you'll know that having someone who is overzealous in their approach to help can backfire just as much as someone who is unmotivated to help. Lisa had a problem with a piece of electronics, so Keep Reading...
"That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head." - Charlie Chaplin [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="" Keep Reading...
We talk all the time about how broad the demands on customer service are today. There are so many channels that customers utilize to reach out to us through. But if we are only monitoring the obvious social media channels, we're missing great opportunities to shine. [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="" Keep Reading...
[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"] Black hole photo courtesy of NASA How many times have you, as a customer, been on a service call or in a store, had a frustrating experience, and told the representative Keep Reading...
Every day we encounter case after case that require straightforward resolutions. But every [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 Mattes once in a while, a more convoluted case will pop up that pits our Keep Reading...
As we wind down the holiday shopping season, chances are the customers’ crises are rolling in [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"] ©Copyright Ian S and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons License faster than ever. Our Keep Reading...
[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...
As we go through life, we inevitably talk with a lot of people and hear snippets of their life stories. When you work in customer service, you hear these stories as a part of your job, but also tend to be “one of those people that people just start telling their life stories to while Keep Reading...
While we all are growing tired of the sweltering summer temperatures, let's take a break from the heat [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 Daniel Ramirez and enjoy a story of snowy holiday delight. Keep Reading...
