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Once the customerservicerepresentative came on the call, Cindy briefly described the problem. 41 minutes of our life gone due to long hold times and two customerservice reps who were not properly trained or had not been empowered with the authority to get the job done. Shattered customerconfidence.
Following a poor customerservice experience with his bank, Shep Hyken discusses the importance of customerconfidence. Once the customerservicerepresentative came on the call, Cindy briefly described the problem. Shattered customerconfidence. So, what was the cost to the bank?
When they don’t feel that they are progressing to a solution, customers will feel anger towards customerservicerepresentatives and ultimately, the brand. Companies avoid engaging with their customers for the following reasons: To limit their cost. Companies sometimes become enamored with the technology.
Shep Hyken is a customerservice and experience expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customerservicetraining programs, go t o www.thecustomerfocus.com. For information, contact 314-692-2200 or www.hyken.com.
Be Transparent in Communication Creating an environment of trust with your customers is essential, and you can accomplish that by fostering transparent communication. During training, encourage your customerservice team to be open, honest, and clear when providing assistance or sharing information.
To improve work conditions and employee engagement and development, here are some things to do to keep your agents from leaving: Implement an effective onboarding program to make sure that new employees are well-trained. Provide learning opportunities to keep employees engaged in their roles.
I can’t speak to what happened at the airport when passengers approached gate agents for help, or what happened on the phone lines as passengers tried to reach a customerservicerepresentative. I’m sure there were long lines and hold times.
Just last week I wrote an article about companies that ask customers to repeat their problems, account numbers and more. For example, getting transferred from one customerservicerepresentative to the next and having to repeat the issue. For information contact or www.hyken.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.
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