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Speed creates customer confidence: what is the velocity of your customer service?

Vonage

Our customers notice our efforts, too. And, the benefits are apparent – we have been awarded customer service training and speaking contracts based on our fast responses to customers’ requests. Voice of the customer: What is a feedback loop and how can it help your brand?

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What Does Perfect Service Recovery Look Like?

ShepHyken

For those that haven’t been following, the five-steps are: 1) Acknowledge the problem and thank the customer for bringing it to your attention. Moment of Magic #1: Since it was lunch time, Sarah thought she might have to leave a message or wait on hold, but was pleasantly surprised that the manager was available to talk right away.

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WOW Is in the Details

ShepHyken

As we were setting up for the presentation, the banquet manager from the hotel asked my client if we would like the overhead lighting to have blue and orange accents. With a resounding yes from my client, the banquet manager asked the A/V people to change the color of the lights, which were controlled by a computer program.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of May 27, 2019

ShepHyken

They trust (actually demand) that these companies manage their information with integrity and protect their identities. Yet customers also want to enjoy a digital experience with little or no friction. I don’t really care what you call it, as long as it gets the customer to come in, come back and talk about you (positively).

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Make a Promise, Keep It. Offer a Guarantee, Honor It.

ShepHyken

We did this every week, and every week the manager and servers were happy to see us. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 29, 2024

ShepHyken

This article includes five ways to manage the VIP experience, and of course, there’s technology, personalization, and more. While the article focuses on retail (especially e-commerce), anyone from any type of company (B2B and B2C) that has “VIP customers” will want to read this article. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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Do You Trust Your Customers? Do Your Customers Trust You?

ShepHyken

It turned out that the anti-shoplifting desk was costing dramatically more to manage and staff than the cost of the merchandise they were losing to dishonest customers. And even worse than that, it was also insulting their honest customers. This is an example of punishing all the customers for the sins of a few.