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Depending on what’s needed, you adjust to those options and give the customer what they are hoping for—an experience that makes it worth coming back to do business again. A good customerservicerepresentative—or anyone in a customer-facing role—can manage the customer’s experience in numerous ways.
The top response, with over 65% of respondents in agreement, is that people just want to be treated like a valued customer—with kindness, respect and dignity. Customers are people, not account numbers. Shep Hyken is a customerservice expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author.
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Once the customerservicerepresentative came on the call, Cindy briefly described the problem. Shep Hyken is a customerservice expert, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus™ customerservicetraining programs go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.
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But, sometimes, personalization can get in the way of serving the customer and moving things forward. Last week I delivered a customerservicetraining session where part of our focus was moving employees out of an attitude of personalization to an emphasis on finding a win-win solutions for problems.
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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.
A customerservicerepresentative answers the phone and hears about a problem a customer is having. It occurred before the customer called. The big question is… how long before the customer called did the problem occur? The phone rings. Maybe it happened two minutes ago—or maybe it was two days ago.
Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Employing company vision in customerservicetraining Cheryl September 21, 2010 Culture , Customer Satisfaction , CustomerService , Hiring & Training 1 Comment Every company needs a motivational vision; what you want your company to ultimately become.
Shep Hyken is a customerservice expert, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus™ customerservicetraining programs go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. For information contact or www.hyken.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.
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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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