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This Halloween, 10 Ways to Scare Your Competition and Steal Their Customers

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Always Available – Even with AI and digital support as good as they are today, customers may still want to talk to a human. Empowered Employees – Customers want to work with employees who can make good customer-focused decisions and don’t have to ask a manager whenever there is a unique or special request.

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Win the Customer, Not the Argument

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It’s about a customer-focused, friendly approach that doesn’t taint the experience. Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. It’s not about blame.

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How to Avoid Roadblocks to Great Customer Service

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This is similar to an exercise that we do in our customer service workshops. We ask participants to identify the problems and complaints they hear most from both internal and external customers. Here is something interesting related to the “how often” question in our workshops. This is just common sense.

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We Work Hard to Make It Look Easy

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When I’m invited to speak to a group of business leaders as the keynote speaker, I often share my Six Simple Steps to Building a Customer-Focused Culture. Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. There’s a difference!

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If I Don’t Do It, Who Will?

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Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. Learn more about Shep’s customer service and customer experience keynote speeches and his customer service training workshops at www.Hyken.com.

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A Simple Fix to Stop Wasting Customers’ Time

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This happens at my car dealership, bank, and other supposed customer-focused organizations. Their processes bog the customer down with repetitive tasks and often unnecessary procedures. Create a centralized customer profile system where a customer’s basic information, such as name, address, phone number, etc.,

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Six Ways to Handle Angry Customers

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Some customers are angry because they have a complaint. Whatever the reason, you must know how to handle angry customers. In our customer service training workshops , we provide a number of tactics to manage these difficult customer situations. Some are just having a bad day. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.