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No Two Customers Are Alike » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

My backyard is buried in the white stuff. Yesterday as my daughter and I drove down the snow-covered road she had an interesting observation. “Sure it looks pretty but it is amazing how quickly it turns ugly.&# It is so true.

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You've Heard of the 80 – 20 Rule???

Make or Break Moments

Someone asked him if people took advantage of Nordstrom’s famous return policy. He went on to say that only about ten percent of their customers took advantage of Nordstroms policy to make customers happy. “You don’t make policy based on ten percent,&# he was quoted as saying. “You make policies based on the 90%.&#

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Customers Have to Pay at Claire's

Make or Break Moments

It doesn’t sound like this is a location edict, but more of a companywide policy. Claire’s isn’t wearing the customer’s shoes – I would suggest they spend a minute viewing their new policy from the customer’s perspective. Sounds like a personal problem.

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Answering Your Phone: Is it You or Memorex?

Make or Break Moments

What policies or procedures do you have in place for telephone answering? Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on August 25, 2010 under Telephone Moments | 2 Comments to Read Often our first interaction with our customer is over the phone. If you had to rate that experience from the caller’s perspective – how would you do?

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Put Customers Before Profits

Make or Break Moments

Our policies and procedures were designed with the organization’s needs in mind, not the customer’s. But it isn’t easy. Glenn Ross at All Business published a post called How to Lose Customers and Fail at Business which consists of a 20 question true/false quiz. We do not track customer complaints in order to identify trends.

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Changing Business Based on Customer Feedback

Make or Break Moments

He thought – doesn’t see she the twisted thinking of calling when there is a “do not disturb&# sign? “That’s our policy,&# she told him. He called John. “Yes, she’s right.&#

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Is Customer Service Part of Your Business Process?

Make or Break Moments

Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on August 27, 2010 under Customer Moments | 2 Comments to Read I am working on writing a series of articles for a customer on the importance of developing and documenting business systems. Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative.