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Complain constructively for better customer service

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In a global survey, Accenture wrote about deteriorating customer service and how most of us have at least switched one of our own service providers because we were displeased that our expectations had not been met. The great debate on handling customer complaints As customers we want to choose the companies we do.

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Better banking customer service please

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Except for well-paid banking executives, I doubt there are many people who would not agree that banks need to improve their customer service skills. While everyone will agree the objectives of any business are to make a profit and satisfy customers, the first aim needs the second aim to achieve results.

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Customer service representatives are heroes too

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On January 21, a customer service agent for 39DollarGlasses.com has been lauded as a hero after some quick thinking. Customer service representative Donna Petrosini was speaking with Karen Ford, a customer since 2008, when Ford began to slur her words and dropped the phone. Good service valued over good food?

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Americans changing banks because of fees and poor customer service

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Now this is where surveys commonly get confusing. percent of customers compared to 8.8 percent of customers lost in 2010. Of the 50 percent of customers surveyed who changed banks, they also claimed poor customer service then became the final straw that broke the camel’s back.

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‘Tis the season to rev up the customer service

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According to a Price Grabber survey, 45 percent of consumers say they are going to spend less on holiday shopping compared to what they spent in 2010. And what that means is the need of customer service representatives demonstrating those people skills that assure shoppers they are making good decisions.

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Enterprise rental cars lead the way for customer service

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Taylor would reward employees who came upon Enterprise customers and assist them with changing a flat tire or calling for help in the case of a breakdown; exceeding customer expectations was his mantra. Today, more than 50 years later, Enterprise still leads the way in exceptional customer service. Reward hard work.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Customer Service Week celebrates.

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Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The International Customer Association began Customer Service Week in 1988, and in 1992 Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event.