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Answering Reader Mail: 7 Tips on Attire, Scheduling & Etiquette

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For example, I set up a sales dial-in call with about 40 people from every continent on the call. I then review the list and organize it by priority and then copy and paste it into a “touch base” email I send to my CEO. Any books or reading up on this would be helpful too please. The time zones are US CST, EST and then overseas.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Customer Service Week celebrates.

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As an example, Wal-Mart caters to low prices, Microsoft is known for technology, and Mercedes-Benz is known for luxury. Their book called “Who’s Your Gladys? The International Customer Association began Customer Service Week in 1988, and in 1992 Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Customer Service Pet Peeves

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Some of the major examples included: Phone problems (long hold times, annoying hold music, getting disconnected, blind transfers, etc.) The four examples above are good examples of broad categories of customer service frustrations. Employees that aren’t happy to see customers (rude, disaffected, unhappy, etc.)

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » NJ toll road collectors lack.

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives NJ toll road collectors lack customer service training Cheryl March 31, 2010 Angry Customers , Customer Service , Employees , Etiquette , Specific Companies No Comments Under the US Freedom of Information Act, the popular internet site, The Smoking Gun.com released dramatic (..)

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Help your customer service staff.

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Take the worst examples that could happen, and practice different solutions. Possibly Related Posts: Book Review: The Retail Doctor’s Guide to Growing Your Business I just finished reading The Retail Doctor’s Guide to Growing. I always suggest role-playing; it’s fun and effective.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Quality vs. quantity in customer.

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In an example of the correlation between quality and quantity is an interesting story of a customer service representative who is very detailed oriented, amazing with customers, and received outstanding reviews from managers as well as customers, however she performed low in quantity; she spent too much time on each call.

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When customer service defines a business culture

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Culture is how an organization operates whether you chalk it up to customs, attitudes, or etiquette. I doubt there’s a customer service story about successful culture that does not include the examples of Zappos or the Ritz Carlton, but don’t we all want our own unique successful culture? There are no.