A Great Day's Work

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The sharing economy has evolved beyond car rides and used clothing and has arrived at the office building – but what does that mean for your training sessions? In fact, both companies and employees alike can not only benefit from but genuinely enjoy offsite meetings, even when training is something they viewed previously as boring.

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Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I want to evaluate my cost-of-living expenses and see where I can cut back. I just started my own business, and I want to evaluate my income versus my expenses to see where I am currently, with the ultimate goal of hitting the salary I want to make. Attend training. Review your expenses as a couple. Stop smoking.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This week was a drama-filled example of a customer “gone wild” when an incredibly frustrated customer service recording from Reddit was made public on YouTube. Was the customer service rule at the company never to hang up on anyone or be fired?

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On The Job

JANUARY 19, 2012

When your boss offers you more training, your immediate response may be to decline. More training? Now, instead of complaining, more companies are beginning to train employees for the skills they need. Among the most popular skills employers want are communication, writing, finance and customer service, he says.

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Success

OCTOBER 19, 2021

But they are time-consuming and expensive. Staff members leave, and cross-training is critical. Meanwhile, a service she uses herself offers great training for disobedient pets. Your business’ customer service and general responsiveness are critical to your brand. Yes, brand refreshes happen.

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Success

MARCH 24, 2022

Objections: They read you a laundry list of what’s wrong: why the competition is better, your product is too expensive and your customer service is lousy. Let the other person finish their train of thought. The weather’s always good with online training. The following techniques are useful whenever you hear no.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 3, 2011

Is it really poor customer service or do we as consumers expect too much? When I first graduated from college, and of course I was poor, I purchased what to me was a very expensive white shirt with navy blue trim from Macy’s. I’m looking forward to a great year of customer service.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Rachael Parcht, customer service representative for AT&T may have just been having an incredibly bad day, but that hardly can be viewed as an excuse for her terrible conduct on Twitter. Customer service is also based on civility, and rudeness is expensive. photo credit: jeamariemarien.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Jennifer had not spent more than ten minutes on the phone with the bank customer service representative when the agent told Jennifer she would have to ask the remainder of her questions at another time. Not only does customer service suffer, but the stress and pressure on an agent has an effect on job performance.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 4, 2017

Larger companies are using this statistic to drive prices down, at the expense of the driver themselves. Every chauffeur speaks clear and fluent English and is trained for customer service levels, including meet and greet services, luggage handling and discretion. Personal Service. Yes, apps are easy!

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The customer service representative standing at the kiosk in the lobby of the bank had been speaking to a customer about a “Power of Attorney&# and its relevance to her aged parent.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 8, 2024

Ultimately, well-defined procedures save you and your team members time, provide clarity, and ensure consistency, compliance, and customer service across the board. Everything is right there in your procedures manual! Procedure – A documented, step-by-step guide that tells someone how to complete a certain task or process.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

and brought up some interesting points about customer service and the lack thereof. Slater became a sort of folk hero of customer service contempt by more than 200,000 people on his Facebook’s fan page. People are fed up with poor customer service and customer service departments.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If you’re in business, you’re in customer service, and direct employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction are ultimately intertwined. Even when the company he worked for was forced to downsize and economize on expenses, there were still gifts and dinners to highlight employee recognition.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. According to The Australian , the company now plans to spend $100 million over the next four years to improve their customer service. Brookes also plans to equip 65 stores with 4,000 touch screen registers.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 4, 2017

Larger companies are using this statistic to drive prices down, at the expense of the driver themselves. Every chauffeur speaks clear and fluent English and is trained for customer service levels, including meet and greet services, luggage handling and discretion. Personal Service. Yes, apps are easy!

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Some examples: Customer service calls need to record details about the call and any follow up. Normally, customer service reps have several applications they need to switch between. Instead, for example, a resolution of “request service&# can automatically create a ticket in the maintenance system.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 15, 2014

What example am I setting for our teenage daughter about pursuing dreams at a fairly expensive price? She was profiled in the March 2012 issue of Executive Secretary magazine, and has guest-blogged for All Things Admin®, Office Dynamics®, and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). What kind of life do I want to lead?

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Make or Break Moments

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Not a problem, I was entertained by the two sales associates talking to each other about how the one’s boyfriend refuses to change diapers and wants her to start potty training her 12 month old. The company gets their money and I’m not inconvenienced.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 4, 2014

Customers aren’t always right, but outstanding customer service representatives who can say yes to correct service issues are more likely to garner support and help an organization recover from mistakes. Some companies repeatedly fail at customer service, because of inconsistencies.

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Success

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Commutes can be the bane of city dwellers’ existences, but not for commuters at the Armitage train station in Chicago. In the coldest of winter mornings, Janet Martin, with Chicago Transit Authority, mans the turnstiles, welcoming customers with a smile. I’m screwed.”. Megan O’Neal. Good Day to You. ELLEN KOBE. You’re back!”

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 19, 2014

During my time in Geneva it certainly hadn’t escaped my notice that Geneva is an expensive city: you can’t really escape it (unless you spend all of your time hanging around the central train station). Quite simply breakfast at the Swissôtel Métropole was some of the worst customer service I have ever experienced.

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Allwork

MAY 22, 2023

Cities are expensive. I want to jump on my bike and pedal through on a nice bike path for 15 minutes to get to a nice little office where I’ve got three coworkers for a team meeting once a week or twice a week, as opposed to have to get on a train. And you say, oh, ten to 12%, that doesn’t sound like much. It makes sense.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

No doubt we have all been victims of bad customer service, and no doubt we have left companies and moved on to their competition because the experience, at least in our own eyes for the moment, had been intolerable. How is the customer treated? Is the service we expect now provided? Is there an apology for making us wait?

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Service Untitled

APRIL 2, 2013

Call centers can range from one or two people in a small office to thousands of customer service representatives in huge office complexes, but a customer’s view is set by their first impression or that first phone call needed for help. With repeat customers come recommendations and more customers.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Almost any company will state on a mission statement their commitment to excellent customer service, but how many of those organizations follow through on that campaign?

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. Customer service. This article first appeared in Executive Support Magazine, a global training publication and must read for any administrative professional. Project management.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Myth #3: Flexible workspaces are too expensive for small businesses. The Instant Office report was fascinating from this year, this of September, and it was all about service and just basic things of great customer service there. You can also find flexible space in motorway, service stations, in shops, train stations.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 3, 2013

A CRM system is an expensive investment. Add to it the additional expense of training and deployment of the system through the organization. Customer Service Entrepreneurs Marketing customers software' Collaboration Photo via Shutterstock.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 24, 2011

In Australia, Morgan Research surveyed 448 customers who had made purchases in the last four weeks in the non-food category of retailers. The Athlete’s Foot is a specialized store viewed as expensive so therefore can not compete price wise, but their customer service level is renown as their staff is promoted as experts in their field.

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Service Untitled

MAY 7, 2012

So what do we need to do as business owners to keep our customers? After all it’s much more expensive to find new customers, therefore doesn’t it seem logical that we step out of the box for everyone who graces the doors or who clicks on a shopping cart for our organizations? photo by: Itiro.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Ford claims that going to a dealer for work outside of the new warranty period may initially present as being more expensive, however in the long run the dealers have better processes, training, and parts as to Ford products.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Employees are concerned with customer losses, layoffs, employee turnovers, and the extra work that has resulted from under-staffing. Train them. The last few years have been a time for slashed training budgets.

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Throughout the book, the author describes what each personality can bring to customers, fellow employees and the sales staff; how they react as managers and what an owner can do to enhance everyone’s best talents.

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JULY 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. They know I am choosing Petco over the grocery store for my dog supplies now, and with the money back program, horse supplies are less expensive, easier to find in the store, and more convenient to shop.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Let’s also assume that the customer can identify the mood of a customer service agent by their pace, volume, inflection, intensity, and even attitude whether it is over the phone or in person.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Customer-centric isn’t just about customer service, because everyone now insists that is part of day-to-day business operations, however most customer service departments run with generalized scripts or more so – one size fits all. Have we not enjoyed the interviews and learned from Tony Hsieh?

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