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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Abandonment Basics Douglas October 21, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience 4 Comments Phone systems (also called IVRs or PBXes) usually measure something referred to as a call abandonment rate. email, web, etc.). email, web, etc.).

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JULY 7, 2010

A customer service applicant might be asked, “If you worked at American Express, how would you give a hug to a card member over the phone?&# The first stage of Relationship Care concentrates on existing employees and increasing their training by 20%.

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APRIL 2, 2009

Some useful contact volume metrics to track are: The number of phone calls, live chats, emails, etc. It can certainly be misused or misunderstood, but assuming it’s collected properly, it won’t make mistakes. The time each interaction takes to complete. How many people are working at a given time.

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MAY 27, 2010

Of course, a customer service representative doesn’t need a computer program to tell them how a customer is feeling when he starts screaming in the phone, but Magnify claims it can predict that outcome before it actually happens.

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JULY 30, 2010

All it took was my phone number and email address, and I would earn money back on all of my purchases. Since I am the companion to a few dogs and two horses, it’s a win, win for me. Why does Petco do it?

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Question: How do you approach design and how do you use your phone menu? Answer: We use the phone menu to identify how we should route each call. Social media is one of them and written commentary surveys are another listening post from each transaction. A lot of companies have a whole bunch of different ways they do that.

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MARCH 16, 2009

Less time spent by representatives on the phone, over chat, etc. Resolving issues on the first contact is the easiest and fastest way to ensure customers end the call feeling their time on the phone was productive and that they got the help they needed. Saving money. saves the company money.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

A recent Nielsen survey states that the primary online communication of today is Twitter; its unique visitors have increased 1,382 percent since 2009. For the last 30 years, traditional customer service recruiting, training, Maximizing Social Media: Part 1 of 2 When we were kids we use to construct a “phone. Networking.

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JUNE 4, 2009

They measure objective things like how long it takes to get a human on the phone, how long it takes to get a product, how long it takes to get an email response, etc. An entrepreneur I met with recently told me that his company regularly calls and emails its competitors to see how good they are.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The manager came over to me, listened to my problem with my cell phone and my time restraints; asked me if I wanted to leave the phone and come back after I picked up my children, and during that time my phone would be either repaired or replaced.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Not only does that have the potential for costing a business huge losses, but it is indicative of an agent who just wants to get off the phone or out of a situation without mediating or solving the problem logically and fairly. Is customer service commensurate with price in real estate sales? If I shop at Walmart for a pair of denim.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Maximizing Social Media: Part 1 of 2 When we were kids we use to construct a “phone. Engaging customers with social media while building customer service Customer loyalty generally follows outstanding customer service. At a local. Maximizing Social Media: Part 2 of 2 To see part one of this series, click here. Networking.

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APRIL 5, 2010

The site also offers a referral program with cash incentives, and the customer service toll-free phone numbers and contact information are easily accessible. The web site is divided into 13 different categories with over 100 subcategories, ad free, and personalized shopping.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Make sure to enter the caller’s name, phone number, and/or email address. It is situations like this when you need to throw the rule book out the window. After the contact, please email this information to Cate Sharkey at csharkey@starbucks.com immediately. Notate the case accordingly.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

The client had very long hair; the foils were almost all applied, and her cell phone rang. Absolutely, but the customer was so satisfied she made a point to congratulate the store manager about the excellent and helpful store employee. In a local hair salon, a regular client was in the middle of a hair highlighting.

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MARCH 2, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Telemarketing is my number one annoyance in advertising and as soon as I answer the phone and get that few seconds of dead air, that is my queue to hang up. I understand a company would be interested in knowing why people unsubscribe so they can improve their business, but a quick voluntary survey back would have been more appropriate.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Alternatively, a quick (personal) phone call from someone high up at the company can make a lasting impression as well. Write them thank you letters. Even though it may not seem like a big deal, sending some of your volunteers handwritten thank you letters can make a difference. What do you do to reward your volunteers? And not so well?)

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JUNE 24, 2010

Additionally, we have a knowledgeable crew of product specialists that answer end user’s questions via phone or e-mail, and advise our customers on the best product to use or how to set up their products. We are pretty accessible via the phone or e-mail. Let’s also not forget about the benefits of new media in this context.

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MARCH 22, 2010

This very successful store’s unique business practices and philosophies have been written about in countless books and magazines over the years and from visiting the store or dealing with them over the phone or online, you can tell why.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Do you want problem solvers who might be a bit more difficult to reach on the phone (because they are solving problems) or people who are always available to answer the phone but not empowered or capable of a wide range of problem solving. It is also about how you rank what is more important.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Answer: Relationship Care is what we call our servicing ethos and very simply put, it is really about making sure we take advantage of whatever our interaction is with that customer to create incremental value to them during the time American Express is on the phone with them. It doesn’t matter who receives your call.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Then we do a phone interview to learn about the applicants service attitudes or ethos. Answer: First, an applicant applies for an open position through our website. Then we do an assessment to determine math computation skills, how they would handle certain customer interactions, etc.

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APRIL 16, 2009

What goes around comes around… Dawn Rocky Bourg said: Jun 11, 09 at 2:02 pm Yamini, I appreciate your inquiry but the most basic tenet of valuable customer service and basic human interaction was irreparably violated before the service rep answered the phone. Deception is simply a three syllable word for lie.

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