Service Untitled

OCTOBER 1, 2010

As an example, Wal-Mart caters to low prices, Microsoft is known for technology, and Mercedes-Benz is known for luxury. 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

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Let’s begin with the classic example of Toyota. Another example goes back to the 1982 deaths of seven Chicago residents after ingesting Extra Strength Tylenol. So what do these examples teach us? Here’s a company that used to have a strong brand perception; one publication described it as a “cult-like status.&#

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Service Untitled

JUNE 22, 2009

The situation I kept coming back to and thinking of was the classic example of a customer asking a waiter or waitress what they would recommend on a menu, what they think of a particular item on a menu, or something similar. For example: Customer: Do you like the XYZ salad? For example: Customer: What do you think of the XYZ salad?

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Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2010

A month or so ago, I was fortunate enough to be in the audience of a presentation from a company leader who sets a fabulous example for the employees and franchise owners of his company, Biggby Coffee. If you’re a manager, are you setting a positive example of service for your staff? What do you think?

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

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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Service Untitled

JANUARY 29, 2010

He demonstrates by example and current references his technical expertise and how that experience makes him better than competing companies. He has employed the use of good communication skills to his strategy, and not just the use of emails, but going out and meeting face to face with clients at regular intervals.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Excellence inspires excellence, and when people are led by exemplary examples of passionate, sincere, and honest leaders, employees get passionate about what they do. Be an example for employees. The top three companies make their employees feel like the workplace is an extension of home; being treated like members of a large family.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Consider a customer satisfaction survey as an example. Back in March 2008, I wrote about how to measure customer satisfaction for less than $250 and got some great feedback on the article and the idea. Since then, I’ve put the theory into practice multiple times and have seen it succeed.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Take the worst examples that could happen, and practice different solutions. One Response to “Help your customer service staff to help your business succeed&# Matthijn said: Sep 10, 10 at 3:57 am Zappos is an great example of how a service company should be organized. I always suggest role-playing; it’s fun and effective.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Take the example of an employee stocking the shelves at a local hardware store. Instead of ever saying no, a business should always be able to present options or alternatives, but in order to encourage employees to perform in such positive ways as the above examples, the company has to empower employees and coach them in positive ways.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 22, 2010

For example, in Florida insurance companies were no longer writing flood insurance policies. That is the recipe for disaster and breaks down the information and trust chain within the company. Practice proactive information sharing. Send important information out before employees or representatives need it. Imagine that?

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 24, 2010

Examples of perks awarded for poor customer service can include coupons, discounts, free upgrades, travel miles, free hotel accommodations, movie tickets, and the list goes on. We can define perks as anything extra we receive that were not in the original agreement. As customers, we just all need to know how to ask for them.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 15, 2010

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives How to diffuse an angry customer Cheryl January 15, 2010 Angry Customers , Customer Service , Etiquette 3 Comments A friend of mine purchased a pair of shoes from a popular discount shoe store in our local area. In the end that leads to unrealistic expectations.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

When it's accepted, I go to their profile and download their vCard into Outlook, adding any other contact info by reading their business card (the vCard never has a phone number, for example.) I do as I advise people when I consult on business and social media etiquette. Image And Etiquette Consulting & Public Speaker.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Founded by George Jenkins in 1930, a man who led by example instilled a sense of pride among the associates. Awarded one of the top companies in Fortune’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For,&# Publix ranked higher than any other supermarket. Corporate culture has played a huge part in the success of the company.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

For instance, let’s take the example of the successful clothing company Patagonia. Nowadays it is more than just running a business with creativity and skill, because customers want to know if the promised honesty and integrity is acting in a consumer’s best interest. We want favorable behaviors from companies.

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Service Untitled

JULY 30, 2010

Here are a few examples: Membership programs provides special incentives. If it costs five times as much to find a new customer when you lose an old one, then reward programs are indeed worth every penny spent. So how do you go about having one?

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Take for instance the example of a title closing company here in South Florida. 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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Service Untitled

JUNE 22, 2010

My example is general and easily adaptable. In a face-to-face situation, customer surveys can too easily become popularity contests, so there has to be a lot of consistency in order to define a pattern to determine whether the service representative is actually excelling and on target. So how do you do a customer satisfaction survey?

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Service Untitled

JULY 26, 2010

As an example, Linda was charged $66 for the water recovery system in her room. That was the plastic pitcher and one plastic cup! In 1998, the US Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry adopted the Patient’s Bill of Rights.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

For example, the service you expect from McDonald’s is going to be much different from the service you may expect from a five-star restaurant. For example, where I work our customers are businesses rather than consumer. Service expectations are going to vary from company to company.

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Service Untitled

MAY 13, 2010

Take the example of an internet shoe company. Appreciate the staff, and collect the data to improve customer satisfaction. Perhaps it is a good idea if a company owner becomes a customer and walks in the shoes of a consumer.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In one example, a reporter told of shopping at the store in order to buy a new iPod. Brookes also plans to equip 65 stores with 4,000 touch screen registers. In the last few years, Meyer Department Stores have taken heavy criticism about their lack of customer service.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

For example, a co-branded product with one of our partners might have different benefits than our charge card products and our CCPs are trained to know the difference in products and services for each card and educate the cardmembers appropriately.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 30, 2010

Matthijn said: Aug 31, 10 at 3:55 am Great example of inovation in the field of customer service. .&# Gave Arnold said: Aug 30, 10 at 9:46 pm A help desk has also helped my company a lot. What do you recommend? We are currently using Zendesk.

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Service Untitled

MAY 12, 2010

In the example above, my oil change price was on sale, and an employee wanted to be unscrupulous and tried to sell me something I didn’t need. Perhaps the following suggestions might enhance any company’s customer satisfaction experience: Employees have to know that customers are number one.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 22, 2010

For example: Easy access displays. They’re a great example of a company that puts customers first and believes in being honest and straightforward with its customers. And what’s more interesting is that when you visit the store or buy something from the company’s store or website, many of these things are apparent.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

Don’t forget to download your handout before watching: Why Assistants Should Consider Certification Handout. Here is an example of a worksheet Office Dynamics put together outlining the topics we are covering at our 22 nd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence as a tool assistants can use to give to their executive.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Let’s take the example of waiting in a Verizon store for the next available agent. Delivering superior customer service is also a perception. A customer’s perception of an issue is often different than the actual circumstance.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 4, 2009

For example, we can that business customers in Argentina either don’t care about customer service and do not let it influence their business choices and/or we can say that business in Argentina provide great customer service and the business customers don’t find it necessary to switch vendors because the service is so good.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

As an example, you might want to contact us with a change of address because you’re moving and our CCPs take that opportunity to remind you of a benefit through their program so that the customer can maximize the value of their card. Let’s me give you an example of how this plays out.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 26, 2010

In Fort Lauderdale, for example, I am the first person to talk to the new hires as a group. We want to ensure that on the very first day, our customer care professionals know that they joined a great company. In each one of our service centers, we welcome our new hires and they go through a scheduled day of events.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 24, 2010

Facebook and Twitter are two examples. 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. Let’s also not forget about the benefits of new media in this context.

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2010

An example of this “Thinker&# would be Donald Trump, and the “ You’re fired &# line. An example of this “Thinker&# would be Dr. Spock from Star Trek. An example of this “Feeler&# would be Jimmy Buffett who lives life to the fullest and is not detail driven. Bottomline: I enjoyed reading the book.

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