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Low Cost methods to Improve Customer Service
“There are many who subscribe to the convention that service is a business cost, but our data demonstrates that superior service is an investment that can help drive business growth. Investing in quality talent, and ensuring they have the skills, training and tools that enable them to empathize and actively listen to customers are central…
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Customer Service is in Trouble
“Do you really know how well you’re doing with your clients and customers? Are there trouble spots or holes in your customer support you’re unaware of?” – yourprofitweb.com The questions in the quote above are extremely relevant for any company. If a business does not know how well it is doing for its customers, or…
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Succeed at Customer Referrals
“A referral is the highest honour a business can receive from a customer.” – quotesgram The quote above says it all – a company needs customer referrals to remain successful and sustain a good reputation. A regular flow of customer referrals works wonders for any business and while a robust and effective customer referrals program…
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Key benefits of Profiling Customers
“Make the customer the hero of your story’ – verticalinsite.com Cannot say this enough – all customers are not equal, in any respect. This fact therefore, should be the cornerstone for any company when dealing with customers and trying to keep pace with their needs. Given that any company could have several customers, personalizing service, messages,…
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Empowered Employees make for Better Customer Experiences
“If you take care of your employees they will take care of your customers and your business will take care of itself.” – J W Marriott In the last exposition, we spoke about establishing a culture focused on customers and we said that it is employees who either make or defeat the establishment of such…
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A Culture Focused on Customers
“You have to hire right, train right, manage right and always work at creating a customer focused culture.” – Shep Hyken Adopting a culture focused on customers is no longer a passing fad or only a nice to do – it is what will gain a leading competitive advantage for any company, irrespective of size.…
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Reasons Companies Lose Customer Trust
“If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.” – Howard Schultz The converse of the quote is true and becomes the reason that companies lose customer trust. Sadly, companies seem consistently focused on making sales and forget a very critical part of business – gaining customer trust.…
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Communication Mistakes Businesses make with Customers
“We all make them, the difference is what we do after we make the mistake, how we see the mistake – a learning experience or a failure.” – Catherine Pulsifer Making mistakes is possibly the most obvious sign of being human and that would make many businesses ‘too human’ at times. The most common are…
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Customers are Not Equal
“The customer may not always be right, but they are always the customer. So, let the customer be wrong with dignity and respect.” – Shep Hyken Every business has customers – obviously. Without customers there is no use of a business – they play the central role in existence and sustenance of a business. Even…
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Best Practices for Customer Experience Management
“Customer experience is a catalyst of transformation. It directly impacts culture, strategy, structure and all parts of a business.” – Christine Crandell While companies may claim that they care about their customers and do whatever it takes to keep them happy, the truth is that very often customer experiences are frustrating and far removed from…