Category: Customer Service
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Problem Solving Skills for Effective Customer Service
“Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome” – E A Bucchianeri Problem solving is the very premise on which customer service rests. More often than not customers approach the customer service team / desk with what they perceive as a problem. However, despite this skill being so…
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Training Customer Service Technical Staff
”Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin Customer Service has now been established as possibly the most indispensable part of any organization and a reflection of its commitment to meeting the needs of customers. Every member of the customer service team – at call centre, managers, supervisors and even the technical staff…
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Advantages of a Decision Tree in Troubleshooting
“We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them”- Albert Einstein With the advancement of technology and its easy accessibility, there is no reason for companies not to upgrade their systems. The prime reason however to integrate new technology is that customers expect and demand it. It is indispensable if…
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Managing Negative Customer Perception through Social Media
“If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell 6 friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000 friends” – Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.com When the power of perception and the potency of social media combine, companies have on their hands a formidable contender. Having…
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Technical Troubleshooting is Vital for Customer Satisfaction
With technology taking the driver’s seat, there is no industry that can function without it. The reliance on technology is far too pronounced to ignore. Technology touches every realm of an organization and customer service is no different. In fact being able to provide technical troubleshooting is fast becoming a customer satisfaction and retention tool.…
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Enhance Responsiveness in Customer Service
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko “This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want. And, if you do this, people will keep coming back.” – Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks It is irrefutable that customer service is a vital part of any industry and that customers want…
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Improving CSAT while increasing productivity of your customer service organization
Why does improving CSAT seem to be a challenge when you try to reduce the cost of customer service? There are three problems that cause loss of productivity in any call center organization: Search Problem – Customer Service Agents often have difficulty finding the right article & may find tens of articles that match the…
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Checkmate competition through Customer Service Excellence
Technology and globalization has literally opened the floodgates and there are countless players in the market today offering the same products or services. The options, placed before the customer, are mind-boggling, but also put the customer in the seat of power. Tight budgets and self-corroding price wars seem to be taking a toll on companies,…
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Troubleshooting is a key skill for Customer Service
When we hear the term ‘troubleshooting’ we normally think of a technical problem with a product. Computer problems, car problems, electrical and electronic device problems are some of things that immediately come to mind. It is the ability of the customer service staff to help the customers to find a solution for a failed product…
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Importance of Product Knowledge in Customer Service
Photo by Sora Shimazaki In the realm of customer service, the importance of product knowledge cannot be understated. Unless there is a complete and all-around understanding of the products and or services offered, it will be unlikely that you will be able to veer your customer’s decision towards buying or even considering your offerings. Product knowledge…