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Why the Marketing Budget Should Include Customer Service Training

ShepHyken

It’s how a customer is treated at every step of doing business with you. We recently had a client say their training budget didn’t have money allocated to customer service training. Typically, companies spend a lot of money training salespeople, which often falls under the sales budget, not the training budget.

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Start Your Social Media Customer Service Strategy Here

Russel Lolacher

” Over the years, many a branded platform has been launched, with little to no long-term social media customer service strategy… or even a short-term one. How will you manage your interactions and connection with your audience (spoiler: CRM) so you can be there at every step of the relationship?

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Customer Service Training: Empowering A Service Mindset

Integrity Solutions

In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is. But great customer experiences don’t just happen.

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Use Relationship Data to Build Stronger Connections

ShepHyken

It’s where customers don’t see a business as just a vendor or a store. They feel connected – and maybe see it more as a friend and a partner. It all comes down to the relationship you have with your customer. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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Customer Experience Is Like Maintenance on Your Car

ShepHyken

Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. Learn more about Shep’s customer service and customer experience keynote speeches and his customer service training workshops at www.Hyken.com.

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Elevating the Ordinary: How Pride Transforms Your Work

ShepHyken

Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. Learn more about Shep’s customer service and customer experience keynote speeches and his customer service training workshops at www.Hyken.com.

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The Customer Is NOT Always Right – Again!

ShepHyken

I’ve said it before – I don’t agree with the saying that the customer is always right. Actually, I believe in the opposite, and it’s one of the concepts we teach in our customer service training workshops. It is this: The customer is NOT always right. … Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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