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Supporting Vulnerable Customers: A Guide to Compassionate Engagement

CSM Magazine

When we really get where our customers are coming from, it shapes how we respond to them. By focusing on immediate solutions, we’re doing more than putting out fires – we’re lighting up pathways to customer confidence and peace of mind.

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A Lesson from Michelangelo: Details Matter

ShepHyken

As it applies to customer experience (including customer service), it is often the little details that move the experience from average to amazing. It’s usually just “little things” – details that often are almost unnoticed – that give our customers confidence and help create customer amazement. .

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Why You Shouldn’t Yell at Customer Service Agents – And More

ShepHyken

When a customer doubts the answer and calls back only to get a different answer from a different employee, it erodes the customer’s confidence, not to mention the frustration the customer experiences by not getting the right answer the first time. In short, consistency creates confidence.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of December 3, 2017

ShepHyken

Rethinking Federal Customer Experience by Frank Konkel. Nextgov) This eBook looks at how agencies are baking customer experience into their missions. My Comment: Let’s kick off this week’s Top Five with an interesting concept: That the United States government could provide excellent customer service.

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The Biggest Opportunity in Customer Service

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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Make Your Customer Smarter: Create an Educational Experience

ShepHyken

Educating customers and creating clarity is a great way to separate yourself from others who might not be willing to take an extra minute or two to help the customer become smarter so they can make smarter buying decisions. . Creating an educational experience is a powerful customer experience strategy.

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How Can Thinking Small Propel You to Greatness?

ShepHyken

This was their Customer Experience Summit, and the theme for the meeting was “Think Small: Big Differences Come from SMALL Details.”. Jason Bradshaw, the Director of Customer Experience, shared his vision about Volkswagen Australia being recognized and known for their amazing customer service.