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Service with a Smile

Ann Michaels and Associates

Customer service training is one of the smartest investments a company can make… Ever talked to a phone representative who was anything but helpful? With proper training, companies can make sure their employees provide service with a smile—and make customers smile in return. .

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Customer Expectations and Staff Retention Are Biggest Challenges to Outstanding Service

CSM Magazine

Training and staff retention was cited as the top challenge by 33 percent of respondents, a big shift from ASQ’s last customer service survey in 2012, when it was rated as the least significant challenge. Twenty-nine percent surveyed this year said managing customer expectations was their No.

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How to Turn Social Media Customer Service into a Marketing Strategy

ShepHyken

For example, Starbucks has an app that drives their loyalty program by rewarding frequent visits and giving incentives for customers to come back more often. Official smart USA (@smartcarusa) June 19, 2012. Real-time customer feedback tells you what customers love, hate, and more. It doesn’t have to be expensive.

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Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020

SurveySensum

He is an author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time, Be Amazing or Go Home, and The Convenience Revolution and a creator of a customer service training program, Customer Focus , aiming to help clients build a customer service culture and loyalty mindset.

2020 132
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Guest Post: Ritz-Carlton Customer Service Secrets

Service Untitled

These practices have not only increased word of mouth and brand loyalty. Recently, I sat down with Ritz-Carlton Vice President Diana Oreck to see if she could share any more secrets to the company’s customer service super sauce. Before joining Software Advice in 2012, she worked in sales management and advertising.

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Baby Boomers, Millennials and More: Here’s How to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce

Comm100

Born roughly from the late 1990’s or early 2000’s to 2012, early Gen Zers are often lumped in with Millennials because of the fuzzy nature of this generation’s start date. For more information on team building, check out our blog post, 20 Customer Service Training Ideas and Activities for Busy Teams.