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Amazing Business Radio: Dan Hill

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Customers want to feel like they are moving towards progress when they are calling about a problem. When they don’t feel that they are progressing to a solution, customers will feel anger towards customer service representatives and ultimately, the brand.

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10 Simple Ways to Make Your Customer Service Team More Approachable and Relatable

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One key aspect of providing first-rate support is ensuring that your customer service team members are approachable and relatable. Display Genuine Empathy One of the most effective ways to make your customer service team more approachable and relatable is by displaying genuine empathy to customers.

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Sometimes It’s Okay to Ask a Customer to Repeat the Story

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For example, getting transferred from one customer service representative to the next and having to repeat the issue. Or when a customer is asked to use the touchpad on their phone to type in their account number, only to be asked for the same number when the customer support representative finally connects with the customer.