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A Lesson from Michelangelo: Details Matter

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It’s usually just “little things” – details that often are almost unnoticed – that give our customers confidence and help create customer amazement. . They are also important to our customers, whether they know it or not. It’s the same with a fast reply to an email or quick return phone call. None of these are big.

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Make Your Customer Smarter: Create an Educational Experience

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Just make your customers smarter. . Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. It’s simple. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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You Too Can Be As Good As Amazon…Maybe!

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Even if you’re selling a big machine to a factory, there are still expectations that are shaped by retail experiences with customer-focused companies like Amazon. In the past, I’ve referred to this as the Amazonation of the world. Here are three ways Amazon sets a high bar that customers love – and expect from you.

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

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And happiness is what customers will feel when everything is going right until something goes wrong. Relief can take you back to happiness, and maybe even create customer confidence (a key to creating loyalty) along the way. 5 Customer Experience Lessons from the World’s Biggest Brands Marketing by Kristian Bannister.

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What Does Perfect Service Recovery Look Like?

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For those that haven’t been following, the five-steps are: 1) Acknowledge the problem and thank the customer for bringing it to your attention. And, they didn’t get there by disappointing their customers. On the contrary, they are very customer-focused, and this story is a perfect example. 2) Apologize for the problem.

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Showing Up On Time

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Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. For information, contact 314-692-2200 or www.hyken.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Are You So Good Your Customers Would Pay You Double?

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Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go t o www.thecustomerfocus.com. The post Are You So Good Your Customers Would Pay You Double?