by Barbara Khozam | Sep 5, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
Anyone who’s ever worked in customer service will tell that the job is not always about smiles and happy customers. This is especially true when you consider that most customers won’t contact you to tell you what a fantastic experience they’ve just had with your...
by Barbara Khozam | Aug 29, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
Perhaps it’s simply a pet peeve of mine. Perhaps I’m simply uber-sensitive. But, I would rather be called by my name (or “princess”) instead of “ma’am.” That’s because my name is one of the sweetest sounds to my ears. My clients often ask me how they can better...
by Barbara Khozam | Aug 22, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
In the news recently, I’ve heard a lot about bad customer experiences by persons with disabilities. Airlines that forgot to provide ambulatory equipment for disabled passengers (https://www.moneyforlunch.com/disabledmanforcetocrawloffplane/). War veterans and their...
by Barbara Khozam | Aug 15, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
My feet hurt, and I need new shoes. BUT, I dislike shoe shopping. Shoddy feet from years of competitive sports and the fact that I wear a size 10.5 make shoe shopping a real challenge — to say the least. Recently, I shopped eight stores, but came home empty handed –...
by Barbara Khozam | Aug 8, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
Happy customers are loyal customers. Loyal customers are repeat customers. They will continue to purchase your products and services again and again. They will also refer to you their friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors. As you can see, repeat customers can make...