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How to outweigh the BAD with the GOOD for exceptional customer service
Bad things happen to good people all the time. In customer service, we often have to interact with good people who are frustrated and even angry over a bad experience they’ve had. The trick is to turn around their negative situation into a positive outcome. Real world...
How NOT to accuse your customers for a better service delivery experience
I’ve heard two stories from two different people in the past three months. Real World Story: A customer was standing in the express lane of a grocery story. About seven people stood in front of him. The cashier was moving extremely slowly, excessively talking to every...
Eliminating the “no problem” problem from your customer service delivery
Have you ever felt like maybe you just missed something important? For example, you thank your waitress for her great service as you’re leaving your favorite restaurant, and you get a “No problem.” Or as you’re leaving your doctor’s office, you thank the front desk...
Customer Service is About People Helping People
Have you ever shopped online for a much-needed item and were super excited to find what you were looking for, but were disappointed when you show up to the store and your item is nowhere to be found? Worse yet, no one at the store cares to figure out whether or not...
An Informed Customer is a Happy Customer, Most of the Time
I recently shared with you a colleague’s bad experience with Planet Fitness. This week’s post is another BAD customer service experience with his local gym. Real world story: Although I’ve been having BAD attitude issues with the staff at my local gym, I decided to...