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Half the battle of delivering great customer service is simply showing up
According to various surveys on customer service, one of the top five pet peeves that customers complain about is associates who are missing in action. If your place of business is supposed to be open for business, then staff need to be present and ready to greet and...
Does your medical practice’s customer service suffer from insurance shaming patients?
Not all health insurance coverage is created equally. Some insurance coverage is subsidized by our government for low-income and elderly people, known as Medicaid and Medicare, respectively. In California, Medicaid is known as Medi-Cal. And as a subsidized program,...
Goodbye 2022 and Hello 2023!
As we near the end of 2022, we naturally begin to reflect on the past year—our successes and our failures. Let us celebrate our wins and learn from our losses, knowing that past failures aren’t failures at all but successes waiting to happen. Goodbye 2022! As we...
How CVS Pharmacy’s customer service made having COVID-19 a less scary experience
COVID-19 is once again surging, with hospitalization rates up 75% since the Thanksgiving holiday. Add to that scenario the flu season and the newly emerging RSV bug, and you’ve got three very scary reasons for the general public to worry. It is, therefore, vital for...
Mental and physical health secrets for delivering exceptional customer service
In customer service training, trainers spend much of our time teaching strategies to help you interact successfully with different types of customer personalities and attitudes and in various situations and phases of the customer service transaction. In essence, we...