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Why we should take customer service more seriously
I propose that customer service is an assertive act, a proactive role that has an incredible impact on the attraction and retention of customers. It represents the ‘front door’, the daily face of a business, ideally setting the scene for productive, healthy relationships. I propose that customer service can often be a much harder, more gruelling role than selling; dealing with the many variables that confront a business, sorting out problems, providing advice, answering technical/distribution/supply questions, coordinating and liaising with various departments, contacting suppliers and, dealing with crises; all the while being polite, friendly, effective and efficient on a consistent daily basis.
Motivate Your Customer Service Team for Outstanding Customer Service: Six Secrets of Customer Service Motivation
Providing outstanding customer service is one of the most rewarding yet challenging activities within your organization. Exceptional organizations that provide outstanding customer service will experience the following benefits: * Increased customer satisfaction * Increased revenues * Increased repeat and referral customer traffic * Less employee turnover * Increased profits So how do we support and motivate our customer service team to give outstanding customer service? The following are six secrets to motivate your customer service team to give exceptional customer service to your customers.
Results are in of a new study...
As the head of a large corporation you probably understand that there is a definite need for a corporate rewards program. You realize that although the promise of a paycheck and the possibility of health care might be enough to convince an employee to show up every day for work the same paycheck often isn’t enough for that same employee to put his best foot foreword and dedicate themselves, heart and soul to making the company all it can be. This type of employee does little to increase sale figures or production output, they do not bring out the best in customer service, they aren’t normally good team players, and they certainly don’t make the work place an inviting place which in turn doesn’t inspire perfect attendance.
Tracking Postcard Campaign Results
You have painstakingly designed your postcards with attention grabbing photos, imagery and headline. You believe you have selected the best mailing list for your target audience. After all this careful planning, how will you know if your campaign is successful?
Principles of Selling
Principles to consider when attempting to sell any type of product or service.

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“BUILDING UP OR SELECTIVELY DEMOLISHING AN IMAGE \"
Is your customer service building up a positive image for you as a builder or is it selectively demolishing your image? Do you simply talk about good customer service or do you provide and promote a daily customer service commitment? And is customer service really important to individual builders and the entire building industry? The answers are crucial to you specifically as a builder and to the building industry, in general.

Customer service redefined as a sales tool
Customer service is a valid part of the professional sales process and is often what separates the beginners from the sales superstars. Your sales team is also your first face in the customer service, long term relationship building process.

Customer Service Made Easy
There is a mystery around customer service. Most consumers think that customer service has gone downhill. Most businesspeople think that their customer service is good. How can this be possible? If you can solve this puzzle then you are well on your way to delivering great customer service.

Motivate Your Customer Service Team for Outstanding Customer Service: Six Secrets of Customer Service Motivation
Providing outstanding customer service is one of the most rewarding yet challenging activities within your organization. Exceptional organizations that provide outstanding customer service will experience the following benefits: * Increased customer satisfaction * Increased revenues * Increased repeat and referral customer traffic * Less employee turnover * Increased profits So how do we support and motivate our customer service team to give outstanding customer service? The following are six secrets to motivate your customer service team to give exceptional customer service to your customers.
How To Handle Disgruntled Customers
In any business situation, it is never easy to please every customer. Even with a mass-selling product and a great team of customer service individuals, you will always encounter one customer whom you cannot please.
Heart of Marketing by Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski
Customer service and really good customer service seems to be a thing of the past in many businesses. When I was growing up - my grandfather reinforced the importance of stellar customer service to me and that lesson has served me very well of the last two decades. This book explains how to put "heart" back into our businesses and our marketing.
Would you get A Tattoo of the General Motors’ Logo?
When was the last time you were really excited about the customer service you received? A recent survey showed that 44% of people rate the customer service they usually receive as dull and bland. Most customer service experiences are, well ok, and we unusually come away somewhat satisfied from the experience. This is all well and good, but most of your competitors are already doing this. To stand out from the competition you need to demonstrate customer service on a dramatically different level: service that is anything but bland and dull! Think Disney, Harley Davidson, or Apple.

Why you should stop trying to delight your customers
Delighting customers does not build loyalty. Reducing customers’ effort does. These were the findings from a large customer service survey conducted by the Customer Contact Council (CCC), and featured in the July edition of the Harvard Business Review. The survey’s aim was to get answers to three questions: 1. How important is customer service to loyalty? 2. Which customer service activities increase loyalty, and which don’t? 3. Can companies increase loyalty without raising their customer service operating costs? After conducting structured interviews with customer service leaders and a study of more than 75,000 customers, the CCC uncovered three findings...
Are You A Good Customer?
There are great books on the market about customer service: Raving Fans, Contagious Customer Service and Exceeding Customer Expectations. All good books, however, none address a core issue required for receiving great customer service from vendors and suppliers: be a good customer.

Five Attributes that Lead to Exceptional Customer Service
As a business owner, I have developed a keen sense of the attributes of people who are highly motivated as well as those qualities that lead to counter productive behavior. Regardless of the industry, customer service is key to the success of your business. Unfortunately, there are many examples of people whose poor customer service has been memorable: people who have left us on hold and forgotten about us, waitresses who never return to our table, the customer service person who leaves us on the phone for several minutes. We all have experienced poor customer service at some level. This article illustrates how Five Attributes Can Lead to Exceptional Customer Service. I refer to them as the PAULA(sm) Customer Service Success Program.

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