http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog Creating “Wow” Customer Service Experiences Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:08:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Though it is true that customer service is an extremely vital focus for your business, there are ways that customer service can make your business successful, as well as ways that may simply weaken the chances for achieving your goals.  Customer service is only beneficial when it is done correctly.  ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=45 Customers shop in order to satisfy something: a need or a desire.  Therefore, it follows that your goal must be to keep your customers satisfied.  However, don’t make the common mistake in assuming that it is only the product or service that you are selling that will provide the satisfaction ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=44 Customer service is the number one differentiator in a very competitive marketplace.  As times have become increasingly challenging for businesses, it has been necessary for businesses to make cost cutting efforts in order to survive.  Many businesses first aim for the peripheries – the extras – as they appear to ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=43 The first thing that most people think when they hear a customer complaint, is that it is bad for business, and future sales can be lost.  While this can be true, it is also possible to turn customer complaints into a profitable situation, with great possibilities for the future.  The following ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=42 No matter how many people in your business, 1 or 1000, each person needs to feel their efforts matter, that they make a difference within the organization. Empowerment – This term is a catch-all for many different concepts of employee power and responsibility.  It means employees are given the power to ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=41 There are words that are productive – words that care - and words that are simply unproductive and should not be used – words that don’t care. Unproductive words should be avoided in customer interactions because they tend to produce undesired results, especially in a situation where the customer is already ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=40 Every day you have choices with regard to your attitude.  Attitude is everything, especially in customer service. Your attitude in customer service must be friendly, helpful and professional.  Any attitude which lacks these qualities will have a negative impact on every person with whom you make contact throughout your workday.  However, ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=39 To make a customer’s day, you need to make the most of the famous phrase, “It’s the little things that count.”  This isn’t to say that you should ignore the bigger issues, but when you go out of your way to share a compliment, recognize an achievement, or help another ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=38 Measuring your customer service allows you to manage it.  Without measuring, you won’t have any way of knowing which goals are being met, which are falling short, and in which areas you truly excel. These are some extremely effective techniques you can use to measure the customer service provided by your ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=37 These days the business world is all about change and expectations; it’s about new thinking, faster speed, and building new skills.  For this reason every team member, regardless of their field, but especially those in customer service, needs to be cross-trained.  This will help them take full responsibility for all ... http://customerservicetrainingskills.com/blog/?p=36