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Putting The "Service" Back In "Customer Service"

The future of customer service is here. Technology has made seeking out support faster and easier than ever. But, has your digital age company sacrificed true service in the name of automation? Today, finding customer support is as simple as writing an e-mail or picking up the phone. But, even though you're not face-to-face with your customers, you still leave a lasting impression. Do you come across as caring and competent, or menacing and mechanical?

Offering stand-out service on the Internet isn't as hard as it is rare. Take these simple steps towards old-style service in the digital age:

Give Each Customer a Personal Response

    When a customer sits down to e-mail your company, it's because he needs help. He chooses e-mail because it's quick, but his request still warrants a satisfying and personal response!

    Companies eager to save time and money often take automation too far in their customer support. Each customer has a unique question, and deserves a unique answer. Even if you save time by copying and pasting stock replies, change the opening and closing to make the message sound less robotic.

Be Clear, But Sincere

    When responding to customers' e-mail, be sincere and to the point. Before sending a message, try turning the tables. Ask yourself, "Would this answer satisfy me if I were the customer?"

    Take that extra moment to give your customer the help he deserves. It might mean the difference between a satisfied customer and a credit card chargeback!

Offer Live Customer Support

    E-mail has become an acceptable form of communication. But, live customer support is still necessary. The plethora of information available online can be overwhelming to customers, especially those new to the Internet!

    Single your company out from the crowd by providing customers with a real person to talk to. Live phone support is an invaluable way to foster trust. When your customer has reached the end of his Internet rope, and just needs help, your toll free number is the answer he's looking for.

Make Sure Your Support Reps Have All The Answers

    The presence of phone support will do no good if your staff doesn't know your product! Customer support reps should be warm and friendly, and willing to help with any aspect of your product.

    What a good feeling it is to talk to someone who feels confident in his product. It's even better if he's knowledgeable enough to solve your problem without transferring you all around the company!

Provide Stand-Out Service; Gain Lifelong Customers

    Too many e-businesses skimp on customer service, hiding behind web sites and message boards. Customer support is an integral part of every company, even those operating solely online. Be one of the few to offer stellar service, and gain customers for life!

Customer Service is becoming a lost art, but Sean Cohen wants to make sure that never happens at AWeber Communications!
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Take Care of Yourself Before You Take Care of Your Customer


One of the most important questions people ask when they are focused on improving their quantity and quality of business is: "What is my competitive advantage?    What makes me unique, memorable, special? what truly sets me apart from the rest?" While there are no definitively right answers to that question, most people come to some conclusion that customer service is a critical component of your competitive advantage.  For most businesses, the service they offer can vary from exceptional to not so hot, depending upon circumstances.

You Bever Know Who Youre Serving


You Never Know Who You're Serving when customers turn irate.I think of myself as a reasonable person.

Clients... and 38 ways to communicate with them


As Alan Weiss (guru to the savvy consultant) says: "It is actually difficult to contact clients too much. It is easy to fail to contact them frequently enough.

Customer Service - A Lost Art?


Is customer service a lost art? Before you answer that question, take a moment and think about the last few times you have gone shopping or out to dinner. Okay, now that you have really thought about it, is your answer any different? Why is it that when we actually DO receive excellent customer service that it makes such an impression on us that we usually choose to go back? Why - because the occurrences are so few and far between!!! As a home business owner, it is imperative to my business that customer service is ALWAYS a top priority.

Is your Online Business Customer-Friendly?


Customer service is increasingly seen as one of the most valuable uses for a commercial World Wide Web site.  Your Web site is available on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.

Customer Service A Chickens Way


Anyone who knows me knows my favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A. Aside from the fact their chicken is especially good and I can always get sweet tea, I have a valuable business reason for eating there - they serve up amazing customer service.

Make An Action Plan To Improve Customer Service


Customer Service is a critical factor for keeping your clients coming back and ensuring they'll refer you to others. Growing your business will be a difficult task at best if you don't perform, meet and exceed your client's expectations, and provide service that creates customers for life.

Losing Angry Customers


This article offers five ways to help you deal with angry customers. While the goal of all businesses is to have only happy customers, we also have to be realistic and realize sometimes we are going to anger a customer.

Create Win-Win Deals With Your Competitors


In the competitive world of the 20th century, we generally viewed competitors as the enemy. And a competitor was anyone who sold to the same target audience as us - even if they sold a different item.

Making The Most Of Newsletters


Newsletters can be wonderful tools for communicating with your customers or prospects. Because of their format, they're often infused with more credibility than traditional brochures.

Customer Service Tips for Mail Order Businesses


Can we be too good to our customers? No way! Our customers are the backbone of our business! They're right no matter what! But I'm sorry to disagree with you. As small, honest and legitimate businesses - we have a tendency to place our product quality above money.

Becoming A Solution To Your Customers Problems


Those of us in home based and small businesses are in effect selling our product. So becoming an effective salesperson is very important.

Cultivating the Trust Factor


In today's highly competitive economy, it is difficult to maintain a significant market advantage based on your professional skills alone. Developing a trusting relationship with your clients is key to your success.

The 7 Principles of Business Integrity


If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

Breaking the Ice and Winning Over the Client!


Wherever you turn these days you'll find articles covering every business strategy and tactic available to man, from how to make a great presentation to strategies for success all the way to negotiations and prospecting and getting a client to commit. But hardly anyone touches on the subject of breaking the ice with a new client and winning them over.

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Stuffed Giraffe Shows What Customer Service Is All About
Huffington Post
Most people have experienced outstanding customer service in one form or another -- an attentive server at a restaurant or a retail store employee who goes the extra mile. A thriving industry comprised of consultants dedicated to training companies how ...



The Atlantic

Customer Service: The Best Defense in a Data Breach
The Atlantic
Unfortunately, many companies do not have effective customer service policies in place before a breach brings them to their knees, says Larry Collins, Vice President, E-Solutions Risk Engineering, Zurich Global Corporate in North America.



New customer service feature sends text, email natural gas bill reminders
Sacramento Bee
"We have launched these new bill reminders in direct response to our customers' needs," said Gregory Knight, division vice president of Customer Service. "We are giving our customers more ways to interact with us in the way they want.

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Customer Service Training at Tamarack
WVNS-TV
Visit Southern West Virginia hosted a customer service training at Tamarack Thursday morning. Over 100 business, restaurants and hotel managers gathered to hear, Rita Suiter a hospitality specialist give some guidance on how to make a great first ...

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WS Live Agent Patrice Finger Finalist for Genesys® Customer Service Hero Award
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Great customer experiences start with customer service agents. Patrice Finger went that extra mile to be one of three finalists for the coveted Genesys Customer Service Heroes award. WS Live Agent Patrice Finger was one of three finalists for the ...

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Op-Ed: Jamaica's Customer Service Crisis
Caribbean Journal
I went to my bank at Constant Spring two or three days afterward, and found myself in a customer service line with five service desks, and learned only three tellers were present. At the time, there were three customers, myself included, ...



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Survey says: Apple customer service a secret weapon
GigaOM
Apple is famous for customer satisfaction — it scores tops among cell phone owners and computer owners, according to the American Customer Service Index. It's probably no coincidence that high customer satisfaction scores – and offering professional ...



National Customer Service/Inside Sales Manager
Triad Business Journal
Plastics Color Corporation, a leading manufacturer of custom colorants and additives for plastics, is currently seeking a National Customer Service/Inside Sales Manager. This position will be based in Asheboro, NC. The ideal person in the position will ...



A customer service badge helps boost BabyAge.com's conversion rate
InternetRetailer.com
Baby gear and apparel retailer BabyAge.com knows it is especially important to offer great customer service because it caters to busy on-the-go moms and dads—a group of consumers who can be easily turned off by bad customer service.



Customer service and compensations
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
Cross training of staff ensured that the staff could do their duties in the best possible manner to the satisfaction of the guests and the management, who duly rewarded them. The 35th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of ...


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