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The 25 Dollar Mistake

ShepHyken

The previous year we had stayed at a hotel that did a magnificent job of taking care of us. In looking over the final contract for our most recent meeting at the hotel, there were a few minor changes from the year prior. The first year, the hotel gave us free Internet service for our attendees. And, we did.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of October 31, 2016

ShepHyken

My Comment: Leadership defining the customer service vision may be the most important start to creating a customer-focused culture. This is a great article with 23 excellent questions to ask your next customer service candidate – or any candidate you want to bring into a truly customer-focused organization.

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Doing the Right Thing: A Habit Worth Mastering

ShepHyken

Rao explained what happened and an hour later the driver made his way back to the hotel where he had picked up Mr. Rao earlier that day. He didn’t ask for money even though he had to take time out of his day to return to the hotel. He just wanted to take care of his customer. That’s what customer-focused people do.

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Five strategies to improve customer experience in telecoms

TechSee

A recent report by Forrester takes this concept one step further by proving that improving customer experience in telecoms delivers a boost to all KPIs. Drive Revenue with Great Customer Experience 2017 indicates that after the auto industry and upscale hotels, telecoms has the third highest potential for increasing revenue by improving CX.

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All Customers Are Created Equal – Just Some Are More Equal than Others

ShepHyken

I notice the same type of behavior happens with airlines and hotels. It’s easy to spot the frequent traveler by the way they are treated by airline and hotel employees. So, it appears that frequency might warrant a better customer experience. The same might go for how much a customer spends. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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People Always Complain About That

ShepHyken

The other day I was at my hotel waiting for my client to pick me up for a meeting. I wanted a quick breakfast, so I went to the hotel’s coffee shop to pick up some oatmeal. I sat down at an open seat in the hotel lobby and noticed that my oatmeal looked more like soup that oatmeal. They had instant oatmeal in a cup.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 3, 2017

ShepHyken

This year, attendance at several Customer Service sessions reportedly doubled from last year. My Comment: The Social Media Marketing World 2017 conference concluded just over a week ago, and one of the major tracks was the social customer care track, headed up by Dan Gingiss and Daniel Lemin. Do they have hotel experience?

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