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Customer Service Training: Empowering A Service Mindset

Integrity Solutions

In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is. But great customer experiences don’t just happen. WHAT IS EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE?

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Customer Service Training is Not What You Think it is

ShepHyken

Many companies have a great focus on providing an excellent or, as I like to call it, amazing customer service experience. They do customer service training during the onboarding process. Communication is a big part of keeping the “magic” going, and to do that you must consider ongoing training.

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Don’t Let Your Customers Fall in the Expected Experiences Gap

ShepHyken

Not just your competition, but the best companies in the world that are creating new levels of customer expectations. How can you compare yourself to Amazon, Apple, Ritz-Carlton, and other iconic service-focused brands? How can you compare yourself to Amazon, Apple, Ritz-Carlton, and other iconic service-focused brands?

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Would Customers Pay to Do Business with You?

ShepHyken

Our service would be impeccable. . If you think about these answers, they are exactly what customers expect anyway. What would make your customers say, “Wow!” And maybe that idea is so good that customers would pay you for the privilege of doing business with you, even if they don’t have to.? .

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The Unexpected Stands Out – Especially If It’s Bad

ShepHyken

The effort a customer makes to get the problem resolved – hopefully, it’s minimal effort – is ideally rewarded with an acceptable and expected resolution. In other words, if there is a problem, customers expect it to be handled appropriately, and when it is, they are usually happy to continue doing business with you.

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The Incomplete Answer

ShepHyken

I recently wrote about the expected experiences gap , where the customersexpectations—based on the experiences they have with their favorite companies—are higher than what they receive from the company they are currently doing business with. For information, contact 314-692-2200 or www.hyken.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-10-2021

ShepHyken

(Fast Company) As the adoption of digital channels skyrockets, the businesses able to thrive are the ones that understand their customers’ needs and struggles. My Comment: I love the way this article starts: “The last 12 months have been a crash course in customer experience for business leaders.” That’s where empathy comes in.

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