Customer Service During a Crisis

Here in Houston, Texas, it’s not uncommon to face the possibility of an approaching hurricane from time to time. The last major storm was Hurricane Ike in 2008. This storm left some residents in the area without power for a week. In thinking about this crisis situation, I thought about some ways to handle customer service both during and in […]

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He Was Determined To Fix It RIght!

Recently my wife Theresa was having an issue with opening Word documents on her laptop. Since she is a virtual assistant, her laptop is the main tool in her toolbox. A few weeks earlier, my own laptop was attacked by a virus and was repaired by the guys at Texas PC Geeks. Theresa called these […]

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Wow Your Employees First!

During my customer service career, I have seen many reminders advising employees to “Wow the customer!” It’s important to “Wow” the customer as this is a surefire way to increase customer retention. What about employee retention? I think it’s critical to “Wow!” the employee first. An organization’s ability to “Wow!” its employees has multiple impacts to the […]

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4 C’s of Customer Service

Four words crossed my mind the other day regarding customer service. I call them the four Cs of customer service – Commitment, Completeness, Consistency, and Communication. Let’s take a look at each one. Commitment In order to give great customer service, there must be Commitment from an organization’s leadership. The commitment must be visible through […]

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