Our last post noted how important it is to control the initial customer interaction when it comes to customer self-service over the phone. Once you’ve got control a new challenge arises, namely what do to with that control. Our advice is to wield a scalpel in your approach rather than a hammer. Some of the …
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The Buyer’s Journey In marketing there is a lot of talk about the “buyer’s journey.” This is a not-so-fancy way to describe the process by which a person discovers and purchases a product or service. So if we’re talking about buying a car, the journey isn’t the picture on Instagram of someone standing next to …
Going Home Isn’t The End When a patient leaves the hospital the last thing they want to do is go back. Yet, re-admission happens all of the time. Studies show that one of the most common reasons for this is insufficient communication between healthcare providers and patients. In a pressure-cooker work environment like a hospital it’s …
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In an era of digital communication and vast social media influence, it has become incredibly easy for consumers to voice their opinions about the companies they frequent, support, or vilify. One disgruntled customer can rally thousands in a matter of hours with nothing more than a 140-character blurb gone viral. Every individual has potential access …
No matter what business you’re in, it’s important to remember that customers don’t buy from companies, they buy from people. Your customer support team acts as a critical human face for your company; they are the people that your customers buy from, the team that troubleshoots their problems, and the ones who can make or …
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It’s about time. Customers, like everyone else, have a different notion of time than they used to. The internet and mobile devices have done that—we can access the whole world of knowledge with our fingertips, instantly. This also applies to customer complaints. More quickly than ever, customers can lodge complaints against our companies—so fast, in …
Most customers use self-service to get in and get out quickly. It’s no surprise when they don’t want to complete a post-call survey. However, some customers are itching to share their thoughts after a customer service interaction—unhappy customers. Unhappy customers are almost always in the mood to provide some feedback after a call—if not to you, to …
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When thinking of surveys, it’s important to remember what they actually are: data. Surveys yield data that helps us make informed decisions on just about everything these days. Certainly, politicians don’t make a move without them. And companies use them to guide their customer service. Customer service PR nightmares are cautionary tales for the rest …
Have you ever been at a restaurant and had the server ask you this as you’re finishing your meal? If you’ve enjoyed your service today, would you mind filling out this customer feedback form? If you’ve enjoyed your service…? (Cue the needle sliding off the record.) Empathy for servers wanting good feedback aside, this is …
The purpose of modern survey tools is to make doing surveys possible for the average person. As rapid application development (RAD) tools, they take the coding out of survey creation. Here are some basics on these tools: What’s a RAD Tool? Simply put, RAD tools enable you and me to create applications. Using a visual user …
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