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By: Shep Hyken|2011-01-26|Customer Service
How do we get our employees to engage in a customer service program? Recently I asked subscribers to my newsletter (The Shepard Letter) to send in their most important customer service questions. A large percentage of the questions that came in focused on the subject of employee engagement.
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By: Shep Hyken|2010-12-04|Customer Service
Dr. Ted Levitt, senior professor at Harvard Business School says that the function of every business is to get and keep customers. Consequently, it is also the function of every employee of every business to do the same.
By: Shep Hyken|2011-01-13|Customer Service
One of the seven strategies in the new book “The Amazement Revolution” is Walk the Walk. That means that you don’t say one thing and do something else. You are genuine and what you see is what you get. One of the role-models in this strategy is Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines.
By: Shep Hyken|2011-01-18|Customer Service
The company "mantra" is a brand promise that is simple, concise and easily understood by both employees and customers.
By: Shep Hyken|2011-02-10|Customer Service
Just recently I’ve had several clients call to discuss problems they were having with service recovery. While their issues were somewhat complicated, the strategies we discussed were simple and direct.
By: Shep Hyken|2010-12-21|Customer Service
One of the most negative situations one can create with a customer is to say “no.” In general, people hate to be told “no.” It starts when we are little kids and our parents constantly scream “NO!” at us. But sometimes saying “no” is unavoidable.
By: Shep Hyken|2011-01-06|Customer Service
Much of what is written and taught about regular outside customer service works for internal service as well. One of my favorite areas on which to lecture is on understanding the customer. While I have written about this in earlier articles, it bears repeating.
By: Shep Hyken|2010-11-13|Customer Service
In 1986 Jan Carlzon, the former president of Scandinavian Airlines wrote a book, Moments of Truth. In his book, Carlzon defines the moment of truth in business as this: “Anytime a customer comes into contact with any aspect of a business, howeve...960
By: Bella|2011-10-20|Celebrities
Controversy Several people think that Shepard Smith is either gay or possibly gay. He was previously married to a woman named Virginia Donald for about 6 years and does not have any children.
By: Shep Hyken|2010-11-03|Customer Service
Great customer service isn’t rocket science. Customer service isn’t a department. It is a simple philosophy that should be practiced by everyone in an organization, regardless of their position and/or title, and it can be broken down into four basic parts.