Turn Customer Complaints into Assets

Virtually every organization encounters customer complaints from time to time. Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the complaints and to lose track of how many satisfied customers say nothing at all. Even worse, sometimes it is hard to remember just how valuable a customer complaint can be to the organization. Contrary to how it may feel to be the recipient of a customer complaint, it is a wonderful opportunity if embraced with commitment and integrity. You can turn customer complaints into valuable assets.

Self-Storage - The Benefits

Self-storage is simply, the ability to rent a secure, dry, clean room in a warehouse, giving you the ability to access your possessions whenever you need to. Many people and businesses use self storage for many different things.

Let Your Client's Know Your Customer Service Expectations

Let Your Clients know YOUR Expectations. At my company, we make mistakes. We spend lots of time and money to make our procedures as efficient and foolproof as possible, but we still make mistakes. So, where do I get off writing these columns that so often highlight the need for Except

Customer and Employee Loyalty: How Do You rate?

The average company loses half their customers in 5 years and half their employees in 4 years? This has significant impact to overall customer, employee, investor and supplier loyalty. Loyalty is the degree to which these groups are loyal to your product, service and organization.

What Can a Virtual Assistant Do For Me

Sparing your time is an undoubtedly key thing in developing your business. When you assign tasks to the capable hands of a professional Virtual Assistant (VA), you can very easily refocus your energies on other more important aspects of business that are directly linked to generating revenue.

To Be - (Customer-Focused) or Not to Be - What a Question

This is the first in a series of short articles about understanding why customer focus is strategically important, what it means to be truly customer-focused and how to create or improve customer focus in your organization. This article presents a simple business case for the strategic importance of creating greater customer focus.

Customer Service - It Really is Quite Simple

Customers Service does not just apply to the hospitality industry. By its very definition, Customer Service is anyone, anytime, purchasing a commodity or service. And it is at that very moment that the simple definition of a customer is all of us.

Customer Service - The Little Things Count

Many companies spend millions of dollars on advertising, however, they would be better off concentrating on delivering on excellent customer service. And, many times the biggest positive impact on a customer comes from the smallest actions.

Wedding Tents and Marquees

Are you planning a wedding? If you have always wanted a beach wedding or an out door ceremony, consider the benefits of using a marquee tent to host your guests. Outdoor weddings and functions are directly affected by the weather.

Rate Your Service Five Different Ways

Have you experienced exceptional customer service? How did it make you feel? I do not know about you but it gives me a wonderful feeling somebody showing they really care. When I receive service as such, I try to let the person or manager know. In today's world it is rare that you receive comments of satisfaction, much less for superior service.

Getting Rid of the Rulebook

Companies must have rules & regulations to make its business run smoothly... but in this time of fierce competition & much talk of improving customer service, doesn't judgment on a one-to-one basis have a place?

Front Line Customer Service

I read an amazing statistic in an article written by the Canadian Management Centre. “The average company loses half their customers in 5 years and half their employees in 4 years?. This has significant impact to overall customer, employee, investor and supplier loyalty.” Wow! Think about that statistic. 100% customer turnover in 5 years and 100% employee turn over in 4 years. Management at all levels must understand the changing role and importance of front-line customer service operations to achieve the core mission of the business, i.e., customer retention, customer acquisition, customer satisfaction, employee retention and increased profitability.

Everybody Wants To Raid The Barn - Nobody Wants To Plant The Corn

The common misconceptions of free advice. What are the real costs?

The State Of Customer Service Today

What is customer service? Ask a few people, and each will have their own opinion on what is good customer service. I have come to a define customer service in a very simple way. It is simply a method of showing respect for an individual in which you are in contact, either in person, over the phone, via email, or in your car; you will be in constant contact with people and in my view, all individuals are customers. Sadly enough there are few examples of good customer service out there and it seems that companies do not invest any effort into the current workforce to train them on the subject. What does this mean when our economy is largely service oriented yet lacks many examples of good customer service?

The Viral Value Of A Satisfied Customer

It seems obvious that you should strive to always satisfy your customers; however, many businesses ignore this very simple principle. Your existing customers are your most valuable asset, you must take care of them.