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A customer service conundrum

Who should you service first?  The customer who’s phoning or the one standing right in front of you?  There’s a real double standard here among customers.  When you’re the one calling, you expect the employee to answer promptly and assist you right away without being put on hold.  However, when

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Deliver service heroics

Some employees have a penchant for delivering service heroics that become the subjects of many positive customer testimonials and even company lore. This is an effective way for these employees to express their uniqueness while making it memorable for customers. For our tenth year wedding anniversary, I bought my wife

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Convey authentic enthusiasm

Conveying authentic enthusiasm that adds a bit of a spark to an otherwise predictable transaction is an effective way to express one’s uniqueness while making it memorable for customers. Three years ago, I ordered an omelet from an omelet maker at a Marriott hotel in Atlanta, GA.  He was wearing

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Offer a sincere and specific compliment

Offering a sincere and specific compliment is an effective way to recognize customers and make the service experience memorable. For example, you might say, “That’s a gorgeous watch. Is it a Tag Heuer?” And then, assuming you have a genuine interest in and knowledge of watches, demonstrate your enthusiasm by

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Express genuine interest

Expressing genuine interest in the customer that exceeds the functional requirements to complete the transaction is an effective way to express one’s uniqueness while making it memorable for customers. For instance, a bilingual employee who speaks Spanish may say, “Bienvenido. ¿Cómo está usted?” to a customer she overheard speaking Spanish

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