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“I’m sorry. They’re all in meetings.”

Last week, I presented during a conference that was held at a full-service hotel in Denver. My contact at the event mentioned that, earlier that morning, he discovered the iron in his room was not working properly. He called downstairs to request a replacement iron and was told one would

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Problems may bolster satisfaction

Time and again research confirms that customer encounters in which a problem is resolved quickly and efficiently receive higher satisfaction scores than situations in which there was no problem reported. Obviously, each customer is different with respect to his temperament and tolerance for mistakes. But dropping the ball here or

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Handle problems with care

Last December I worked with a hotel leadership team in Dayton, OH. One of the discussions lead to identifying the obstacles that stood in the way of creating promoters of its hotel. Consumer research firm Bain and Company defines promoters as those customers who are the least price-sensitive, have the

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