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Poor service. Sound familiar?

Recently, I was approached by an employee of a community bank that has a branch inside my local Albertsons supermarket. He decided that it would be a good idea to use the 30-roll package of Charmin toilet tissue visible in my cart as a conversation starter, saying, “I can see

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Use appropriate humor

This post is the fifth in a series that will identify 10 different customer service advantages that have emerged from my analysis of customer satisfaction data. Maybe you have capitalized on one or more of these advantages in your own business? The fifth advantage is to use appropriate humor. The

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Engaged customers are no mirage

Last week, I delivered the opening conference keynote address for an insurance association at The Mirage Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The topic was customer service and one of the behaviors I highlighted was to express genuine interest in your customers by, among other things, engaging them with questions.

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Have you had your daily dose of Vitamin H – Humor?

Patient: Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Doctor: If you aim it well enough. Throughout history, humor has been recognized for its healing qualities. The proverb proclaims what modern science has confirmed: “A merry heart doeth good like medicine.” Medieval professor of surgery, Henri de Mondeville,

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