Customer Experience Tip #891

You’re committed to providing exceptional service to your clients and customers. So why settle for any less than that from your own vendors? You and your team deserve better. If you’re on the receiving end of lackluster service/support, then perhaps it’s time to look at making a change.

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Customer Experience Tip #890

No need to wait for a special occasion. If you come across something that would make for a great personalized gift for one of your clients, go ahead and get it. Send it. …just because you were thinking of them.

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Customer Experience Tip #889

“For irritating problems, the complaint rate is almost always below five percent — a 20:1 ratio, even in B2B environments. If you question these ratios, review the last five problems you recently encountered as a customer, and consider how often you pick your battles and not complained at all.” –John Goodman, Vice Chairman, CCMC

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Customer Experience Tip #888

Empowered employees (those given the authority to make decisions that are in the best interest of your customers) leave those same customers feeling a sense of … empowerment.

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Customer Experience Tip #887

The moment you realize it will be necessary to reschedule something with a client is the moment you must let them know. Be considerate of your client’s calendar. It’s only fair that they be given as much notice to reorganize their day as you’ve been given to reorganize yours.

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Customer Experience Tip #886

When rewarding a client with a gift card, be sure it can be used at a place they already enjoy and is convenient for them to visit.

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Customer Experience Tip #885

When you have to deny a customer’s request, at least come from a genuine place that says, “I’m on your side.”

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Customer Experience Tip #884

“The customer experience exposes whether the company cares and understands what it’s actually like for a customer to do business with them. In reality, most companies aren’t very aware of what it’s like. They’re too busy planning budgets and putting out fires.”

–Blake Morgan, Forbes Contributor

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Customer Experience Tip #883

Mise en place is a French phrase that means having everything ready to go and in its place. When customers move through any/all of your processes, do you believe they feel a sense of mise en place?

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Customer Experience Tip #882

You can say or write things to customers in such a manner that works for you and them, achieving desired results. Or you can express yourself in such a way that it causes the other person to push away and resist. Be thoughtful about your words. Think. Write. Think again. Say/Send.

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