Impeccable Customer Service Tip #243
“In our way of working, we attach a great deal of importance to humility and honesty; With respect for human values, we promise to serve our customers with integrity.”
-Azim Premji
Engineering the Customer Experience
“In our way of working, we attach a great deal of importance to humility and honesty; With respect for human values, we promise to serve our customers with integrity.”
-Azim Premji
While “managing” people may help with rule-based cultures, “leading” people can result in the creativity required for remarkable customer experiences and service-based cultures.
Take the time to appreciate and acknowledge your referral partners. They are not likely expecting lavish gifts but simply taking the time to verbally express your gratitude is paramount.
While you can’t necessarily teach people to care, but you can hire caring people. When it comes to creating an impeccable customer service culture, it begins with a thoughtful hiring process.
“Unfortunately” is overused and often precedes a half-hearted apology or can’t-do approach. If your intention is to apologize, then *say* you’re sorry and move quickly toward suggesting what it is that you *can* do.
“You’ve got to look for a gap, where competitors in a market have grown lazy and lost contact with the readers or the viewers.”
-Rupert Murdoch
Impeccable customer service isn’t just critical to your business success, it’s critical to your business *survival*.
If you are the business owner and it’s logistically possible, greet your customers personally, ask them about themselves and genuinely thank them for their business. This doesn’t happen enough.
A little communication goes a long way. You should never go silent, especially when things seemingly go wrong for your customer. Check in, from time to time, to see how they’re doing; how they’re feeling.
Be sure your team is aware that for every client who takes the time to acknowledge your efforts there are countless others who feel the same way. It may just be difficult for them to show it or they simply won’t take the time to do so.
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