Smart, IMPORTANT, and Valued

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #34

Remarkable Customer Relationships:

Your customers and clients want/need to feel smart, important and valued. So … what are you currently doing to make them feel *important*?

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Impeccable Relationships

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #33

Remarkable Customer Relationships:

Be a great listener and you may just end up being regarded as a great conversationalist.

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Impeccable Recovery

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #32

Impeccable Customer Service Recovery:

L.A.S.T. – Listen. Apologize. Solve. Thank.

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Impeccable Client Support

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #31

Never say to a client, “It’s the least we could do.” They might just take that literally.

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Sharing it implies “being” it

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #30

Just the act of sharing (i.e., forwarding, re-tweeting, discussing) the best practice of a 3rd party, implies that you not only feel strongly about the statement being made … you must also (most likely) be practicing the same. Besides … sharing is caring.

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Impeccable Initiative

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #29

When it comes to your Impeccable Customer Service initiative, apply the timeless wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King: “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

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Consultative Impeccability

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #28

By saying,

“I don’t know, but if that’s important to you I can find out,”

you’re demonstrating honesty, care and follow-through. (By the way, more often than not, you’ll find the client saying, “Never mind. It wasn’t that important.”)

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Impeccable Business Growth

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #27

Impeccable Business Growth:

Stick with your unique abilities (what you know and do BEST) and when it comes to everything else, hire an expert for their expertise.

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Impeccable Approachability

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #26

Impeccable Approachability:

Sometimes a 2-minute “human” phone call can replace 10 minutes invested in back-and-forth — often-misinterpreted — e-mails. Don’t bury or exclude your phone number from your web site. Instead, place it on every page.

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Impeccable Preparation

Impeccable Customer Service Tip #25

Impeccable Customer Care:

When I’m getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say — and two-thirds thinking about him and what he is going to say.” -Abraham Lincoln

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