A while back, I was shopping in a retail client’s place of business doing some “recon” before preparing a customer communication program for their customer care employees. As I watched customers come and go with the various products they wished to return, I noticed a trend. The customers who were calm and politely requested a […]
Last week, I wrote about how to respond when your customer service efforts fail. This week, I want to dig deeper and take a look at a variety of customer service scenarios and opportunities for excellent communication with customers where too many customer service providers fall short. If you’re brave enough, take my Customer Communication […]
I don’t know about you, but over the past few weeks during this Coronavirus crisis, I feel that businesses are communicating from a position of panic. Businesses I used to hear from once a month or so are sending me emails weekly with SELL, SELL, SELL screaming from their content. During difficult times, your goals […]
The other day I was in a doctor’s office waiting room when a woman sitting across the way said LOUDLY to the man next to her, “What time was your appointment? Mine was supposed to be more than 30 minutes ago.” The man replied, “I know, I’ve been here for more than 45 minutes!” The woman’s comments […]
