In addition to courting customer service stars, client prospects that emulate your personal preferences also can be good way to pursue new opportunities. Companies scoring high on both fronts will be more likely to sync up with you in a business relationship. There are many ways to assess preference and style compatibility. One obvious and […]
Category: Cultivating Positive Relationships
Looking for new business contracts? Consider courting companies that are customer service stars. If a company scores high on customer service, it follows that they may also be committed to providing a high-quality product or service, and treating all their stakeholders well. Stakeholders include suppliers/vendors, partners, and employees. It improves the odds of working with […]
Engaging and exercising your Customer Force of 1 abilities isn’t always a one-time opportunity. Once relationships with key higher-ups are established, there may be reasons to reach out subsequently. My favorite example, of course, is Costco. (Why would you expect anyone else? 😊) Years ago, I had an issue with a third-party company partnered with […]
Airlines called on the carpet for perceived passenger mis-treatment. Companies seeing stock plummet after a negative quality report spreads like wildfire. Celebrities dethroned after a slur. It’s all part of our viral world. It can bring down captains of industry and raise up a single individual to immediate fame. The omnipresent potential for going viral […]
Over-promising and under-delivering takes many forms, as a Comcast customer service snafu detailed by ZDnet.com’s Chris Matyszczyk shows. A log-in failure on HBO Max, part of a Comcast plan, led him to Comcast customer service to solve the problem. Ultimately, the problem was resolved…by HBO Max, not Comcast. Oracle.com addresses how customer service can and […]
The pandemic has proven a catalyst for companies to enhance their customer experience (CX), retain customers, and build loyalty. A McKinsey & Company report sums up the challenge and reward of improving customer experiences: “The recent shifts in consumer behaviors and expectations brought about by COVID-19 are forcing companies to change how they connect with and serve […]
It may be Joe Biden’s stationary bike of choice, but Peloton is currently a poster child for under delivering, with buyers expressing strong frustration about long waits to get their bikes delivered. Notes the New York Times in a January 17, 2021 article: “Peloton’s Rapid Rise Is Threatened by Its Slow Delivery…The company has boomed […]
Promises and performance are chief spotlights of customer service. Companies that over-promise and under-deliver increasingly are finding their reputations, and consequently their revenues, jeopardized. Conversely, companies that go the extra mile to meet or even exceed their promises are retaining existing customers while attracting new ones—often in droves. As the spotlight on enlightened customer service […]
Truly, 2020 was the personification of philosopher Plato’s declaration, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Dictionary.com explains the statement: “A need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem. This saying appears in the dialogue Republic, by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.” Wow. What a year it was. And, by […]
On 60 Minutes recently, Maine Senator Angus King called Maine “a big small town.” When interviewer Jon Wertheim asks what he meant, King responds, “If you’re from Maine and you stop on the New Jersey Turnpike for gas, and the car next to you has a Maine plate on it– I guarantee within 30 seconds […]
