Customer Service

Chances are that the way you’re currently serving your customers looks a lot different than it did a year ago. We’ve all had to be agile and flexible as we work to set our businesses and our customers up for success in the face of so many changes and a lot of stress. Although not […]

“We pride ourselves on the level of service we provide to our customers.” Most, if not all, companies will say something along these lines with regard to the value they place on giving great service to their customers. They’ll mention a focus on customer service in job interviews, on their website, or maybe even on […]

In the book, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, Douglas Adams says : “Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.” Neither as eloquent, not as secretive as Douglas Adams, we nevertheless whole heartedly agree with him about the power of […]

We could talk to you about customer service for days! We believe that customer service is one of the most defining skills of an organization.  Great customer service goes a long way in making and retaining customers. Teaching staff how to navigate customer service interactions creates a more consistent experience. Clear expectations can empower your staff to deliver customer […]

We don’t know too many people who love to handle customer complaints. When we meet those people, we try to hire them! For the rest of us, who find handling customer complaints stressful, a little help goes a long way. At Zingerman’s, that help comes in the form of a “recipe” for effectively handling customer […]

You may not know what it’s called or where it came from, but you’ve answered it a million times! On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely are you to recommend this business/service/experience to a friend or co-worker? It’s called The Ultimate Question, the score that comes out of it is called the Net […]

We have a “recipe” for creating an organizational culture. In our 2-day seminar, The Art of Giving Great Service, we apply that recipe to Customer Service and go into great depth on how to create a culture of great customer service in your organization. But we know that sometimes you just need and want quick […]