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It is when you leave a call, a meeting or an interaction and feel that you were not just a number, not just a pawn in a pre-defined process, or part of a pre-defined business rule.

It is when you feel as though you were treated as though your interaction was unique to you. It is the feeling that the person you interacted with generally cared more about you, your situation and ultimately making you happy without revealing that they were potentially following any pre-established norm or rule.

Geico, American Honda and American Express come to mind as companies that are excellent at customer service. US based airlines are an example of an industry that simply does not understand or value customer service.

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Extraordinary customer service for me

Extraordinary customer service for me means that I ‘walk away’ from the exchange feeling that my concerns have been listened to and understood and I feel that appropriate action(s) are being taken to address my inquiry. Extra touches like follow-ups are also very nice.

Providing extraordinary customer server means that I assisted the customer in their inquiries and they would feel comfortable in recommending my business to their friends and family.

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Extraordinary Customer Service, what does this mean to me?

Well, I could certainly share more than 1 occasion in which the service was so terrible it seemed almost personal, and I chirped off to the competition and that was that. I have to agree with Jim that a good example is sooo hard to find. So, I’ve started to take this approach – and, if you’re creative enough at the time, you may enjoy it too… I reward the extraordinary services even more by going that extra step as a customer. I call over a supervisor if out somewhere, ask for a contact name/number/email in which I can share what a great experience I just had with so-so doing such-such, or leave a bigger tip, a more detailed comment card. Whatever I can do to share how I feel after being served by them. Since I’ve been doing this, [...]

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Extraordinary Customer Service to me means leaving the customer with a feeling after that point of contact thinking to themselves, “I will model all future opinions of exceptional customer services after this experience.”

Extraordinary Customer Service to me means leaving the customer with a feeling after that point of contact thinking to themselves, “I will model all future opinions of exceptional customer services after this experience.”

Basically, are you setting an example for your business, your particular service or product(s), or yourself that everyone around you can admire?

Are you taking ownership of that particular interaction, whether it’s your own company or one you “just” work for?

The above questions, if answered correctly, will set a ground point for Extraordinary Customer Service.

1. Take ownership of the interaction
2. Take pride in the interaction
3. Always thank the customer for their time, business AND ask them to come back.

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Customer Service Legends – Is Nordstrom Still Nordstrom?

I was having a delightful conversation with a client the other day when she mentioned that she and her semi-rural neighbors “Think nothing [...]

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Insurance Customer Service Skills & Customer Service Support – Top Insurance Clients

It is very under emphasized the importance of learning customer service skills to maintain top insurance clients. Without customer service [...]

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Customer Service Metrics – Tracking What Your Customers Are Saying

Your business is booming! You are making money hand over fist and your bank is sending you love letters. Your investors are crawling over each [...]

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Customer Service Managers Need to Establish & Enforce “Rules” & Eliminate Mere “Standards”

As individuals, one of the earmarks of maturing is that we’re allowed increasing latitude and discretion in how we handle ourselves and our [...]

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