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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, [...]

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.

Customer Service in Reverse

Today a client from one of the major consultancy companies had an issue with one of our products – he wasn’t able to download the product link from where he was.

What amazes me is how brainwashed big consultancy-staff is in thinking they’re always right.

The download link was fine – the issue was clearly a local one, a firewall, a local setting, one of many easy to solve ones by having us send the download link to a personal email address and then downloading it from home, without the hassles of a corporate firewall network blocking it.

Kindly have it sent and confirm. This is very urgent. I am a bit surprised that all other websites and links open up . Pls cross check and revert with a permanent solution

What disturbs me, is the one track solution mind – “a and b [...]

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aiyanarose: THIS IS EXTREMELY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE TMOBILE!! IM ABOUT 2 TAKE MY BUSINESS SOMEWHERE ELSE THIS IS RIDICOUS

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MicheleNYC: Saks Fifth Avenue Friends & Family – stop by and see Dave at the “Michele” watch counter – awesome customer service!

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jbernoff: @shelisrael Interesting what you say about Twitter being a comm too. Is Twitter really best for marketing, or for customer service? #tville

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