A 100 Percent ATTITUDE Is Crucial for Customer Service Representatives
Organizations are constantly looking for better ways to increase customer satisfaction, generate additional revenue and spark customer retention. While some customer service professionals say that brand loyalty and keeping customers for life is an unachievable goal, there are some strategies that can strengthen the customer-provider relationship. A few of these efforts include:
Hiring people who have “personality” and who really enjoy interacting with internal and external customers.
Delivering quality customer service face-to-face and via technology by training every employee to be adept at using the technology provided for serving their customers effectively.
Educating all employees on the policies, procedures, products, and services that customers should be able to expect them to know. Organizations are constantly looking for better ways to increase customer satisfaction, generate additional revenue and spark customer retention. While some customer service professionals say that brand loyalty and keeping customers for life is an unachievable goal, there are some strategies that can strengthen the customer-service provider relationship.
Building a customer-centric environment that lets customers know that they truly are valued. This includes using positive interpersonal communication skills (e.g. active listening, verbal and nonverbal skills, and asking the right questions).
Ultimately, the secret tool for making sure that customers want to do business with an organization is that all employees must continually develop and display a positive attitude when dealing with current and potential customers. To demonstrate the power of this trait, think about the following formula.
If the letters…
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Equals numerical values of…
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Then…
A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 =100%
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