The Power of Non-Verbal Communication Skills in Customer Service Like other customer service skills, nonverbal communication is a strong component of interactions between a customer service representative and current or potential customers. For example, nodding of the head is often used (and overused) by many customer service professionals people to signal agreement or to indicate that … Read more
The Challenges of Building Positive Customer Relationships In a Global World In a global customer service world, there is a potential relationship “minefields” that can cause problems related to trust. This is because for customers from many countries (e.g. Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, Japan, Philippines, Kuwait, Turkey, Mexico, South Korea, and Vietnam), building a strong … Read more
The Impact of Gender Roles on Customer Service Culturally and individually, people view the role of men and women differently. Although gender roles are continually evolving throughout the world, decision-making and authority are often clearly established as male prerogatives within many cultures, subcultures, or families. For example, in some Middle Eastern, Asian, South American, and … Read more
Customer Service Skills for Success 6th by Robert W. Lucas Now Available The top-selling customer service textbook in the United States, Customer Service Skills for Success by Robert W. Lucas, is now in print from McGraw-Hill. This 6th edition includes a four-color layout with more images to enhance the content and a completely changed graphic appearance. … Read more
Changing Consumer Values Are Impacting Customer Service Throughout the world, there has been a tremendous amount of dynamic change in recent decades due to economic instability, quickly expanding and enhanced technology, global mobility where people move quickly and frequently, and other factors outlined in this chapter. The result has been a gradual shift in what … Read more
6 Customer Service Representative Attributes That Lead to Better Customer Relations Customer relationships are formed through the use of sound customer service skills and a variety of service strategies that are used to welcome, serve and support each customer or client as an individual. Customer service representatives should be hand-picked by management, provided with the … Read more
Customer Satisfaction Helps Build Brand and Customer Loyalty To be successful as a customer service representative, it is important that you recognize that consumer behavior has changed in the past decade or so, and that this impacts your customer’s needs, wants and expectations. There are several important things you can do to provide customer satisfaction and … Read more
Brand and Customer Loyalty Is Earned Not Given Freely Consumer behavior and spending habits, customer needs, wants and expectations and customer satisfaction levels change constantly. There can be wide differences in the way that customers perceive an item or event when seeking services and products depending on diversity factors, such as, age, gender, race, ethnic … Read more
Customer Service Quote – Marshall Field Whether you like it or not, if you are in the customer service profession, you are in the people business. That requires continually looking for ways for building customer relationships and strategies for customer retention. To succeed, you must have a sound understanding of people from all walks of life … Read more
Building Customer Loyalty Through Sound Customer Relations Leads to Customer Satisfaction While it is the job of any customer service representative to provide a high level of customer satisfaction, each person in the organization has an equal responsibility for creating a customer-centric environment. This is crucial because delivering excellent customer service through the use of effective customer … Read more
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