Customer Service

Team meetings are an opportunity to make sure everyone is on the same page. Creating alignment with the entire team is so important for delivering a consistent experience, and moving forward with steady progress toward your goals. A powerful way to make your meetings more effective is to add some sort of ritual, to either…

Are you one of the many business owners who worries that amazing customer service is outside your capabilities? Maybe you’ve seen some of the over-the-top stories from customer service legends, and don’t see any way you could measure up to those experiences. Well, the good news is that it’s still very much within your grasp…

Why is it that people are more likely to remember a negative customer experience than a positive one? A lot of it comes down to people being more likely to remember an unexpected experience…and while people may sound cynical, they generally go into things expecting to have a reasonably good experience. Expecting good, but get…

I want to help you deliver amazing customer experience. Are you keeping up with all the key news and trends in the customer service world? I’m here to help you with what you need to know, including tips and tricks to deliver the best experience! How to understand the MEconomy How to turn customers into…

Getting a new customer can be hard work. Once you’ve made it over that mountain, you want to turn that person into a loyal customer, who will come back and buy again. But how do you do that? I’ve developed a 6-step process for what you as a business owner should think about and do…

Customers need information to make decisions. In the past, it was entirely on you to inform them about your product or service. And while there are still opportunities to do that, in many cases your customers will do their homework and already find information about you in advance, thanks to this information age we live…

While it’s important to make your decisions based on real data about your business, you also have to be sure that you’re collecting the right data. If you’re measuring the wrong thing, something unimportant, while ignoring more important information, it will warp your decisions! So what metrics should you be paying attention to? Watch this…

When your primary focus is just on making a sale, you might get it, or you might not. But if your primary focus is on helping the customer, you’d be amazed how often the sale comes along as a byproduct, plus much more down the road—setting you up for long-term success! Taking a little extra…

Is your company culture contagious? When people walk through your store, or talk with your employees, are they getting a sense of what your company is about? In the best companies, a strong culture is contagious; you walk through the doors, and you can just feel it. But it takes a lot of work to…

I’m a big believer in the importance of reducing friction in the customer experience. Friction is all the little inconveniences that get in the customer’s way and slow them down. Reducing friction creates a better experience. That’s not only true when you’re talking about customers, but also about your employees. Friction in your internal processes…