The Seven Factors of Customer Tolerance
Customer tolerance influences how long customers will wait, how many give up and leave, whether they try alternatives, and how they feel about the experience. In this video from my LinkedIn Learning course Customer Service: How to Manage Your Customer Queues, I...
4 Essentials for Contact Center Success: The Best Days Are Ahead!
Last winter I reflected on what I learned at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo, and ended with a bold prediction: for contact centers and for those of us who are part of them, the best days are ahead. To read more about why I think this is the case, click here. The best...
The Enablers: 3 Essentials for High-Quality Customer Service
Some managers assume that quality standards are primarily for individuals, those actually delivering the service. But don’t miss half the fun and half the value. Establish the right quality standards for your organization, and you’ll see great things...
The Cost of Recurring Problems
I recently traveled to several countries in Asia, with different airlines involved. Somehow, the travel agency that helped me had my passport expiration date wrong by one digit. It resulted in hours of explanations to airlines and immigration officials. And it...