What Do Customer Service Leaders Need to Know About Customer Queues?
Queues are something we would all rather avoid. Yet, as customers, there we are standing in line at the grocery store, in the airport, getting coffee, on the phone with customer support. Queues are everywhere. If you’re responsible for customer service, managing them...
Refocus on Customer Advocacy
Customer advocacy means building a culture where, ideally, everyone in every role is advocating for customers. So here’s the definition I use for customer advocacy. And you’ll see, there are two parts to it: Customer advocacy consists of 1) the actions...
Controlling Contact Center Costs—the Right Way
With the current economic challenges, many organizations are likely to look for ways to control costs as they serve customers. Done right, these efforts can be successful. But the wrong approach can backfire in the form of new and/or hidden costs, frustrated employees...
A Humbling Lesson in Customer Experience
One of my first jobs was working for a company that provided business communications systems—telephone and computer systems. My usual task was to run cable. So, I spent a lot of time underneath the floors of corporations and hospitals and other buildings. Much of my...