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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Call Abandonment Basics

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Abandonment Basics Douglas October 21, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience 4 Comments Phone systems (also called IVRs or PBXes) usually measure something referred to as a call abandonment rate. email, web, etc.).

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Customer Service Pet Peeves

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Some of the major examples included: Phone problems (long hold times, annoying hold music, getting disconnected, blind transfers, etc.) Training representatives and putting processes in place to avoid blind transfers is not rocket science, but a majority of companies still do blind transfers more often than not.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Track Contact Volume

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A lot of companies don’t really track contact volume objectively. If Mondays at noon are usually busy, then the company increases staffing accordingly. Some useful contact volume metrics to track are: The number of phone calls, live chats, emails, etc. However, what people think isn’t always what’s true.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Personal shoppers now part of.

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Keyboard shoppers can also supply their home phone numbers, and a personal shopper can call them direct. Land’s End boasts as being first in customer services dating back to the early 80′s and being the first retailer to offer toll-free phone ordering. There are no.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Building customer relationships.

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A customer service applicant might be asked, “If you worked at American Express, how would you give a hug to a card member over the phone?&# The company has even set up a website to help consumers keep track of all activity concerning legislative action for all credit card holders. At a local.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Quirky customer service commercial

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Humor seems to always appeal to the masses, and the new Zappos commercial successfully calls attention to the company by creating the perfect juxtaposition of funny puppets speaking over the phone and cleverly incorporating a customer service message. The fine line between creativity and communication makes the message memorable.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Call Your Competitors

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Your Competitors Douglas June 04, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service , Exercises/Resources 1 Comment Here is something you can do to make your company more competitive in about 10 minutes. A lot of companies are in fiercely competitive industries.