Want Increaed Customer Loyalty? It’s All In The Smile!

Posted in: #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers
happy-customer

Is there a particular local business that you regularly go to because you always get a warm welcome? Well, you’re not alone! 59% of UK consumers say that a smile with a warm greeting is the most common reason why they feel loyal to a small business! That’s according to a new report carried out by The Small Business Research...

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An End To Poor Robotic Customer Service…. Delivered By A Robot!!!!

Posted in: #2 Establish A Dramatic Difference, #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers, #7 Keep Working ON!
iTray

Ever had poor ‘robotic’ customer service? You know when the waiter or waitress doesn’t really care, takes their time and shows real indifference as they serve you? Well here could be the end to that ‘roboticity’ and it’s been done by…. robotics delivered by Yo! Sushi!!!! Recognised as leaders in their field (they were the first chain of...

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Andy’s 3D Thoughts 28th May

Posted in: #1 Get That Vision Thing!, #2 Establish A Dramatic Difference, #4 Forget CRM - Think MCR!, #7 Keep Working ON!, General

Here are this week’s 3D Thoughts! It’s 3 iDeas in around 3 minutes! No need to download anything! Just click on the icon below, listen and then DO something! Don’t forget, so you never miss one again (and so you can listen when and where you want!), then subscribe via iTunes here. listen to ‘Andy’s...

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For Customer Delight, Hitler Says Fetch Andy Hanselman – Is That Right?

Posted in: #2 Establish A Dramatic Difference, #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers

Here’s a bit of fun – hey, we’re all busy, and it’s nearly the Bank Holiday! Please click on the video – it only lasts a few minutes – and do feel free to pass it on to others…. Bookmarks:

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Andy’s 3D Thoughts 20th May

Posted in: #2 Establish A Dramatic Difference, #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers, #5 Build An 'UBER' Culture!

Here are this week’s 3D Thoughts! It’s 3 iDeas in around 3 minutes! No need to download anything! Just click on the icon below, listen and then DO something! Don’t forget, so you never miss one again (and so you can listen when and where you want!), then subscribe via iTunes here. listen to ‘Andy’s...

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Pleasepress1.com! The Answer To All Your Call Centre Frustrations!

Posted in: #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers, General
Frustrated caller

For customer service, press 1….. for sales, press 2….. for queries about your invoice, press 3…… to wait endlessly and hear inane drivel on the phone, or worse crap music, with someone saying ‘your call is important to us’ every two minutes just keep pressing buttons until we get around to speaking to you or...

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Making The Customer Experience Work Through ‘Mass Personalisation’!

Posted in: #2 Establish A Dramatic Difference, #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers

Giving customers what they want, when they want it, and how they want it is a fundamental principle of great customer service. Finding ways of doing that has long been a source of ‘competitive advantage’ for many small and ‘local’ businesses over the years. They provide individual care for the customer and ‘personalise’ the experience to their needs...

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10 Ways To Avoid ‘Scriptease’ And Improve Your Customer Experiences!

Posted in: #2 Establish A Dramatic Difference, #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers
Pushy sales people

68% of customers would rather be left alone when they walk into a shop rather than be asked ‘Can I help?’. Apparently, they see it as being ‘pushy’ – that’s according to a new survey by MoneySavingExpert.com. They asked 11,000 consumers whether a shop assistant saying “do you need help?” puts them off and this is...

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Customer Delight! If It’s Good Enough For Jeff Bezos, It’s Good Enough For You!

Posted in: #3 Create 'Devoted' Customers
Jeff-Bezos

Customer Delight is one of those things that many people are still a little bit cynical about! Maybe it’s the jargon – I know the phrase does sometimes appear a little ‘schmaltzy’ and it can come across as a bit gimmicky when it’s described. However, it’s very much not that! A few other things it’s...

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Are You Listening To The Right Customers?

Posted in: #4 Forget CRM - Think MCR!, #7 Keep Working ON!
Listening-Ear

Here’s a great guest blog post from Charlie Smith, Marketing Communications Director at IVR industry leaders Plum Voice in Denver, Colorado - there’s some great stuff in there that nicely reinforces our concept of Choose ‘Em Or Lose ‘Em! Thanks Charlie! Customer Customer service hinges on a line of communication between a company and its customers. How...

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