Companies are starting to set dates for employees to return to their office spaces now that vaccinations are disseminating throughout the country. What a great time for the organization’s leadership to lay the foundation for a new culture that can coincide with the re-openings. 85% of business leaders have identified the “customer experience” is the […]
There is a revitalization occurring as we begin 2021 and organizations are looking not only to revive their businesses, but to create a rebirth or a new beginning. One of the ways this is happening is through organizing the whole business around the delivery of exceptional customer experiences. It is called the Business of Experience […]
It’s tough to stand out among your competition when you are an online company. But that’s exactly what Chewy, an online pet store company, has accomplished with the use of the personal touch. The first time I ordered from Chewy for my chocolate Lab named Doak, the phone agent immediately turned the conversation into a […]
It’s that time of year when everyone is busy preparing for the holidays and having to add one more thing to the list can create anxiety. This is especially true if that one more thing to do includes going to the local Tax Collector’s office for a needed license. However, I was very pleasantly […]
I took ballet from the age of 7 until I was 17 years old. It is a highly disciplined art and I loved it! Dancers spend hours upon hours of perfecting their technique, so that when performance time arrives, they are able to perform at their peak. However, the performance is not just about the […]
You have been in survival mode for the past seven months just trying to figure out how to rework your business and organization during this pandemic. Now as things are loosening up, you are ready to get back to some of those key strategic initiatives you wanted to undertake before the crisis. Several clients […]
There are words and phrases that tend to incite more frustration and anger with the customer than other words and phrases. Below are two ways to say the same thing, but the Calming Phrases are a much better way. “There’s nothing that can be done.” Instead use the more calming phrase: “Here is what I […]
In today’s fast paced world, you don’t have long to create an emotional connection with your customers to build strong customer loyalty. Here are three phrases that can be used to speed up that connection. They are easily remembered by the acronym CUS. CUS stands for: I’m concerned… I feel uncomfortable… I feel scared… CUS […]
On-line communication is a critical component of the communications that are being sent in today’s world as more and more of work is being done remotely and digitally. Here are a few tips on how to make the best impression whether it is responding to a customer order, question, or internal dialog with another colleague: […]
People are getting tired and you can see the exhaustion in their faces and hear it in their voices. Some are tired from the lockdown of the virus, the worry of the virus, losing their incomes, feeding their families, the protests, the fear of the future, etc. When you have a customer that expresses such […]