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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Delivering exceptional customer service is a way of life. It is how world class organizations drive every employee to consistently look for ways to offer amazing service. It is a part of their culture that is communicated, measured, and rewarded. Interestingly, exceptional customer service doesn’t have to be something big and outrageous, it can be […]
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Whether you are a restaurant, retail store, bank, university, or other type of organization, the way processes and systems were done in the past will not ever be the same. There will become a New Normal. Many people do not like “change” for reasons ranging from the uncomfortableness to the unknown. It has been quite […]
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Best Buy has wanted to stay in business during these uncertain times and so they have been very creative and innovative. Last week I needed a video camera for a special project and drove to Best Buy hoping I could buy one there. Interestingly, as soon as I pulled into the parking lot, I […]
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My mother is 90 years old and says she has never seen anything like what the world is going through today. In my town of Orlando, Walt Disney World has closed, Universal Studios has closed, the beaches are shut, restaurants are shuttered and the streets are quiet. We have been through devastating hurricanes and have […]
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I just got off the phone with a representative of my cable company and said “Wow”! That doesn’t occur often, but here is what happened. I had a situation that needed human discussion, but dreaded the phone lines and wait; however, I was pleasantly surprised when I quickly got right into a cable representative. His […]
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We all know that a higher education institution is not a theme park, it is not a vacation, it does not have rides, and it doesn’t have characters, so it is not Walt Disney World. But in their industry of theme parks, Disney is one of the most successful at keeping guests coming back. Are […]
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Most businesses work very hard to market and attract new customers. However, few organizations work as hard at keeping those customers and many of those customers fall through the cracks and don’t come back. Studies show that it costs 5 to 7 times more to get a new customer than the cost of […]
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