As you may know customer service plays a key role in running a successful business and as a Lead Cashier and Trainer for seven years at Coastal Farm I had the privilege of gaining a variety of experiences both internally and externally. As the Lead Cashier and Trainer I strived to express the importance of customer service and provide my team with the proper knowledge and tools to ensure we were going above and beyond for our customers. Whether I left a sticky note on their desktops with a phrase such as “be the reason someone smiles today,” or asked them if they have ever had a bad experience at a business and what they learned from that experience to keep that in mind while serving their customers, my end goal was for my team to recognize
Our organization is profitable because of our customers and our employees. In order to keep our business operating successfully, we need to make sure our customers are getting the highest level of service at all times. We rely on our employees to provide this stellar customer service experience, so they need to understand how to maintain that. The goal of this new employee training is to teach new associates our expectations on how they can create that experience for customers. The training will teach them how to build loyalty with customers; how to create good first impressions; and how to manage the expectations of customers. Our customers expect great service every time they interact with one of our employees, so it is our job to make sure that happens, regardless of who they are working with.
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Customer service is the most important aspect of any business. Without an adequate relationship with its consumer base, a company is at an enormous disadvantage.
Consistent, high-quality customer service is essential to the sustainability of the company; something that is only possible to deliver through engaged, motivated and properly-trained employees. Certainly stakeholders agree, as labour relations and employee engagement rank highly among the issues they consider of greatest materiality.
Reflecting back on a time I receiving excellent customer service is when I worked as a sales associate at Big Lot’s, our customers are number one priority no matter what job position assigned such as a front cashier, floor, furniture, or freight associate, our goal is to greet customers in a friendly professional manner, answered customers’ questions, addressed problems and complaint in person and via phone, helping customers select products that best fit their personal needs, educate customers on product and service offerings, offering exceptional customer service to differentiate and promote the company brand as well as build customer confidence by actively listening to their concerns and giving appropriate feedbacks are all very important in obtaining an excellent customer service skills.
While savvy marketing and a targeted sales pitch may lure customers, it is how a company relates and responds to customers’ needs and concerns that determine successful customer retention. In the current social media age, consumers have a multitude of platforms, to include Facebook, Twitter, or Yelp, through which they voice their satisfaction and/or dissatisfaction with a particular company’s policies, practices, or products. Such feedback is not only instantaneous, but far-reaching as the social media explosion allows for mass promulgation of unfiltered comments, concerns, and reviews. Thus, the need for exemplary customer service practices is more pronounced today than ever before. Sound customer service can include many different services and activities, and can vary from company to company, depending on the sector and size of the organization. The onus is upon managers to formulate effective policies and attainable goals through which customer service is enhanced for their respective company, thereby improving supplier-customer interaction. (Tucker, 1994, pp.32-40)
Customers want to be treated in a friendly manner with honest, straightforward information and responses. They appreciate a customer service representative who is willing to admit mistakes and work to correct them. Customers who believe they have been misled stop doing business with the company. These ‘critical incidents’ are experiences that make the customer walk away and never return. They don’t complain, they just leave and share the negative service experience with others. The bad news spreads, leading the organisation to lose more customers and deterring prospective customers. Critical incidents can include broken promises that annoy and anger customers. Customers expect to be informed if a promise cannot be fulfilled. Finally, customers expect understanding and empathy from a customer service representative who is willing to see things from their point of view, especially when there is a problem.
Direct attention: He can improve his customer service by providing direct attention to what the customers are saying. Practice active listening so his customers feel heard. Clarify and rephrase what the customers say to ensure he understands them. He can empathize with and reflect their feelings by saying things like, “That must have upset you” or “I can see why you feel slighted.”
Service is a hard industry to be in. A prime example of this would be a dentist’s office, such as the one I work at. Many people are already on edge from just having to be there. Customer, or patient rudeness is very common and the people providing the service are supposed to be nice at all times. When a patient or customer is being disrespectful one should respond with kindness unless it gets out of
Customer service can help to build positive relationships with customers, increase sales and lead to loyal and returning customer which can have a positive effect on the business and indeed the industry as a whole.
The aim of this assignment is to identify and understand the teaching role, responsibilities and relationships in education and training in relation to the teaching cycle, by summarising codes of practice and legislation that relates to the roles and responsibilities of a trainer with an airfreight industry. Also, understanding the importance of Equality and Diversity and how this is vital to learners and teachers in meeting the needs of learners. Furthermore, to understand the trainers’ responsibilities in building and maintaining a safe learning environment, promoting appropriate behaviour and building respect for others. The assignment also aims to understand professional relationships between the trainer and other specialists involved in learning, through analysing boundaries between the teaching role and other professional roles. Finally, identifying and describing points of referral to satisfy potential needs of learners.
The author knows that a business will not succeed if the employees do not give the customers a quality customer service. Customers are most likely to come back to a place where they feel welcome, where they feel like they are being well treated.
Customer services is a very important part of managing ongoing client/patient relationships, because they are the key to bringing in revenue. The concept of customer service is to deliver outstanding services so the customers will have a great experience. I currently work in the healthcare industry and the company that I work for is starting to have trainings and meetings to improve customer service to our clients to help increase our patient satisfaction levels. There are some employees who strive to help the patient by going far and beyond their line of duties, and as others are burned out and feel like they just need to get the patient in and out without really understanding the patient’s needs or
My personal philosophy on customer service is to provide an extraordinary experience that makes a real difference in people's lives. It is an opportunity to serve, learn, and make the world a better place. Making a difference in the world starts with me and is achieved one conversation at a time.
Today’s organizations fail to realize the value of their customers when it comes to the success of their business. Without customer loyalty the success of your business will always be uncertain. Organizations must sensitively tailor the designs of a successful firm to the particular challenges of understanding, attracting, and keeping valuable customers. “Having satisfied customers just aren’t good enough”. Kenneth Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles, co-authors of Raving Fans, believe this concept is needed to have a successful business. I agree with this concept of customers being the focal point of any business. I would want more than just a satisfied customer; I want a “Raving Fan”.