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7 ways to improve customer service desk performance

Apptivo

7 ways to improve customer service desk performance 3. Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh once stated, “Customer service shouldn’t just be a department, it should be the entire company.” To stay ahead of the competition, businesses must prioritize exceptional customer service.

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Why Companies Create Stupid Policies

A Sales Guy

So, why do companies make stupid policies like this? These policies CLEARLY aren’t aimed at customer service. They in no way enhance the customer experience. Policies like this provide NO intrinsic or measurable customer value. So, why do companies create stupid policies like this?

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6 Easy Ways to Spot Toxic Customer Service

Pipeliner

I’ve always said that sales is in the customer service business; you can’t sell someone anything if you have a toxic relationship with them. Unfortunately, few organizations use call centers to build customer relationships; they create toxic behavior. Often these policies made no sense to the customer. Dumb rules.

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Company Policy and the other Company Policy

A Sales Guy

This particular time, the Subway sandwich artist (as they were once called in an old marketing campaign) told me he it was against company policy to make a footlong that way and he would have to charge me for two 6 inch subs. For most companies, there are two types of policy’s. It’s a simple answer. In other words.

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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Customer Service Training Software: Factors & Tools to Consider

BrainShark

The right customer service training software can help you onboard agents faster, track their learning progress, and ensure they always have access to relevant information for resolving client issues quickly. A better way to train and educate your customer service teams is to get software that’s specifically built for that purpose.

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Great Customer Service in Insurance Starts with Great Communications

Cincom Smart Selling

Communications that are consistent, repeatable, informative, accurate and effective across multiple channels are the linchpins of exemplary customer service. And to that end, it is essential that insurers integrate customer interactions that involve many different parts of the insurance company, its agents and its partners.