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Taking Customer Service from Cost Center to Profit Center

Sales and Marketing Management

When I conduct focus groups or individual interviews with highly loyal customers across a broad spectrum of different industries (e.g., retail, restaurants, medical devices, chemicals), I consistently find that what creates loyalty is the absence of perceived risk. Allow me to explain this in more detail.

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Customer Service at Retailers and the Lessons for B2B

Score More Sales

It was a tale of two retail stores and the customer service they represent. Not to worry, I am used to this in retailers – so I get my items and head toward the registers to check-out. I dropped by a Staples store to pick up a few items this week.

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What Do Our Retail Customers Expect From Us?

MTD Sales Training

When customers step through the door, they expect a certain level of customer service. Your customer will expect an experience that is free-flowing and completely hassle free and can set you apart from your competitors if you do it right. Want to improve your customer service and retail selling skills?

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From the Switchboard to Social Media: A Brief History of Customer Service

Sales and Marketing Management

From a business standpoint, it’s imperative to provide customer service across a multiplicity of channels, too. It wasn’t all that long ago when “contacting customer service” simply meant visiting a store or office and talking to the owner or manager. What’s Next for Customer Service? You’ve Got Mail!

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AI in Marketing & Sales: Today’s Tools, Tomorrow’s Potential

Speaker: Kevin Burke

. 🤖 AI-Powered Tools: Learn about essential AI-driven features that assist marketing and sales professionals in automating tasks, analyzing data, and enhancing customer engagement. 🚀 AI in Action: Dive into case studies demonstrating AI’s impact in customer service, retail, and beyond.

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Retail Sales Reinvented: Tackling the 5 Biggest Challenges with AI-Driven Roleplay

Awarathon

Sales training for retail is evolving rapidly, driven by technological advancements and shifting consumer expectations. Traditional training methods often fail to prepare retail sales teams for real-world scenarios, leading to inconsistent performance and missed opportunities. Ready to revolutionize your retail sales training?

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Behind the Numbers: How Consumer Retail Benefits from CX Training

Miller Heiman Group

According to research from the IBM Institute for Business Value and the National Retail Federation , 71% of consumers shop in “micromoments”—whenever the impulse strikes—and often while they are doing something else, such as taking a break from a work project, eating lunch or even running on a treadmill.

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