Customers expect support for products they buy. Besides that simple fact, nothing is obvious or given about customer service. In Support we cover the best ways to improve the customer experience and make sure your customers come back for more.
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In the last two articles from this series, we’ve discussed pretty big companies. We've already talked about Apple, Netflix and Uber. We’ve touched on Verizon, Comcast and Amazon. But can we go even bigger than that? Today, I’d like to give it a try and discuss Facebook and Google... read more
If your customers have time, you are lucky but unfortunately they normally don’t have that. As a service provider you have to manage the little time you get to interact with customers to convey the pros of your services. According to a recent report by CFI group, customers are... read more
When talking about customer service, we often look at it from a business perspective. We think how it can improve our relations with customers or how many more sales it can help us close. For businesses, it’s a way to get in touch with customers, help them and get some extra... read more
The best customer loyalty practices are those that are lined up with the company’s goals and beliefs. There are innumerable examples of customer service, where company representatives have gone above and beyond their call of duty to ensure customers’ happiness. Ritz Carlton alone... read more
Jack was indeed in a mess when he reached the customer care agent, seeking help to complete an online transaction that was held without any clear sort of a reason. The agents who spoke to him was not of a great help either as he spoke a language that was totally out of the way... read more
The “customer is always right” slogan is both: a customer service mantra and a curse. On one hand, it encourages representatives to go above and beyond customers’ expectations. On the other hand, when the customer is not right, reps still have to provide the best possible service... read more
Improving your typing speed is one of the more productive things you can do when working in online customer service. Most of your work involves computer activities like contacting existing or potential customers via email, live chat or social media. All those digital channels are... read more
Jack was in the nearby food store and he faced some problems while making a transaction on the service counter. He was clueless, why his credit card was not working, whereas the very previous day, he had made a transaction using the same card. He reached out to the customer care... read more
Excellent customer service experience is a holy Grail for all people working in business. We struggle all the time to provide the best possible service, we go hundreds of extra miles to make customers happy, and yet - we’re still getting negative feedback and customer complaints.... read more
CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management and by definition is an approach to managing a company's interaction with current and potential future customers. At Highrise, CRM is what we do. So you'd think all of the uses and benefits of a CRM would be obvious to us. But when... read more
5 minutes
Aug 19, 2016
In this week’s article on big customer service, we take a closer look at support done on a really big scale. We have three companies lined up that definitely fit this bill: Amazon, a one-stop shopping destination for thousands of customers around the globe, along with two huge... read more
Looking to bigger brands for advice and know-how is a pretty good idea when you’re trying to improve your customer service. The tech giants sunk millions of dollars to find out what works best and what doesn’t work at all. You can make the smart move and use the methods they... read more
Customer service stories are full of bloodcurdling events and malicious characters. All of us can recall at least one example of really bad customer service where everything went wrong, a person we were talking to was incompetent or a customer that we were dealing with, was a... read more
Vacation time is in its prime. People are leaving their offices to go on their dream holiday. They want to rest and don’t think about their jobs for one, two or maybe even three weeks. But before packing your suitcase with sun blockers, summer dresses and new bikini, there’s one... read more
Expectations for customer support and response times have become sky high. Even when you work at a small company with a tiny team, people are accustomed to fast responses to their questions and complaints. According to data collected by Edison Research, at least 39% of people... read more
5 minutes
Jul 18, 2016
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