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How to Measure Customer Satisfaction & Feedback

by Ashley Dively, Sozo Firm Staff on September 2, 2010

Customer satisfaction stands as the main objective for most successful businesses. However, many businesses simply sell their product or services and don’t truly measure customer satisfaction and feedback. One great way for businesses to receive accurate responses, customer feedback, and fresh insight is to offer customer service surveys. [click to continue…]

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Harnessing Social Media for Great Customer Service

by Stefan Becket, Sozo Firm Staff on September 2, 2010

I like American Eagle Outfitters. Over the years, I’ve bought many shirts and pairs of jeans or shorts at their stores and always had a good experience with them (“good” in the sense of “not bad” and unremarkable). But a couple of months ago, I had an issue which had the potential to sour my impression of American Eagle’s products. Instead, because of the great customer service team at the company, my issue was quickly resolved, and, today, I have a far more favorable view of AE than before.

Without further ado, here’s my small personal case study that demonstrates the emphasis which companies are placing on social media outlets for handling customer service issues more responsively and efficiently. [click to continue…]

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5 Ways to Properly Greet a Customer

September 1, 2010

When entering a store, most customers want to see an employee make a genuine effort to acknowledge and assist them. As a customer in a hurry, I might be just looking for one specific item and may need the assistance of the employee. However, if I am ignored and my time is wasted waiting for [...]

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4 Ways to Get Results With Corrective Feedback

September 1, 2010

Note from Andrew: Occasionally, I’ll have some of my staff write articles or feature articles from guest consultants. This particular article is by one of the Sozo Firm team. You may notice an employee offering inadequate, unsatisfactory customer service to your customers. You fear it will eventually hurt your business. However, you also fear bringing [...]

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Too Busy for Good Customer Service?

August 18, 2010

A fast food restaurant’s overemphasis on efficiency might prove costly in terms of customer satisfaction. I used to just write it off as an expected side effect of a busy drive thru, but this past Sunday, when the same fast food restaurant forgot an item in my order, I began to wonder if, instead, it [...]

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Efficiency doesn’t equal effectivity

August 17, 2010

What a customer thinks they want and what you can efficiently provide them may not be what is most effective. An email from a large web services provider offering “guaranteed visitors to your website” made the gears whir in my head this morning. The web hosting company offered four packages of traffic generated through Google [...]

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