Remember that 1960’s Nat King Cole song, “Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, Those days of soda and pretzels and beer…”? Well, it seems like between the hot temperatures and today’s busier-than-ever work mindset we’ve still got the hazy and crazy parts covered. The lazy, though, not so much. Many of us…
For years multitasking has been the darling of the business world, and most of us have bought into the theory that the key to productivity and success is doing two or three or, heck, maybe four things at a time. After all, why just have lunch when you can also use that time to check…
We’re halfway into the year, which is a good time to evaluate how 2019 is shaping up for your business goals and growth. Most likely your business falls into one of many recent customer service statistics that measure the value of customer service. Turns out, that value has serious implications for a business’s bottom line,…
Did you know that 80% of American consumers believe that smaller businesses place a greater emphasis on customer service, according to an American Express Survey? Consumers often feel that small businesses value their purchases and their loyalty more than big businesses and that the products or services they provide are more likely to be backed…
In the last blog post, we took a close look at the effectiveness of a phone call versus email, and whether one has a faster resolution time than the other or delivers better customer service in the long run. After examining both methods of communication, we determined that delivering top-notch customer service depends on how…
When it comes to communicating directly with a business, some customers prefer to shoot an email to a customer support rep, while others prefer to pick up the phone. Between a phone call versus email, does one have a faster resolution time than the other, and which delivers better customer service in the long run?…