Personalized Customer Experience

Personalized Customer Experience

Blog/ Customer Service/ Small Business

I just got back from a wonderful fly fishing trip on on the San Juan River.  My guide Jeremy Nolan of Heads Up Fly Fishing has elevated my expectation of customer service. We spent a total of  16 hours on the river with Jeremy, when you think about it how often do you hire a small business to provide a service that you spend 8 hours in one day with that person. Providing this level of service could be daunting for most people. (more…)

Patient Wait Time and Customer Service

Patient Wait Time and Customer Service

Customer Service/ Physicians/Health Care
Last week, one of my co-workers was telling me about the trouble she was having trying to schedule an appointment at her doctor’s office. She had made several attempts to reach the person in charge of setting appointments and on one occasion she waited for over 10 minutes (more…)

Is it okay if I borrow another company’s ideas?

Is it okay if I borrow another company’s ideas?

Blog/ Customer Service/ Marketing and Sales/ Professional Services/ Small Business/ Tourism/Hospitality
You don’t always need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to improving your company. I’m not talking about stealing trade secrets.  I don’t recommend copying another businesses website content.  However, there are times when it’s okay to borrow other companies ideas. (more…)

Answer the Phone First and get more sales

Answer the Phone First and get more sales

Blog/ Customer Service/ Favorites/ Marketing and Sales/ Professional Services/ Small Business

Sales people know how important first impressions are. Good sales people know the importance of a firm handshake and how to dress for success.   Great sales people can befriend anyone they speak with, whether it is on the phone or in person.  However, in today’s business climate there is a whole host of things that can affect the outcome of a sale, that may have nothing to do with how good your sales team is. (more…)

Five services an Answering Service Can Provide

Five services an Answering Service Can Provide

Blog/ Customer Service/ Marketing and Sales/ Professional Services/ Small Business

Traditionally,  small business owners have had the impression that an answering service just takes messages on our client’s behalf. They certainly can provide quality message taking but there are plenty of other services they also provide to their customers.  (more…)