Customer Service

Send in the Drones: Elevating Service in A Technology-Driven World

Have you been watching Domino’s global strategy over the recent number of years? If not, I think the pizza giant it worthy of study. Unbeknownst to many, Domino’s is an amazingly forward looking company. While other brands like Polaroid or Blockbuster have run into a bit of a complacency trap (thinking that what brought them…

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Which Should Come First? The Employee or the Customer?

Ok, I admit the issue of employee versus customer primacy falls into the category of   unanswerable debates such as which came first the chicken or the egg. That said, many leaders continue to articulate a mantra that either the customer or the employee “comes first.” While I personally like to side-step this looping debate by…

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Beating the Giant: It’s as Simple as Artisanship

I suspect you’ve heard the phrase, “dollars to donuts.” From my research, its earliest reference occurred in 1876 and typically implies a wager where you are so certain of a bet that you are willing to gamble losing dollars (something of higher value) for the prospect of winning donuts (something of lower value). In truth,…

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Pokémon Go: How to Launch Experiences that Maximize Technology and Social Interaction

Let me guess, you’d like your prospective customers to learn about your products or services WITHOUT you having to invest a bundle of money in marketing! Hmm…let’s think about a recent product launch that fits that description. How about learning from the makers of Pokémon Go? Days before it’s release, millions of posts began to…

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Show Me the Money: The Why of Customer Experience Excellence

It sounds like a good idea. Striving to deliver great customer experiences intuitively seems like smart business, doesn’t it? Intuition, unfortunately, doesn’t necessarily pay the bills! So should you invest money in programs designed to improve the engagement and loyalty of your customers? If so, where should you invest for the greatest return? One need only look…

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Countering Terror with a Service Heart

Yet again the world is rocked by a terrible and senseless mass shooting.  In a community not far from me in Central Florida, innocent men and women entered a business not expecting to run out in horror, be carried out in pain, or not walk out at all. The media will spotlight the human suffering…

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