Drive You Business by Empowering Your Employees

Customer service rep

When employees are empowered, they have the authority to make decisions—to bend and break the rules—on the spot to take care of a customer. Learn more in this article by customer service strategist, John Tschohl..

The Power of Relentless Customer Service

Financial Customer Service Results

A focus on customer service can’t be an add-on. It can’t be for a while. If you want your organization to grow and succeed long term, you’ve got to be a service leader. To do that, you’ve got to be “Relentless.”

A Complaint Is an Opportunity

Complaints manager

In this excerpt from his book, Achieving Excellence Through Customer Service, John Tschohl explains why customer complaints are a golden opportunity for companies to improve their service..

Create the Love…Talk to Your Customers

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Why wouldn’t you love your customers? They’re keeping you in business. It’s up to you to set the stage for some powerful long-term successful relationships by simply… showing some love..

5 Ways to Create a Customer Service Culture

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When both customers and employees are engaged, companies see a significant increase in customer service performance. John Tschohl reveals five ways to create a customer service culture in your organization..

Why Customer Satisfaction Surveys Backfire

Customer Feedback Screen

Are you following the trend of conducting customer surveys? You might want to think again. In this article John Tschohl argues that developing your leadership team and workforce to provide superior service is a better use of resources..

Customer Service: The Need for Speed

Fast customer service

When you resolve situations quickly and effectively, customers will pay you back with continued or increased loyalty. John Tschohl looks at four leading companies who have built their success on delivering fast customer service..

4 Steps to Successful Customer Service

Amazon Customer Service

It’s amazing to see the contrasts of successful companies that dot our history to the newer companies of recent history up to today. Despite the contrasts, they all have one thing in common. They are relentlessly focused on customer service..

How to Move Lost Customers into Profit

Don't lose profitable customers

Everyone says the customer is important, but only a few savvy companies invest the time, effort and financial resources needed to build a loyal customer base. In this article you’ll learn how to move lost customers back into the profit zone.