Ultimately, your customers are going to judge you on how quickly you are able to improve customer service. Yes, there's much to be said about service with a smile and your attitude during the process can go a long way toward enhancing (or hurting) the customer's experience. However, all the smiles...
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Why Social Media Is Not the Only Answer to Target Marketing.
In an increasingly digital age, many companies have turned toward social media as a means to reach out to customers, both current and prospective ones. While it is easy to jump on the bandwagon, it might not always be the best solution for target marketing. A contribution piece in Entrepreneur...
Messages On Hold Extends to Medical Offices, Too!
It’s Monday morning and by 8:30 a.m., the phone lines are lit up at most medical offices. The weekend’s ailments, sniffles, and injuries require an appointment to see the doctor. Maybe 100 patients will call before noon. The problem is, the medical offices are staffed with one or two people to...
Best Practices for Call Handling – How To Prevent Lost Calls
My inspiration to create this article on "best practices for call handling" is based on a series of experiences I recently had over a short 2 day period as I made telephone calls to several businesses. It is important to describe the nature and purpose of my phone calls to these businesses. The...
How music on hold with informational messages can improve a patient’s experience.
The medical and dental industries are testing out new digital marketing tools, but despite these changes customer service is still the most important consideration, according to an IBM study. These findings were released during the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. "We...