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Hyken

  1. 5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 21, 2012 nblo.gs/y8WOA
  2. To Get Loyalty from Your Customers, You Must First Be Loyal to Them ow.ly/bcqRA via @customerthink
  3. The 10 Best Customer Service Infographics for 2012 ow.ly/bcqw1 via @fonolo
  4. Digital Customer Experiences: The Next Frontier For AD&D Pros ow.ly/bcnl9 by @johnrrymer
  5. Hire for the right values, have some fun at work & make sure your employees fit the personality of the #culture of the organization. #biz
  6. Experience Enhancers for hoteliers to build & grow business by designing & delivering exceptional customer service ow.ly/bcn0F
  7. Mobile channel emerging as consumer’s primary choice for all service activity w/ service providers ow.ly/bcmQN via @callcentrefocus
  8. The most important question on a customer comment card, "Is there any one thing that we can do to serve you better?" #custserv
  9. Training showed positive shift in ratio of compliments to complaints w/ customers reporting 7:1 in favour of visit ow.ly/bcm6X
  10. @bloomstra Thank you!
  11. 68% of your customers leave you because they feel you are indifferent to them ow.ly/bclKM via @whatsyourtech
  12. Ask your customers for their opinions. Do formal surveys & use customer comment cards. #custserv
  13. Storyboarding Great Customer Service ow.ly/bckQ8 via @TheSmartVan Great idea!
  14. Nine Tips To Ensure Better Client & Customer Service ow.ly/bckxW via @dyninc
  15. @RICHARTSMEDIA That's better than getting there late and making up for it by leaving early. Hah!
  16. Internal Customers vs. External Customers ow.ly/bbgAC via CIO Mentor
  17. 2 details that we can show excellence in to create a loyalty building experience ow.ly/bbgty via @B2Community
  18. Sometimes customers will overlook problems if they know how much someone cares. #custserv