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Customers expect support for products they buy. Besides that simple fact, nothing is obvious or given about customer service. In Support we cover the best ways to improve the customer experience and make sure your customers come back for more.
CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management and by definition is an approach to managing a company's interaction with current and potential future customers. At Highrise, CRM is what we do. So you'd think all of the uses and benefits of a CRM would be obvious to us. But when... read more
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Aug 19, 2016
In this week’s article on big customer service, we take a closer look at support done on a really big scale. We have three companies lined up that definitely fit this bill: Amazon, a one-stop shopping destination for thousands of customers around the globe, along with two huge... read more
So you have a small business and you think that’s the reason your customer service will by some kind of magic be good? Sorry to disappoint you but it won’t be. Even if you don’t have a lot of customers, you still need to put some focus on customer service. What I think could help... read more
Looking to bigger brands for advice and know-how is a pretty good idea when you’re trying to improve your customer service. The tech giants sunk millions of dollars to find out what works best and what doesn’t work at all. You can make the smart move and use the methods they... read more
Customer service stories are full of bloodcurdling events and malicious characters. All of us can recall at least one example of really bad customer service where everything went wrong, a person we were talking to was incompetent or a customer that we were dealing with, was a... read more
Vacation time is in its prime. People are leaving their offices to go on their dream holiday. They want to rest and don’t think about their jobs for one, two or maybe even three weeks. But before packing your suitcase with sun blockers, summer dresses and new bikini, there’s one... read more
Expectations for customer support and response times have become sky high. Even when you work at a small company with a tiny team, people are accustomed to fast responses to their questions and complaints. According to data collected by Edison Research, at least 39% of people... read more
5 minutes
Jul 18, 2016
When we face a difficult situation many of us immediately have a bad day. Situations like a little argument with another driver on our way to work, morning dispute with a neighbor or disagreement with our colleague at work raise stress and influence your mood. How often... read more
Customer service is a serious and responsible job. But like in any serious job, there are people who are just not doing it right. They deliver bad service and give others a reason to joke about it. Luckily we can learn from their mistakes. Read funny customer service quotes to... read more
When you think about your life, you can probably find people who appreciate you at some point. People at work, in your private life, your colleagues or even your tennis teacher. The people who appreciate you, are the ones who say how important you are, how great you do your job,... read more
Building the perfect customer service team is a challenge. While interviewing potential hires, there is a lot to cover, ranging from technical knowledge to soft skills. Moreover, the recruitment process does not end after the final handshake – it is the beginning of a journey.... read more
We usually write about great customer service and advice on what you can do to provide it in your company. Yet we don’t keep off ourselves from posting about angry and irate customers. We know how hard it sometimes is to deal with them. We already wrote posts about rude customers... read more
People loved watching Downton Abbey for a reason. There was something magical about following the Grantham’s family from the early 1900s and watching the transition from the Edwardian era to World War I. The important part of the series was the change in the British aristocracy.... read more
“But I didn’t get the answer to my query. This is the second time I am calling you people for the same problem. Why don’t you just put me through somebody helpful?” - John shouted at the agent. “We appreciate your endurance and feel sorry for the inconvenience Sir. But this is... read more
An angry customer is a business nightmare, right? Wrong. An angry customer is a business opportunity. If you handle your complaints process right, you can transform an angry customer into a brand advocate and a high-value return customer. Marketing professors Michael McCullough... read more
