The First Thing To Do Before Social Customer Service
‘Do, do, do’. This is not a song. It’s a common approach though for many brands, assuming that the more they do the better business results they’ll get. The bad news is that this equation is not necessarily effective. In fact, as we live in a fast-paced, competitive world, taking smart and innovative decisions and…
How To Use Empathy In Social Customer Service
Convincing a reluctant prospect to become your customer or an existing one to remain is not that easy; if you want to have chances to be successful, you have to provide them with great reasons. Actually you need to spur their emotional side with one of the most powerful triggers in customer service — empathy. Every…
When Social Customer Service becomes a nightmare
Due to my activity in the ‘customer service arena’, friends and peers often tell me about their experiences with brands (especially if disappointing). For example, last week my colleague Maria was badly treated by a rude bookshop owner while my friend Marco asked for assistance via Twitter for car insurance cover. Unfortunately he got wrong information,…
The Link Between Social, Customer Service and Sales
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] If I had to sum up the impact of social media on business with just one word, I’d call it a r-evolution; it describes perfectly the digital tsunami that affected marketing, sales and customer service. Consumers have become more and more inclined to ‘tweet on brands doors‘ rather…
How To Overcome These 5 Common Customer Objections
Are your prospects avoiding you? Is your business not getting the results it needs from your pitches to potential customers? The problem may be in your approach, which can turn away a valuable lead. An offer that is too detailed or complicated, or priced too high, may be repel a potential customer instead of attracting…
Are you using Social Customer Service wisely?
When it comes to using Social Customer Service, some people tend to focus on the first word. After all, everybody talks about ‘social’ everyday. However, that’s a wrong approach to this topic, since customer service is the main goal, while social is just the tool to deliver it. If brands underestimate this aspect, they’re bound…
How to Encourage Your Customers to Provide Real Feedback
“Tell us what you think.” In almost every transaction that you complete, you are asked in some way to give your feedback. This is because smart business owners know that gathering feedback from customers, analyzing it, and using that information to make improvements is the best way to ensure that customers are continually receiving the…
Boost relationships with Social Customer Service
An increasing number of conversations between customers and brands take place on social networks, thus publicly. At the same time many other consumers enjoy the show by listening and judging how your brand interact with customers. Like it or not, they will take their next purchase decisions upon your brand’s online behavior: speedy and effective responses…
The Importance Of Continuity From Marketing To Customer Service
Clients don’t see businesses as departments. They see the cohesive front that a business may call its “face.” When businesses earn a sale, the only expectation a customer has is that their needs with respect to the product will be met. Unfortunately, many business departments operate in silos, away from each other, and without cohesion.…
Is Social Customer Service just for big brands?
A few days ago I was in Rome to promote my book. So far I’ve been touring four cities and I’m very glad that the audience has always been very participatory. One of the most frequent question I’ve been asked is the title above ↑. That did not surprise me since many people wonder whether Social…
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