Customer Service Is ATTITUDE
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Welcome to 'Customer Service & In-Between',where we draw a work-life balance talking Customer Service as well as inspiration.
Today we will be examining how ATTITUDE plays a major role in our A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E to our customers.
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When attending to your customers' needs, enquiries/challenges,do you do so with an ATTITUDE?
Hold up a minute ✋,not the kind of attitude depicted in this video 👇🏼
Quick one ?How would you feel if you were that passenger 👆🏼?
I would love to know your thoughts in the comments.
The kind of ATTITUDE we are talking about today is the one that will keep your customers coming back over and over again, even with more people(referrals)after doing some 'free advert' for your brand because of how' wowed' they are by your 'people first' service.
The A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E you should have:
A ⏩ Always greet your customers
-Always greet your customers
whenever they do interact with your brand either online or offline.On the phone ,inflect your voice with a smile.When responding to emails ,be courteous and polite and when it's a physical meeting,smile and welcome them.
T ⏩ Treat your customers with respect
-People desire to be respected.Same with customers.Respect as their time, patronage,presence amongst others.
T ⏩ Talk &chat with them like friends:
-Let your customers feel like they are part of the 'family'.Talk to them with tenderness like you would a friend or family member
I ⏩ Interact with them in a calm manner
-Be calm and professional during all interactions irrespective of the situation.Being calm especially when a customer is upset can go a long way in dousing tension .
T ⏩ Turn up to work with a positive mind
-Be as positive as possible whenever you are interacting with customers.Use positive language and let your body language and outlook also be positive.
U ⏩ Understand your customers needs
-Understanding the needs of the customer entails listening to get their pain point for a better understanding of how to serve their needs with your products /services or resolve their issues.
D ⏩Discover your impact around them
-Find out what they really need and how your products/services can fit into their wants and needs and help them achieve their goals.
E ⏩ Excite them with your products
-Let your products/services do what it says it would so they can be excited using it as well as be excited to talk about it.
Having a positive attitude with the above components can benefit your individual/business/organizational brand in the following ways;
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💥 Increased retention rate
💥 Decreased churn rate
💥 Improved loyalty
💥 Increased referrals
💥 Competitive Advantage
💥 Improved brand visibility
💥 Increased Sales
💥 Increased revenue/ profits
Having the right attitude is KEY. So key that it could unlock the hearts of your customers to stay with you, or lock up their hearts when they walk away due to a bad service experience.
The right attitude or the wrong attitude will leave your customers with one of these faces; (so cho watch the attitude your front line staff or employees display wisely)
Which of those faces would you want your customers to leave your physical or online presence with ?Think about it 🤔.
Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.” – James Cash Penney
...and NEVER forget,
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Till I write you again,
Yours Truly
Kemmy
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1moLovely share my sister as always Oluwakemi Sheba ICSN ,CCST
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4moThanks for sharing Oluwakemi Sheba ICSN ,CCST
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4moThank you for putting out this valuable piece. Happy weekend, Oluwakemi Sheba ICSN ,CCST
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4moActions, they say, speak louder than words. Attitude is everything in customer service. This is very insightful.
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4moVery helpful!