Recently my family became urban chicken farmers. After six weeks living in an indoor “coop” under a heat lamp, our new pets were ready to move outside. Our next step: get a coop. We turned to the Internet to do our shopping. After a week of searching, we picked one out, clicked and ordered. It […]

Customer service is a tough job, and customer-facing professionals must have many positive personality traits to be successful. In 2012, we wrote a post called 7 Customer Service Qualifications Everyone Must Have, and we decided to present this content via SlideShare to provide you with a fun, useful tool you can share with your teams. […]

Meet Erin Archuleta! Erin Archuleta enjoys workshopping with small businesses and NGOs around scale and replication, supporting community and civic initiatives, and bolstering a healthy food and restaurant system. She and her husband own San Francisco’s lauded ICHI Sushi + NI Bar, and ICHI Kakiya (coming soon!) She previously held the position of Director of […]

People are creatures of habit — they enjoy knowing what something is going to be and then having it be that way. As a result, people’s happiness with any given experience is usually based on the expectations they have carried into it. This makes consistency of service a fundamental attribute of excellence of service. Below […]

“I’m busy right now. Let me call you back.” This is a statement that one can be very forgiving of when it comes from a long-time friend but not so forgiving of when it comes from a company. But is that changing? According to this recent survey by Software Advice, customers are starting to appreciate […]

After reading an advance copy of Bob Thompson’s new book Hooked on Customers, I knew I wanted to connect with Bob and find out more about some of the insights from his book. I was particularly interested in the five organizational habits that he centers the book around. In the interview below, Bob gives us […]

Meet John Bannon! Business graduate from the 80’s rethinks career after fun second adventure in college studying French. After several trips to France, becoming fluent, seeks new, fresher life in a multitude of fields. Found a job managing the wine department at a local Trader Joe’s, expanded into event and party wine hosting. Focusing on […]

Guest Poster: Chip R. Bell Chip R. Bell is a renowned keynote speaker, customer loyalty consultant and best-selling author. His newest book is The 9½ Principles of Innovative Service (www.simpletruths.com). He can be reached at www.chipbell.com.  One Sunday evening at my computer, I was online ordering promotional visors from Stitch America in Bremen, Georgia. I had selected the […]

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Monday content for the Memorial Day holiday here in the United States. Each citizen observes and celebrates Memorial Day in their own way. Today, I will simply shine a spotlight on two veteran-related charities that I feel deserve more attention. Wounded Warrior Project Vision: To foster the most successful, well-adjusted […]