As a customer service consultant, I rarely run across a company that doesn't claim that it "strives to provide superior customer service," or other words to that effect. (The exceptions are incredibly ...

Based on the best practices of the greatest customer-centric organizations in the world (Ritz-Carlton, Nordstrom, Starbucks, Zappos, and others), I instruct my consulting clients to respond to every ...

From time to time, in my work as a customer service consultant, I run into company leaders who wake up on a random weekday morning, suddenly and unstoppably gung ho on improving customer service ...

It feels like I get asked between 1.5 and 3,000,000 questions about customer service every month. I certainly don’t mind; it’s my favorite subject, bar none. Sometimes these questions come up in my ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I spend all my working days as a customer service consultant and transformation expert, helping companies large and small improve and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a customer service consultant and trainer, I’m the guy business owners ask to turn their company into “The Ritz-Carlton of Industry X” ...

The telephone is often the easiest way for your customers to reach your business if they have a problem or just need information. This amplifies the need to deliver strong customer service over the ...

To make customer service in healthcare and education more responsive and available, the notions of 'the customer isn't always right' and 'tough love' must be upheld, according to customer service ...