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Customer Service Summaries

Customers come first. But as more and more businesses emphasize personal contact with their clients, they are raising the bar regarding what constitutes good customer service. Learn how to stay ahead of the pack.

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Clients First

Joseph Callaway and JoAnn Callaway

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012

(6)

In Search of Excellence
 

Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman

HarperBusiness, 1988

(9)

The Thank You Economy
 

Gary Vaynerchuk

HarperBusiness, 2011

(9)

Getting Naked
 

Patrick Lencioni

Jossey-Bass, 2010

(7)

Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit
 

Leonardo Inghilleri and Micah Solomon

AMACOM, 2010

(9)

The Ultimate Question
 

Fred Reichheld

Harvard Business Review Press, 2006

(8)

Enchantment
 

Guy Kawasaki

Portfolio, 2011

(7)

Customer Care Excellence
 

Sarah Cook

Kogan Page, 2008

(7)

No B.S. Sales Success in the New Economy

Dan S. Kennedy

Entrepreneur Press, 2009

(6)

The New Experts
 

Robert H. Bloom

Greenleaf Book Group, 2010

(6)

The Amazement Revolution
 

Shep Hyken

Greenleaf Book Group, 2011

(7)

Reorganize for Resilience
 

Ranjay Gulati

Harvard Business Review Press, 2010

(9)

Small Business Smarts

Steve O'Leary et al.

Praeger, 2011

(7)

Build Your Customer Strategy
 

James G. Barnes

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006

(8)

The Experience Economy
 

B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore

Harvard Business Review Press, 1999

(9)

Managing the Professional Service Firm
 

David H. Maister

Free Press, 1993

(8)

The 24-Hour Customer
 

Adrian C. Ott

HarperBusiness, 2010

(8)

Worth Every Penny
 

Sarah Petty and Erin Verbeck

Greenleaf Book Group, 2012

(6)

Stop Telling, Start Selling
 

Linda Richardson

McGraw-Hill, 1998

(7)

The Art of Client Service
 

Robert Solomon

Kaplan Publishing, 2008

(6)

Customer Experience Management
 

Bernd H. Schmitt

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003

(9)

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Customer Service

It’s virtually impossible to overrate the significance of customer service. Countless businesses can point to superior customer service skills as the primary factor in their success. Though price is always a consideration, consumers value their relationships with businesses and expect to have a positive experience in purchasing goods or services. In the fierce battle for the consumer dollar, more companies are acknowledging the consequences of good customer service and tailoring their operations accordingly.

If you believe your business needs to polish up its customer service, you’ll find getAbstract extremely helpful. Our summaries break down every component of customer service and reinforce commonly held beliefs, such as the importance of building a loyal customer base. You may be able to bring customers through your doors with fancy promotions and cut-rate prices, but sustained success depends on repeat business.

Get Personal

When it comes to customer service, one recurring theme is that people long for the “good, old days” when they were greeted with a warm smile and friendly hello. With so much business transacted online now, consumers are grumbling more about the impersonal treatment they receive. Robots answer telephone calls; complaints about products and services appear to fall on deaf ears.

Our summaries tackle these issues – and a lot more. You’ll learn how to listen to your customers and train your staff members to be helpful and courteous and responsive to grievances. getAbstract will demonstrate that good customer service isn’t really complicated at all.

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