Companies that excel and focus on customer experience grow revenues by 4% to 8% above their market. That’s why monitoring and maintaining customer satisfaction are essential ingredients for a company’s success. This article will discuss the importance of measuring customer satisfaction and the primary ways to measure it like customer satisfaction surveys and scores. Importance of [...]
Quick response times and customer concerns addressed efficiently are essential to fostering brand loyalty. Meanwhile, slow customer response times will result in loss of customers and revenue. However, you also have other tasks that might need more immediate attention. You need strategies and systems that will make responding to customers more efficient. Here are 4 ways [...]
Outsourcing is a huge hot-button issue in our culture lately. Whether you’re talking about outsourcing jobs in the automotive industry, clothing industry, or even call centers, you’ve surely heard grumbles about many different jobs being outsourced to cheaper areas or countries, just to save the company money. At Personalized Communications, we believe in supporting our community [...]
Whether you choose a call center, virtual receptionist, live answering service, or to do it all in-house yourself, there are some phone etiquette lessons you need to know. Customer care isn’t just about answering the phone, or even listening. True customer care is about making the caller feel understood, appreciated, and valued, as well as instilling [...]
Outstanding Service Earns Award of Excellence Personalized Communications wins coveted ATSI Award of Excellence Personalized Communications has been honored with the exclusive ATSI 2018 Award of Excellence for the 12th year. This award is presented annually by the Association of TeleServices International (ATSI), the industry’s Trade Association for providers of telecommunications and call center services including [...]
As a business owner, chances are that you've made some personal New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you want to lose weight, quit smoking, or take more time to explore the world. While personal resolutions are important, have you ever thought about creating New Year’s resolutions for your company? A resolution is all about making changes and doing [...]
Customer service can make or break a company. According to an American Express survey, 78% of customers didn’t make a purchase because of poor customer service. From call centers to online communication, consumers expect quick and convenient support. Here are three ways to maintain customer support standards to provide the best customer service possible. Review Training [...]
Businesses that can’t retain customers usually aren’t around for very long. For most companies, convincing customers to keep coming back is just as important as finding new customers, if not more important. What can businesses do to keep their customers coming back, instead of constantly scrambling to find new ones to replace them? Let’s take a [...]
So, you have been tasked to plan a city or public event for your company or nonprofit organization. There are several key strategies for planning the event and ensuring it is a success. Among these, recruiting the assistance of a qualified answering service should be at the top of your “to-do” list. Your “virtual” telephone operator [...]
Are you aware that it costs more to find new customers than implementing solutions to retain existing ones? In today’s highly competitive markets and industries, it is challenging to keep customers happy, but the payoff for doing so is it will keep them purchasing products and services from your business. The key to making customers happy [...]
