Friday the 15th is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. Friday is also National Bill of Rights Day and National Underdog Day. Do you sometimes feel like the underdog when shopping at this time of year? Don’t lay down and roll over! America loves to cheer for the underdog. Get up, put on your best ugly
Normally at this time of year, I wish for peace and good health for all. However, this year I am going to wish that CEOs of any business serving the public call in to their organizations to see if they can get through their own telephone systems without dozing off.
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“Martha’s stories are a lighthouse of actionable insights for service professionals that are swimming in a sea of mediocrity.”—Dr. John Timmerman, Chief Scientist, Customer Experience & Innovation, Gallup
Why is there a presupposition to think of the hospitality industry when customer service is being discussed? Well, it is valid. Hospitality does do a better job. The last six weeks, I have stayed in five different inns/hotels ranging in price from just $130/night to a luxury brand, new to me, for a room rate
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Don’t you hope for many customer service experiences that you just won’t forget? I have one. My husband’s phone died and I took it in for a new battery. The phone was so old that batteries for that model were no longer available. I panicked (for my husband) as his contact information might not be
Last week was National Customer Service week. Ironically, I had a doozy last week with a rental car. Three GPS devices I was given were defective or issued originally from airports and could not be programmed by local offices. They made me continue to run to various locations for replacements as my trip continued, adding
