Author Archive

Feb
03

Customer Satisfaction is Worthless, Customer Loyalty is Priceless: How to Make Them Love You, Keep You Coming Back, and Tell Everyone They Know

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Nationally syndicated columnist and sales trainer, Jeffrey Gitomer shows you how to convert satisfied customers into loyal customers.

Price:$30.00

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Feb
02

Perfect Phrases for Customer Service, Second Edition (Perfect Phrases Series)

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THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME

You’ve heard it a million times: “The customer is always right.” But let’s face it–sometimes the customer is misinformed, confused, or downright difficult. The ability to handle such customers is what separates the serious professional from the average employee.

Perfect Phrases for Customer Service, second edition, provides the language you need for everyday customer service situations–and includes simple, effective techniques that can help you meet even the most demanding customer needs. Master the most effective words and phrases for:

  • Defusing bad situations before they get worse
  • Handling complaints patiently and professionally
  • Satisfying customers and increasing sales
  • Building long-term relationships with important customers

 

Price:$12.00

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Feb
01

Customer Service Training 101: Quick and Easy Techniques That Get Great Results

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Your service team may represent the first, last, or only interaction point between your customers and your company. Your front-line service professionals make or break countless opportunities, leads, sales, and relationships every day. Completely revised and updated to meet the challenges of a new service landscape, the second edition of “Customer Service Training 101″ presents proven techniques for creating unforgettable customer experiences. The book covers every aspect of face-to-face, phone, Internet, and self-service customer relations, and provides simple yet powerful tips for: projecting a positive attitude and making a great first impression; communicating effectively, both verbally and non-verbally; developing trust, establishing rapport, and making customers feel valued; and confidently handling difficult customers and situations. The new features include: ‘How Do I Measure Up?’ self-assessments, and ‘Doing It Right’ examples from the author’s extensive customer service experi

Price:$22.95

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Jan
30

Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit: The Secrets of Building a Five-Star Customer Service Organization

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“Filled with treasure and big ideas, this book will help you become exceptional.” – SETH GODIN

In a tight market, your most powerful growth engine and your best protection from competitive inroads is this: put every thing you can into cultivating true customer loyalty. Loyal customers are less sensitive to price competition, more forgiving of small glitches, and, ultimately, become “walking billboards” who will happily promote your brand. In Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit insiders Leonardo Inghilleri and Micah Solomon reveal the secrets of providing online and offline customer service so superior it nearly guarantees loyalty. Their anticipatory customer service approach was first developed at The Ritz-Carlton as well as at Solomon’s entertainment and technology company Oasis, and has since proven itself in countless companies around the globe from luxury giant BVLGARI to value-sensitive auto parts leader Carquest, and everywhere in between. N

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Jan
09

Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)

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Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds.

If you need the best practices and ideas for superior team building–but don’t have time to find them–this book is for you. Here are 10 inspiring and useful perspectives, all in one place.

This collection of HBR articles will help you:

- Boost team performance through mutual accountability

- Motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects

- Increase groups’ emotional intelligence

- Reverse the fortunes of a struggling team

- Prevent decision deadlock

- Extract results from a bunch of touchy superstars

- Fight constructively with top-management colleagues

- Ensure productivity in far-flung teams

Price:$22.00

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