The Amazon Effect: Critical Importance of Customer Service
Customer service is no longer just a department. A thriving business will pay full attention to all customer points of contact and ensure positive experiences.
Customer service is no longer just a department. A thriving business will pay full attention to all customer points of contact and ensure positive experiences.
What can we learn from Amazon when it comes to customer service?
Repeat customers come back for service. In today's world, quality must be an assumption; thus, the key is to stand out in the crowd with service.
Pick up the phone and call a key customer, supply chain partner or someone with intimate knowledge of what your customers desire.
Success begins and ends with your customers.
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