Tag Archive for Customer Service

Customer service: Fostering the workplace for the future

The old cliché goes that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and at our business, that is absolutely the case. Being a public-facing business with an emphasis on service with a smile, it’s doubly important that our staff are switched on when it comes to customer service, and it’s our company’s
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Consumers frustrated with repeating themselves during customer service

Some 75 per cent of UK consumers hate repeating themselves when they have an issue with a brand, according to a recent survey conducted by UBM. The second biggest bugbear, cited by 73 per cent of respondents, is when there is no joined-up service experience and a situation arises where the brand’s call centre blames the shop, the
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Remote Retail Jobs: Ways to Work Retail From Home

By Ashlee Anderson So-called ‘retail jobs’ are everywhere you look. From behind-the-scenes stockers and inventory clerks to front-and-center cashiers and sales-floor reps, a number of in-store employees help make the retail experience a pleasant one for shoppers. And while you might automatically call to mind in-store positions when thinking of retail jobs, the truth is, there […]

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Why better customer service is worth striving for

A third (33 per cent) of Britons are particularly angered by poor call handling services, while 29 per cent cite unhelpful store staff as their biggest bugbear, according to a survey by virtual assistant service provider ava. Bad websites, slow responses to email queries and a lack of social media interaction also grind our gears in the UK. Those
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