An intense level of customer focus is a trait you’ll find at any company known for world-class service. The only “problem” is that we don’t often get to peek at these companies specific practices: ...

Great customer service is easy to spot but difficult to master. While some tactics are obvious, like treating the customer with respect and fairness, the very best techniques for improving customer ...

I’m about six months into my role as Director of Customer Support at NumberBarn — and in this role, I have the pleasure of interacting directly with paying customers on a semiregular basis. Throughout ...

Boeing is one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, with a long and celebrated history of providing world-class aircraft. However, in recent years, the company has been struggling, in part ...

While it’s often the horrible customer service experiences that go viral on social media or become the topic of discussion over dinner, when asked, most people could likely think of a time when they ...

In today’s competitive business landscape, earning and maintaining customer loyalty is more critical than ever. But how do service businesses master this art? Let’s explore some of the top lessons in ...

At about 1 a.m. during a memorable trip I took to Australia, I awoke suddenly in a hot sweat in my hotel room at the Intercontinental Sydney Double Bay. Supposedly among that country's leading hotels, ...

We know that companies are notoriously bad at handling customer service over social-media platforms. With a huge increase in customers turning to social channels to communicate, businesses should be ...

How a business handles customer service interactions increasingly defines its online reputation, yet, according to our recent survey that gives a list of the best and worst customer service brands, ...

Tony Hsieh, the former chief executive of Zappos.com Inc., helped build the online shoe retailer with a model of customer service that rested on a simple premise: Make every customer as happy as ...