6 Cardinal Rules of Customer Service

By Nancy Friedman Telephone Doctor  There are a lot of ‘rules’ in customer service, but few more important than the six we’ve listed here. Each makes a valid statement and will increase the satisfaction of your clients.  Cardinal Rule #1 – Personal...

9 Ways to Gain the Competitive Edge

PDF Version By Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor Tight economy! Reduced staff! Demanding customers! “These days it’s extra challenging to satisfy and keep customers. It’s even more important than ever because customer loyalty is generally considered the primary...

We Are Customers To Each Other

By Nancy Friedman, the Telephone Doctor  Everyone’s busy, stressed out and short of time.   Are we forgetting some people?   We usually remember to thank our customers. And we probably don’t have any trouble thanking family. However, there is a group of folks that are...

Eight Tips For Effective Email Communication

PDF Version By Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor A recent report estimated that over 300 billion emails are sent each day! Spam messages are jamming in-boxes across the globe and the average business person now gets over 100 emails a day. While no one denies the...

Handling the Irate Caller

By Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor   If your job entails taking calls from unhappy, irate callers, you’ve got your work cut out for you. Employees who deal with callers are especially vulnerable to outbursts from customers who are going through an emotional,...

Top 5 Kick Starters to the Great Experience

PDF Version By Nancy Friedman, the Telephone Doctor  (Win an iPad!)  How do you make sure every customer’s visit turns into the Almighty Customer Experience, the kind that creates a great lasting impression? You start things off right! Here are the top 5 ways to set...

Back to Basics – Common Sense Tips

By Nancy Friedman, the Telephone Doctor®   PDF Version Telephone Doctor Customer Service training has focused an entire career developing ways to help companies communicate better with their customers. We’ve helped thousands. How? With our simple, logical techniques...

Five Ways to Sabotage Your Business

by Nancy Friedman, the Telephone Doctor There are many, many ways to sabotage your business. And, chances are, your staff is doing some of these now on the phone and in person. And worse yet, you’ve probably even heard some of this yourself (ouch!). That’s...

Cell Phone Frustrations

by Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor Cell phone frustrations remain high even with the enormous use of them around the world. In a recent Telephone Doctor survey, we received the following cell phone ‘frustrations’ from all over the country. Is yours on...

21 Ways to create The Customer Experience

By Nancy Friedman, the Telephone Doctor  OK! OK! Yes, there are certainly more than 21 ways to gain the Customer Experience, but rather than overwhelm you, we wanted to start out with a palatable number. And 21 sounded like a good number to me. Any one of these tips...