8 Tips for Effective Email Communication

8 Tips for Effective Email Communication

By Nancy Friedman, Founder, Chairman, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training A recent report estimated that over 300 billion emails are sent each day! Spam messages are jamming inboxes across the globe and the average businessperson now gets over 100 emails a day....
ZOOM ETIQUETTE Are you a ZOOM ZOMBIE?

ZOOM ETIQUETTE Are you a ZOOM ZOMBIE?

By Nancy Friedman, Founder and Chairman, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training Ok, here we go. I’ve had, as you might imagine, dozens of complaints on how people act on Zoom calls. And certainly not on purpose, we all know that. However, the need has come to go...

Are you Passive, Average or Proactive?

IMPORTANT: None are bad. Each has many benefits to a company. Fact: Often the reason there is trouble with customers is one of these personalities was placed in the wrong position. Let’s go over the good, the bad and the ugly. Again, please remember, none of...
Customer Service for COVID-19

Customer Service for COVID-19

A common question I’ve been getting a lot these days is… Nancy, “how can we increase our Customer Service during these times? What should we be doing?” My answer is simple… If you were doing good customer service before COVID-19 – – continue!...
What’s Retail to Do About Customer Service During COVID 19? Wait, wait, wait … we mean all businesses!

What’s Retail to Do About Customer Service During COVID 19? Wait, wait, wait … we mean all businesses!

WAIT – WAIT – WAIT … ALL BUSINESSES!!! Here are 5 steps to help every retailer ‘up’ their game on customer service and help their harried, hassled customers as well as their worn-down, tired help during tough and all the times. Actually, ALL BUSINESSES....
GOING VIRTUAL? COUNT NANCY IN!

GOING VIRTUAL? COUNT NANCY IN!

It’s time to give back – Over the years I’ve been blessed with speaking at conferences and webinars at corporate and association meetings from New York to California, Texas to Minnesota, Canada, UK, Australia, and more. How do we give back? To show...