Customer Service vs. Common Sense?

By Nancy Friedman, Keynote Speaker, Customer Service Expert, President of Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training We’ve all heard the saying: “Hey, customer service is just plain old common sense.” But then we all know, too, common sense is NOT that common. Decided...

Is it a Problem or an Inconvenience?

By Nancy Friedman, Speaker, President Telephone Doctor Customer ServiceThere is a huge difference between a problem and an inconvenience. You know it, I know it and your customers know it.Listen to what HAPPENED TO ME the other day. We ordered a new copy machine at...

8 Sinful Customer Service Actions

 By Nancy Friedman, Keynote Speaker, Author, President, Telephone Doctor Customer ServiceThis is not MY list. These “sins” are from my audiences who share their views when I speak at conferences across the country. We survey the groups to find out what bothers...

Scripts vs. Conversations

By Nancy Friedman, President / Keynote Customer Service Speaker / Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training For years I have been working with companies to upgrade, tweak and help with scripts their sales and/or customer service reps.Fast forward. Now we’re...

Strangers on a Train

By Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor   I love to read short blogs sometimes and I love to write them too. Blogs don’t always need to be long. This is one of those short ones. It’s about strangers and customers. We know we have paid customers. We know we have...

Why “Hi, how are you?” is Semi-Useless

By Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor My mother lived with me in her last years. We enjoyed her sense of humor. Here’s part of what made me realize how useless the phrase, “Hi, how are you?” really is. The house phone rang. Esther answered. The man says, “Hi, Mrs....