National Customer Service Week: Friday’s Hero

National Customer Service Week: Friday’s Hero

We checked into the Lake Lure Inn. Built in 1927, the antique North Carolina hotel served as command central for the making of the movie Dirty Dancing. You now can stay in the Patrick Swayze Suite or Jennifer Grey Suite. Furnished with exquisite period furniture and...
National Customer Service Week: Thursday’s Hero

National Customer Service Week: Thursday’s Hero

Today is Thursday, October 5th. National Customer Service Week has been going all week and we have been celebrating great customer service heroes. Our CS hero for Thursday serves as the concierge and host extraordinaire for the Park Hyatt in Manhattan—Michael Sinatra....
National Customer Service Week: Wednesday’s Hero

National Customer Service Week: Wednesday’s Hero

I walked into the restaurant at the Park Inn west of Harrisburg, PA. From the back of the restaurant I heard, “Good morning, how would you like your coffee?” When I said black, the voice warmly responded, “Take any table you like and I’ll have your coffee there before...
National customer Service Week: Tuesday’s Hero

National customer Service Week: Tuesday’s Hero

Georganne Mires at Colwick Travel in Dallas has been my travel agent for over twenty years. When my friends chide me about why I don’t save tons of money by booking my flights and hotels on Tripadvisor, Orbitz or Expedia, I just tell them a Georganne story. “Assume...
National Customer Service Week: Monday’s Hero

National Customer Service Week: Monday’s Hero

Today is October 3. National Customer Service Week will be this week: October 3-7. Over the next five days I will celebrate heroes who deliver over-the-top innovative service.  And, I start with a master shoe repair person—David Cooper! I took my beloved Lucchese...
Are your customer loyal or just satisfied?

Are your customer loyal or just satisfied?

For many years, businesses used the word “satisfaction” as the evaluation customers used to telegraph their fidelity. “Your satisfaction guaranteed” was a very popular advertising tagline. Then we learned that three-fourths of customers who...