Friday, May 31, 2013

Better Customer Service Leads to Better Client Satisfaction!

What does customer service mean to your business?  Is it just answering questions and helping customers solve problems and issues?  There’s so much more to customer service than just that!  When you provide exceptional customer service to people, you are doing more than just helping them.  You are creating an experience for them.  This is the most important thing you can do to satisfy your customers and help build loyalty to your brand.  

There are so many ways that providing superior customer service can improve your customers’ satisfaction with your company.  Here they are:  

Provide true customer service – There is no exact formula when it comes to customer service; no one type works for all customers.  Make sure that when working with a customer, you are tailoring the experience to that particular situation.  This allows you to make sure that you are meeting every customer’s specific needs.  

Well-trained and attentive staff  -- By making sure that all of your staff is up-to-date on everything about your company, you are also ensuring that your customers have the easiest and most efficient conversation possible with your representative.  This keeps the experience from becoming confusing and makes it as productive and helpful to the customer as possible.

Show your Enthusiasm -- Let your customers know that you are there to help them and you are ready to meet whatever challenge may come about.  By showing them from the beginning that their satisfaction is important to you, they get a great first impression of your company and a good first impression is the stepping stone to a successful interaction.  

Customers are an important factor in what keeps a business running.  By providing excellent customer service, you are showing your customers that you appreciate their loyalty and giving them more reasons to stay that way!  Find out how TeleDirect can help you improve your customer service by visiting us at http://www.teledirect.com/

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Five Tips on Running A Successful Business

Building a successful business can be a long and complicated process. There is much more to it than just the logistics. You can take your business’ success to a whole new level with a few strategies that will help others see the hard work, compassion and innovation that you and your employees put into your work everyday to achieve success.

Here are five things to remember when running your business to help you and your employees find and showcase all that you have to offer.

1) Enjoy what you’re doing: Part of finding success is working toward something you can be proud of. No matter what the task at hand, find little ways love it. Your passion will show through and help make the work you produce that much better!

2) Make a good first impression: The first conversation you have with a customer is usually the one that seals the deal. That’s what makes it so important. You want to show from the start that you are there to meet their needs and expectations.

3) Make a positive work environment: Create a working environment for your employees’ that is cohesive and collaborative. Make sure everyone feels comfortable in expressing their ideas or asking questions. A positive workplace makes happy employees and happy employees are more productive and generate better results. 

4) Be a leader, not a boss: Don’t just tell your employees what to do. Encourage and inspire them to be creative and come up with new ideas for your business to execute. They say two heads are better than one, but several are even better!

5) Take chances and grow: Always be willing to try new things. You only know whether or not something works by trying it out, so take a chance and go for it. You may find even better ways to serve your customers.

At TeleDirect, we understand the importance of every detail as well as the way those details come together to make a finished product. That’s why we work hard to build relationships with our clients and become a piece of their company’s puzzle. Our call center and lead capturing services are ready to get to work at helping you further your business’ success.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Lead the Way – 4 Tips on Being a Successful Leader

Being in a position of leadership brings additional responsibility since leaders are often thought of as people yielding influence and superiority. The things that many people do not realize is there is a lot more to any leadership role than meets the eye. The most effective leaders possess skills and qualities that foster growth and excellence in a business.

Here are four tips to help better manage the daily tasks met with this role: 

1) Set goals – Always begin a project with clearly stated expectations.  By establishing specific goals, everyone will have the opportunity to begin knowing what the end result should be. This will allow timelines to be put in place for reaching those goals, helping to improve productivity and have the best final product possible. 

2) Delegate effectively – As the expression goes, don’t bite off more than you can chew. Hand over some responsibility to others. The more hands you have working on a project, the more efficiently it can get done and the more ideas you will have to pull from. This also gives others the chance to work in areas that they may not have before, while keeping you from becoming overwhelmed.

3) Nurture growth – Working with others on projects is a great way to grow together. Collaborative tasks allow people to learn from each other through asking questions and trying different strategies. You are not only working together, but also learning and growing together.

4) Keep communication open – Find ways to make sure that everyone is well informed about the current status of any project. This will help everyone avoid confusion down the road as well as make certain that no tasks are forgotten and left undone.

Great leadership skills make great work environments and who doesn’t want to work in an organized and inspiring atmosphere? Now get ready to take on whatever challenge is passed your way and know that you and your team have what it takes to accomplish it.