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January 10, 2025

Tips for Service Teams

Top 5 Posts of 2024 - Plus a Special Offer

Every week we share practical tips and techniques from the pages of Customer Communicator — the digital newsletter for frontline reps.

To start the new year, we’re highlighting five of our most popular posts. You may read them now along with all of the 2024 posts.

And, if your team would benefit from more tips, techniques, and in-depth information like this each month, we invite you to subscribe to Customer Communicator. Use savings code NEW YEAR and you’ll receive a 20% discount (expires January 23).

Five most popular posts:

  1. Getting customer buy-in
    The best way to get customers to follow-through on requests is to have them say "yes." This post explains how. Learn more ...
  2. How to share difficult news
    Breaking bad news to customers can be difficult. Learn how to minimize the customer’s frustration and anger. Learn more ...
  3. Keep your cool with customers
    Learn to recognize and control your emotional triggers with these four actions. Learn more ...
  4. How to cut down on follow-up
    The most common reason for follow-up calls is missing or incomplete information. Four steps will eliminate this problem. Learn more ...
  5. Keeping customers focused and on track
    Even calls with chatty, rambling, and disorganized customers can be handled quickly and efficiently — if you know how. It all starts with understanding "sign-posting." This post explains how. Learn more ...

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