Author: myragolden

Myra is a favorite training partner to Fortune 500 companies with her customized, engaging, behavior-changing (and fun) customer service workshops, working with McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay, Michelin, Vera Bradley and other brands.

How to Handle a Complaint Over Email -7 Simple Steps

Every email that goes out from your customer service team has your company’s brand in the signature line, it puts your corporate reputation on the line, and at the fingertips of a disgruntled customer, your […]

Tweeting for Customer Service

  More and more companies are discovering that Twitter can be a powerful tool for capturing the voice of the customer –and responding to that voice with immediacy. Twitter is a free social networking and […]

Preventing Burnout in Call Center Agents & 9 Ways to Motivate Agents

There are two things people want more than sex and money…recognition and praise. Mary Kay Ash Mary Kay is right, as studies indicate that employees find personal recognition more motivational than money. A work climate […]

The One Thing Companies Can’t Cut In This Tough Economy: Customer Service Employees

The One Thing Companies Can’t Cut In This Tough Economy: Customer Service Employees While staff reductions may be necessary as sales slow in this economy, the people who serve your customers need to be the […]

How Being “Gumby” Can Transform Your Service Culture

Have you ever shopped at the Container Store? If you’re working in customer service, and you want an enlightening (and thought-provoking) benchmark for your company, I urge you to get out and visit a Container […]