Customer Service Tips, 10 things to say to your customer

Here are 10 phrases to use with your customers, that will let them feel that you are delivering a good service and that you really do care, whether face to face (F2F) or over the phone (OTP).

1. I can resolve this for you.

2. I'm just going to put look at your account (and discuss with my colleague/manager) to get to the bottom of this. (OTP - I'll need to put you on hold, are you ok to hold?)

3. Just to recap/summarise what will happen next is........

4. So what your saying is, [the goods arrived damaged, and you have reported this twice to us already]

5. Ok let me make sure that doesn't happen again to you, so what I will do is..... (good link to number 4)

6. I am sorry you feel let down by our service, let me do all I can to resolve this and your confidence in us.

7. I can do that for you.

8. Good morning Madam/Sir or Mrs/Miss/Ms/Mr, or use the name they provide.

9. As a valuable customer to me I want to make sure that I get this resolved for you today.

10. Let me resolve this for you today so you do not need to call/pop back again.

NB - For those who have customer satisfaction scores, a number of these will support higher respose rates. For example 'Let me resolve this...' has a direct link to the customer satisfaction question - 'Was the problem resolved'.  For example - 'As a valuable customer to me...' [said with sincerity] links to the question 'Did you feel valued as a customer?'

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