Tag: Customer Service Training

9 Customer Service Mistakes That Could Be Hurting Your Business

Author: Gary Morgan   |   Date: 30th July 2025
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Every business aims to provide excellent service; however, even with the best intentions, small mistakes can quietly damage trust, drive customers away, and damage your reputation. In this blog post, “9 Customer Service Mistakes That Could Be Hurting Your Business,” we’ll examine the common missteps that often go unnoticed but significantly impact customer loyalty, brand integrity, and long-term growth.

Often, the warning signs aren’t loud. Customers don’t always voice their complaints; instead, they simply stop returning.

Here are nine customer service mistakes that might be negatively affecting your business more than you realise, along with practical ways to turn them into strengths:

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Top Strategies for Handling Difficult Customers with Confidence

Author: Gary Morgan   |   Date: 29th May 2025
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Let’s be honest, working in customer service is not for the faint of heart. You’re the first line of communication, the voice of the brand, and the calm in the chaos when a customer is upset. It’s a role that demands skill but also emotional strength and awareness. In this blog article, I share my top strategies for handling difficult customers with confidence.

Handling difficult customers isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about possessing the tools, mindset, and confidence to navigate those challenging moments with grace and professionalism.

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The Role of Self-Regard in Customer Service

Author: Gary Morgan   |   Date: 8th May 2025
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In the fast-paced world of customer service, technical skills and product knowledge are essential, but your relationship with yourself might be even more critical. Self-regard is a foundational component of emotional intelligence. It is the ability to accept who you are, strengths, flaws, and all, while maintaining a healthy level of self-respect and confidence. In this article, you will see how important the role of self-regard is in customer service. In customer service, self-regard directly impacts how calmly, authentically, and effectively you show up for others.

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Exceptional Customer Service Skills – How to Train Your Employees

Author: Gary Morgan   |   Date: 8th March 2024
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Businesses need employees with exceptional customer service skills who respond promptly, accurately, and in ways that build trust and loyalty. In today’s market, exceptional customer service and well-trained staff are essential for businesses to stand out. Exceptional customer service skills are more important than ever.

In this blog, I show you how you can achieve these skills in your business.

 

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Fundamentals of a customer care advisor

Author: Gary Morgan   |   Date: 8th July 2022
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As I have said many times before “sales might be the lifeblood of the business, but customer service is the heart that keeps that blood pumping”. This means that customer care advisors need to get everything right from answering the phone and dealing with a routine enquiry to dealing with a complaint.

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