CUSTOMER SERVICE: Eight things customers want

1. They want to interact with someone who smiles. 2. They want to work with someone who looks professional and is well groomed. 3. They want immediate attention. 4. They want you to make eye contact with them. 5. They want, if you use their name, to spell or pronounce...

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Vehicle-owners like follow-up

Chip Lackey of J.D. Power and Associates says too few consumers are receiving some sort of follow-up after their insurance claim and vehicle repair. Based on J.D. Power’s 2011 survey of nearly 12,000 Americans who had placed an auto insurance claim within the...

CUSTOMER SERVICE: More customer updating, follow-up needed

Chip Lackey, a senior director within J.D. Power and Associates’ insurance practice, says too few consumers are getting proactive updates while their vehicles are being repaired, or follow-up after the claim. Based on J.D. Powers 2011 survey of nearly 12,000...