December 1, 1995 was my first day as customer service employee of a new insurance start-up to be launched few weeks later. The whole staff was made of 30 people: we were all young, excited and a bit anxious to have our first interactions with customers. During a coffee break the general manager listened to us, then went: ‘when having customer conversations, timing is essential!’ Here’s why this lesson is still super relevant today.

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Highlights 

• 00:03 Welcome to episode n°21
• 00:51 December 1995: my first customer service lesson learnt
• 03:03 The invisible link between traditional and online support
• 04:57 The difference between speed and timing (the cards metaphor)
• 06:01 Why timing in digital customer conversations is an issue!
• 07:05 Gaps and examples arisen during my training sessions
• 08:55 It’s not just about the channel, it’s about customer’s expectations!
• 11:55 Keep learning from conversations to improve processes and experiences
• 13:45 Do you really know who are your competitors today?
• 15:01 Why getting your Digital Customer Service team up-skilled is a priority
• 17:41 Questions or feedbacks? Drop me a line: paolo@customerserviceculture.com
• 18:41 Learn more about my ‘Customer Culture Academy’
• 19:25 Key takeaways: what you bring home from this episode
• 21:21 Digital up-skilling for customer service managers
• 23:11 Deep dive into all CustomerServiceCulture.com services pages

Golden links 

1. Digital Customer Service Personas©: the skill-set framework to turn your agents into digital conversations specialists.
2. Get your team up-skilled for Digital Customer Service with my customized training paths.
3. Learn more about my cross-department ‘Customer Culture Academy‘.
4. [Related] Don’t accept others leftovers, get your yearly budget for customer service.
5. [Previous podcast episode] ‘learning by training support teams‘.
6. Are you a customer service manager? 1-to-1 coaching digital paths.
7. Don’t miss next episodes, subscribe to this podcast. 

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Let’s talking about your organization. What role does it play across your Digital Customer Service conversations? Are you obsessed with response speed or more focussed on timing to deliver superior customer experiences?

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Image credit: Paolo Fabrizio.