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Category: Customer Service

The Golden Rule & The Platinum Rule

July 25, 2013 J. Jeff Kober 22 Comments

A few years ago I found myself outside the hospital walking past this presentation. Following the name of the hospital,…

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Posted in: Customer Service Filed under: Customer Service, Disneyland, Golden Rule, Hospital, Platinum Rule

That Alternate Universe Known as Entitlement

July 20, 2013 J. Jeff Kober 15 Comments

A couple of months ago, I took my daughter to a hospital that out of the kindness of my heart…

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Posted in: Customer Service Filed under: Customer Service, Doctors, Entitlement, Hospitals

You Can’t Buy This Kind of Publicity

February 6, 2013 J. Jeff Kober 1,627 Comments

It seems that organizations are in the news for good and bad. From Boeing to the U.S. Post Office, there…

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Posted in: Creativity & Innovation, Customer Service Filed under: Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Lego, Service Recovery, Woodland Park Zoo

What Makes Sammamish America’s Friendliest Town?

January 11, 2013 J. Jeff Kober 89 Comments

Forbes Magazine has named Sammamish, Washington as the friendliest city in America. With a population of 46,700, this bedroom community…

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Posted in: Creativity & Innovation, Customer Service Filed under: Customer Service, Government, Sammamish

Be Our Guest. Be A Guest. Customer Service Implications

December 13, 2012 J. Jeff Kober

One of Disney’s most beloved films, Beauty and the Beasts, speaks to the topic of hosting others. Indeed, its signature…

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Posted in: Customer Service, Uncategorized Filed under: Customer Service, Guests, Walt Disney World

Do You Provide Excellent “Crappy” Service?

October 16, 2012 J. Jeff Kober 79 Comments

“Service is not only a matter of being pleasant to customers—just as being a doctor is not only a matter…

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Posted in: Customer Service, Government Filed under: Customer Service, Desert Recreation, SHRM, Six Ps

A Tale of Three Zoos: A Customer Service Case Study

August 9, 2012 J. Jeff Kober 28 Comments

I’ve posted an article that explores my experiences working in the trench with three different zoo organizations, Chicago Brookfield Zoo,…

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Posted in: Customer Service Filed under: Chicago Zoological Society--Brookfield Zoo, Consulting, Courtesy, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Houston Zoo, Seattle Woodland Park Zoo, Service Recovery, Zoos

New Book: The Wonderful World of Customer Service at Disney

June 1, 2012 J. Jeff Kober

The Wonderful World of Customer Service at Disney is a celebration of great business practices that can be applied to…

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Posted in: Customer Service Filed under: The Wonderful World of Customer Service at Disney

Save Money Outsourcing Call Center Jobs?–Not The Right Question

February 24, 2012 J. Jeff Kober 70 Comments

In an article entitled Foreign Call Centers Phone Home, David Muir of ABC News notes that call center jobs are…

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Posted in: Customer Service Filed under: Call Centers, Customer Experience, Walking in the Customer's Shoes

Remember the 10 & 5 Rule–Front & Back

February 20, 2012 J. Jeff Kober 2 Comments

Above is a banner found back of the house at a Hilton hotel. It offers a great reminder of a…

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Posted in: Customer Service, Leadership Filed under: Culture, Customer Service, Hilton, Lead With Your Customer, Low/No Cost Ideas

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