| "Thank you for calling XYZ Company. Your
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| | response?"
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| call is important to us but not important
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| | Honestly, the definition of a timely
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| enough for us to answer it. Please hold
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| | response really depends on the customer's
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| for eternity or leave a message and a
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| | perception. The urgency of their need may
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| representative will contact you as soon
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| | play into the mix or their idea of a
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| as it is convenient for us."
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| | timely response may be linked to their
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| If you've ever used the telephone to
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| | expectations.
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| contact a business you can relate to the
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| | For some reason there is a perception
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| frustration that can result from voice
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| | amongst business people that a 24 hour
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| mail or automated answering services.
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| | response to a customer inquiry is
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| Undoubtedly, when they first became "the
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| | sufficient. From the customer's
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| way to do business" it was extremely
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| | perspective; however, having to wait 24
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| annoying; however, times are changing,
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| | hours for a quick answer to a simple
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| folks are automating and imprudent
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| | question or a viable solution to a
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| business practices such as this are
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| | serious problem is ridiculously
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| gaining acceptance (or at least
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| | aggravating and neglectful on the part of
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| tolerance).
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| | the business.
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| Of course the ole' time principles of
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| | When customers have a bad experience,
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| customer services - such as answering the
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| | from the customers' perspective, they are
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| phone before the third ring, avoiding
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| | sure to seek other options for fulfilling
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| putting a customer on hold if at all
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| | their needs. Plain and simple - poor
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| possible, and providing personal service
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| | customer service results in lost
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| - are still superb solutions to customer
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| | business.
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| satisfaction. But, in our automated
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| | Regardless of the type of business you
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| world, it is vital to recognize the
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| | are in and whether you receive customer
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| importance of responding to customers
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| | inquiries via telephone, email or a
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| quickly and appropriately, especially if
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| | website contact form, it is absolutely
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| they have been forced to listen to a long
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| | critical that you get back to your
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| recording and traipse through a jungle of
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| | customers right away. Placing
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| push buttons in order to leave a message
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| | responsiveness at the top of your
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| for you instead of being afforded the
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| | customer service objectives is the
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| luxury of speaking to a warm-blooded
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| | simplest solution to gaining a
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| human.
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| | competitive advantage, producing
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| Whether a customer makes contact in
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| | satisfied customers, maintaining your
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| person, via telephone or through email,
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| | customers through repeat business, and
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| businesses should strive to provide a
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| | building your market share through client
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| timely, if not an immediate response.
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| | referrals. Responsiveness is the single
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| Customer satisfaction is reliant on
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| | most important factor to enhancing
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| responsiveness.
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| | customer satisfaction.
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| So, you may ask, "What is a timely
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