Five Ways to Improve Wait-Related Customer Satisfaction

As providers of exceptional products and/or services, we’d all like to think that our customers will willingly and happily wait in long lines just for the honor of patronizing our businesses.  You and I both know that’s not the reality. Customers are busy and have many options, and nothing kills their interest faster than needless waiting.  Continue reading below video >>

If your customers are waiting unnecessarily, the following customer service solutions may be worth investigating.

Five Ways to Improve Wait-Related Customer Satisfaction

5.  IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
4.  Entertain, educate, inform customers waiting  in line
3.  Online appointment systems
2.  Social media alert systems
1.  Self-service check outs

Think about the impact: according to Business Solutions Magazine, retailers using self-checkout systems experience decreased customer queue time of 40 percent and increased checkout speed of 20 percent. Now that’s good customer service.

Julie
TimeTrade Blogging Team

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