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Impeccability Defined
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Impeccable Simplicity
“Give your clients options … but not so many that it paralyzes them.”
–Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Rapport-Building
“Get good at remembering people’s names and use them often. People like hearing their own name.”
–Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Recovery
“Oftentimes when you simply *ask* a customer what it will take to make things right, their proposed solution will require less time/money/energy than you were prepared to spend.”
–Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Languaging
“Never say to a client,‘It’s the least we could do.’They might just take that literally.”
–Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Rapport-Building
“Your clients have a deep need to feel smart, important, and valued.”
–Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Motto
“Customer service is not a department, it’s a culture.”
-Tony Hsieh
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Impeccable Relationships
“Don’t just talk about “catching up” with your clients. Proactively offer 2 or 3 dates and times and then get it on your calendars.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Integrity
“Show up EARLY for appointments, meetings and all commitments. Few things demonstrate your impeccable word like habitual punctuality.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Proactiveness
“When it comes to client needs, you can respond, meet, satisfy … or you can anticipate.I recommend the latter.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Engagement
“You can tell when someone is ‘half listening,’ and so can your clients.”
-Ian Altman, Upside Down Selling
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Impeccable Culture
“Your customers want to see you and your team having fun while serving them, not see you stressed out about it.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Engagement
“Recognize and embrace the power of the pause. Slow down when speaking or presenting. Your clients cannot process your words as quickly as you can speak them.”
-Steve Dorfman
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“It’s critical to remember that everything that matters in business (and in life) is tied to the relationships you build and foster.”
-Steve Dorfman
Impeccable Relationships
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Impeccable Relationships
“The 5 words that are on every customer’s mind yet almost never spoken are, “Do you care about me?”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Balance
“An impeccable customer experience combines down-to-earth friendliness and approachability with customer-centered professionalism.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Reminder
“Passive (a.k.a. “satisfied”) customers won’t just leave you for something better … they’ll leave you for something different.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Distinction
“Customer satisfaction is worthless. Customer loyalty is priceless.”
-Jeffrey Gitomer
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Impeccable Advantage
“Be so good at designing the customer experience that you embarrass your competition.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Telephoning
“Smile before you dial.”
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Impeccable Care
“Your customers are more likely to forgive – and even oversee – your shortcomings, when they know and trust that you care.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Empathy
“Empathy is the ultimate form of customer insight.”
-Don Peppers
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Impeccable Communication
“Remember to set clear expectations for your customers and clients ... then remember to exceed them when possible.”
-Steve Dorfman
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“When given the choice of obsessing over competitors or obsessing over customers, we always obsess over customers.”
-Jeff Bezos
Impeccable Choice
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Impeccable Recovery
“Your customers aren’t looking for excuses. They’re just looking for you to make it right.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Communication
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-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Communication
“Impeccable customer service is not an initiative, it’s a quest; a relentless pursuit.”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Impressions
“People tend to return to the people and places where they feel welcome. What more could you be doing to have your customers feel welcome?”
-Steve Dorfman
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Impeccable Impressions
“If you don’t genuinely like your customers, chances are they won’t buy.”
-Thomas Watson, former CEO of IBM