3 Great Customer Service Stories
January 22nd 2019 by
I thought it was time to share some inspirational service stories. As usual, your job is to keep thinking, ‘How can I use this?’ Shopping Nightmare Imagine the dread of buying £70 worth of shopping and then realising you have no method of payment. This is what happened to one of our clients, Nikki, […]
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19 Things To Do In 2019
January 5th 2019 by
1. Grow at least one thing to eat Growing your food is cheap, healthy and above all, tasty. Whether you have acres of garden or a one-bedroom flat, there are fab food things you can grow. And when you’ve grown your own, it tastes incredible. 2. Watch Killing Eve We’re not the type of […]
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Magnifying Christmas
December 19th 2018 by
Christmas is a massive magnifying glass. Every niggle becomes a drama. Every special moment becomes a magic moment. Every delay will feel like an eternity. Every drink will be a large one. Why not? It’s Christmas! The Christmas Magnifier is great for the positive things but when it comes to the challenges …. ouch! You […]
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Bye Bye Chris Evans and Thank You
December 12th 2018 by
9 years ago today, I received the craziest phone call. A producer for the Chris Evans Show on BBC Radio 2 rang me and asked if I’d like to be interviewed on his programme. She said, ‘Chris has read your book Flip It and wants to interview you about it’. ‘Of course. I’m in. What […]
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I have ETB
December 4th 2018 by
On Monday, I had the joy of a deep scale and polish at my dentists. As usual, the hygienist did a quick gum check; prodding, poking and saying random numbers to her assistant. ‘A one, two, two, a one, a two… etc’. Suddenly she stopped and said, ‘Patient has ETB’. What the…? I was in […]
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Not Quite Nostradamus
November 29th 2018 by
I used to be a roofer – a job which was always full of banter. One day, we were working 30 miles from base and an extraordinary conversation took place. ‘What day is it?’ asked one of the lads. Quick as a flash Micky Thompson shouted, ‘Thursday!’ ‘Are you sure?’ enquired another. ‘Yes, I’m sure,’ said […]
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Do you speak my language?
November 13th 2018 by
I needed to change an online booking but the only way to do it was to call the contact centre. I visited the store but was asked to email my comments to the service department. I called the help line and was instructed to put my request in writing. I responded to the tweet and […]
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66% of people ….
November 7th 2018 by
I enjoy a good statistic And I love a good quiz. Let’s combine them both. 66% of people: A. Have never seen snow B. When they leave work, don’t know what they are going to have for tea C. Suffer from Nomophobia – the fear of being without your mobile phone Which one will you […]
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Why Our Retailers Must Step Up
October 31st 2018 by
I’ve presented at several retailer conferences this year. The atmosphere has been buoyant at some and desperate at others. Sometimes, when I’m giving a keynote, I use fear as a motivator to give the audience a whack on the side of the head. For retailers, I used to name the shops which no longer exist […]
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Hentitled
October 24th 2018 by
Hentitled: Those who strut, clucking endlessly about why they should have what they think they deserve, without putting in effort and forgetting everyone else… Often with an ‘I’ve paid, therefore…’ mind-set. Cluck, cluck, cluck. ‘I pay my rates, why can’t the council pick up this rubbish?’ Cluck ‘I pay my taxes for the NHS – I […]
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