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Do You Really Need A Customer Care Center? Think Again.

First things first. I acknowledge the fact that kind of employment opportunities Customer Care Centers create all over the world. Customer service, especially in the shape of a call-center - is to customers one of the most visible and significant aspects of organizational performance.  The potential benefits to a business from providing a consistently high level of customer service include: •  Increased sales  – more likely to try out other products/services too •  Customer loyalty  –more likely to be a source of repeat business and to recommend the business to friends and family •  Enhanced public image  – helps build a brand and provides protection if there is a slip-up in customer service •  More effective workforce  – satisfied customers help create a positive working environment Moreover it tells what are the pain areas that need to addressed and resolved. So far so good. This unfortunately happens to be one side of the story. Let's try and look at it f

This one is for you Seth Godin

Each time I read your blog post at I am amazed by the simple thoughts so effectively put. Your posts though simple and crisp, effectively nail the point and drive it home. One can easily identify and relate to the thoughts expressed. More importantly they set one thinking about things that might have been given a miss and present a whole new perspective to reflect upon. It would surely do good for someone who goes on to act on these. Thanks for sharing such beautiful and enriching thoughts, and of course for being my inspiration. One can read and follow Seth Godin's blog on http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ Happy reading.

How important is your call??

"Kindly stay on line ...your call is important to us." Start time around 0.30 mins. into the call to  a Customer Care number. "All our customer care executives are busy at the moment...kindly stay online...your call is important to us" About 2:00 mins into the call. "All our customer care executives are busy at the moment...kindly stay online...your call is important to us" About 5:00 mins into the call. "All our customer care executives are busy at the moment...kindly stay online...your call is important to us" About 6:45 mins into the call and with this exemplary display of the importance of my call I unfortunately disconnected. For though my importance had grown over the course of little over six minutes..I just could not deal with the fact that I was so very "important".  Hence before my importance came really close to being accepted by my service provider I just hung up. But those six odd minutes got me

Scars

The wounds Have long healed Scars still remain, though Of the wounds inflicted By memories Etched in blood Deep within the Confines of the heart Reminiscent of a life That never really was