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Welcome to our blog, your go-to resource for practical insights and proven strategies in customer service training.

Through our nationwide mystery shopping programs, we support multiple industries with objective feedback that reveals what’s really happening in the customer experience — and then we back it up with impactful customer service training designed to drive measurable improvement.

Here, you’ll find expert perspectives from our owner, Carol Mixon, contributions from our experienced team, and valuable insights from guest bloggers who bring fresh ideas from across the industries we serve.

Whether you're looking to strengthen your team’s performance, boost conversions, or elevate the overall customer journey, our blog is built to help you turn feedback into results.

Interviewing Candidates for Customer Service Positions

Follow a Structured Interview Process When searching for a suitable candidate for customer service and [...]

Getting Back to Marketing Basics Works

Many thanks to our guest blogger Sara Cowie, owner and operator at My Self Storage [...]

Listen Closely to Your Customers and Reply Well

Are You Tuned in and Listening to Your Customers? Employees often struggle to listen effectively, [...]

Follow-Up Phone Calls Lead to Sales

Thank you to our guest blogger Kathleen Frazer, District Manager of Reliable Storage! A Follow-Up [...]

Positive Customer Service Touchpoints

Recently, I had hip surgery, and I’ve noticed that the medical field is becoming increasingly [...]

It Only Takes Seconds to Lose a Customer

Connect with the Customer Right Away A study found that first impressions over the phone [...]

Effectively Asking for the Customer’s Contact Information

I understand that many customers feel hesitant to share their contact details with companies because [...]

Great Customer Service Comes with Mistakes

We All Learn from Our Mistakes We’ve discussed before how anything you want to do [...]

Customer Service Success is the Product of Daily Habits

Excellent Customer Service Skills Don’t Just Happen Effective customer service doesn’t happen overnight. It requires [...]

Review Your Goals to Achieve Them

New Year…New Goals I think that when the new year begins, many of us set [...]