Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, author & keynote speaker. On July 18, Bob Newhart, a famous comedian and actor, passed ...

Dealing with picky customers can test employees’ patience. This employee used to work at a convenience store where she sometimes served food to customers. Even though she carefully prepares food, one ...

Some people need to vent. And, unfortunately, service workers often get the brunt of that venting. Would you be annoyed if a customer were venting to you about a problem that you couldn’t fix, or ...

Most of the time, when a rental car company lands in the news, it’s for something fairly routine. Maybe there’s a deal on luxury SUVs, a new performance model added to the lineup, or the occasional ...

Customer feedback volume does not correlate linearly with product quality. In fact, the loudest feedback often appears when a product has partial product-market fit but imperfect execution. Building a ...

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I have watched enough medical shows over the years, from the awesome St. Elsewhere to the never-ending Grey’s Anatomy, to have heard umpteen times that the Hippocratic Oath includes the admonition ...

Blinkit allegedly refused to process the replacement initially, stating it was "not responsible for damaged products".

Most customer service moments disappear in two emails. But every so often, a customer sends a message so sharp, so petty, or so embarrassingly correct that the company can’t ignore it. These are the ...

Co-authored by Nigel Bairstow, Ph.D., and Mark Cario, The Marketing Revolution It's natural for customers to complain, which is an integral part of human nature. Our complaints can be either minor ...

The customer complaints received by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are not just a list of grievances. They are a vital source of information for banks and financial services firms, and must ...