by Garret Norris | May 11, 2017 | Business Tips, Customer Service Excellence
“Keeping a customer is cheaper than looking for a new customer” is a statement that we often hear in the business world. While it holds true especially for newly opened ventures that operate in a highly competitive market, many business owners still struggle to...
by Garret Norris | Apr 29, 2017 | Customer Service Excellence, Latest Business News and Trends
One of the fundamental lessons we learned in economics is that customer demand is a necessity in order to survive in business. Given the right tools and methodical approach, one can make reliable predictions about their consumer’s behaviour, which enable them to...
by Garret Norris | Feb 1, 2017 | Business Tips, Customer Service Excellence
Unreasonable customers are a common sight and are inevitable in any business. These customers are tagged as “unreasonable” because they often demand a service or product which are: not provided by your business; are impossible to satisfy, or haggle for the...
by Garret Norris | Dec 5, 2016 | DISC, Fun and Learning
What is DISC? D.I.S.C., which stands for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness & Compliance is a 4-factor model that examines observable human behaviour. In other words, DISC looks at how people tend to act and communicate. DISC is one of the world’s most popular...
by Garret Norris | Jun 16, 2016 | Business Tips, Customer Service Excellence, Fun and Learning
Last week, I received an email from David, a new Generation Y friend I met on LinkedIn. He wanted to know how to deal with a customer that makes unreasonable demands. He asked if I ever wrote about the subject. Up until now, no. Though, when I was a sales...