Brilliant Customer Service requires more than a fake smile and a ‘Have a nice day’. 

It demands introspection, innovation and, more than ever, ease.

Think smooth.  

Friction is the now the leading bugbear for customers. 

You can be rude, drop the ball, mess up pricing and still be forgiven. If your interaction is fraught with friction, expect your customers to start searching for a smoother alternative.  

Friction comes in many forms:

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Each moment of friction slows a customer down.  

Slows them down from making a buying or loyalty decision.  

Can you afford that as a supplier?

Do you enjoy that as a customer?

What are your tips for removing friction and giving customers a smoother experience?  

I’ll send a copy of my best-selling customer service book 5 Star Service to our favourite. Please leave your comments here.

Michael Heppell

PS Last week my newsletter (A Robot Wrote This) asked you to vote for your favourite version (not saying which was mine and which was the Artificial Intelligence version) of 5 ways to be more confident in 2023. You can see the results here.