My Quest for the Best with Bill Ringle

Episode 245

Micah Solomon discusses the importance of paying attention to your customers and the risks of ignoring them for small business leaders

Micah Solomon, author of Ignore Your Customers (and They'll Go Away), on My Quest for the Best, the podcast for ambitious small business leaders.

Hosted by: Bill Ringle Released: February 10, 2020 Duration: 0:32:22

Episode Summary

Micah Solomon and Bill Ringle discuss how to mine the valuable insights your customers share without letting them hurt you or your people for small business leaders.

Authored by Micah Solomon

Featured title: Ignore Your Customers (and They'll Go Away)

Top 3 Takeaways from this Interview

  • Customer service is the new marketing. Positive or negative, it’s what determines the public’s impression of your company more than ever before.
  • If you neglect your customers, it’s probably going to hurt you more than it hurts them.
  • Make it clear from the first days of an employee’s tenure that the way things are done around here is with customer-focused flexibility.

Interview Insights

Show Notes

  • Micah shared who inspired him [1:27]
  • What does top customer service looked like and why is it rare today? [2:35]
  • Micah talks about participatory customer service [03:40]
  • Can you give an example of a company that provides participatory customer service? [04:18]
  • Micah discusses if it’s expensive to provide excellent customer service [09:48]
  • What are some other things that business leaders can do to differentiate themselves from their competitors? [12:13]
  • Talks about timeliness apropos excellent customer service experience [17:01]
  • How does successful companies deal with the cliff of satisfaction? [17:40]
  • What’s some insight or advise you can offer to ask better questions or events to have an opportunity to ask customers if something went well [24:45]
  • How can you use social media to extend your customer service? [26:01]

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Expert Bio

Micah Solomon delivers his expertise on customer service, the customer experience, consumer trends, hospitality, and company culture to major companies.

Recommended book: Ignore Your Customers (And They’ll Go Away): The Simple Playbook for Delivering the Ultimate Customer Service Experience
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Company leaders call on Micah to mystery shop and transform their company’s customer service and bottom-line results — and he is known as “the customer service turnaround expert.”

Solomon is a senior contributor to Forbes.com and his expertise has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek, ABC, CBS, and NBC.

Contact Info for Micah Solomon

Web address: www.micahsolomon.com

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