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Legendary Service by Dave Kerpen is a guide on how to improve your customer service. It provides you with the tools and techniques that will help you improve your company’s performance, as well as make customers happier. If you’ve ever worked in retail or customer service, then you know that most companies don’t really go above and beyond for their customers. They’ll say things like “the customer is always right.” However, they won’t do much more than smile at them and ask if they can help them out with anything else. If the customer has an actual problem or needs something extra from them, most companies won’t go out of their way to meet those requests.

However, companies can do better for their customers. They must provide exemplary customer service to keep them happy and coming back. The author of this article shows us how by using the founder of a retail store as an example.

In this article, you will learn why pets should always be welcome in stores; how fixing a button got the author tickets to the US Open final; and what businesses can do if customers need something.

Big Idea #1: The author suggests that you find out what your customers want and then give it to them.

No matter what business you’re in, one thing’s for sureā€”keep your customers happy.

It’s not easy to keep employees happy. The best way is to develop a culture that embraces them.

The author says that to maintain a hugging culture, you have to find out what the customers want and give it to them. The best way of doing this is by building lasting relationships with your customers.

To do this, Mitchell’s employees call their customers by their first names and commit themselves to getting to know them better. This allows the employees at Mitchell’s to learn about what their customers really need.

When a Mitchell’s employee offers help to a customer, they don’t just say “May I help you?” Instead, they ask more specific questions about the occasion and if it is for business or pleasure. This allows them to better understand what the customer wants.

Getting to know customers better helps employees build relationships over time, so they can get an even deeper understanding of their preferences.

Going the extra mile for your customers is a good idea because it pays off. Happy customers will help you expand to new locations, forgive you if you make any mistakes and even invite you into their homes.

Mitchell’s employees fixed the button on a woman’s jacket, even though she didn’t buy it from them. That woman turned out to be Robin Gerstner, wife of Lou Gerstner, who is the former CEO of IBM. Mitchell’s service impressed her so much that she invited the author to go to US Open finals with them as their guest and promoted his company as “the best clothing store in the world.”

Big Idea #2: Be physically present for your customers.

Physical contact can be beneficial to customers. It makes them feel good and supported emotionally. This is the case with Mitchell’s, where Norma Mitchell would hug her clients in addition to making coffee for them because they were all friends of the family anyway. She started this tradition when she was working at Mitchell’s and it has continued since then.

You don’t have to hug your customers in order to make physical contact with them. In fact, you can do a lot of different things that will help you bond with them. Depending on the customer’s personality, you might want to try shaking their hand or giving them a high five.

Hug Your Customers Book Summary, by Jack Mitchell