The holiday season is here, which means businesses near and far are prepping for the inevitable rise in customer communication. If you’re using an answering service to help with phone orders, or you're hiring seasonal order takers in-house, we’ve created a spreadsheet to help you evaluate each transaction.  The form includes what questions…

The holidays are almost here. Hooray! While people may forget to wash their hands after going to the bathroom or forget their anniversary was yesterday, there's no doubt they'll remember to call your store about that Hatchimal shipment, or to find out why their next-day-air package hasn't arrived. Seriously, where is that…

Imagine that you are speaking with a customer service representative to place a balloon order for your kid's first birthday. Everything seems to go smoothly, so you hang up, certain that the order will be delivered just in time for little Joey's big day. All the guests arrive, the party starts, and instead…