Customer Service: It’s Not About the Pickles
TCP CEO Eric Thurston shares some customer service insights inspired by an anecdote from a Chick-fil-A manager. As he says, "At the end of the day, good customer service isn’t the lack of having issues, it’s how you handle them."
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