Overheard at Sproutit

Posted by charles at April 17, 2006

Peter is training Dan to do support:

“The important thing to remember about doing support is that you have to use Mailroom and absorb it until you love working with it. That way when you write people back, it will show that you love Mailroom and, once you help them fix the problem they are having right now, you are sure they will love it too.”

Support is a challenge because most of the email you receive will be negative (people having problems, needing help, etc.) but you must be able to look past that, enjoy solving their problems, and keep a great attitude about using their product.

If you think having evangelists for your company is important, don’t forget support. Support people have a hard job, but they are your most important evangelists.

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    AJApril 17, 2006 @ 05:33 AM
    That's so true. Having worked in a customer service department that didn't seem to be all that impressed with the products and service that we were supporting, I can guarantee you that the customers picked up on that attitude. The company was losing customers of our service en masse and ended up having to sell the department. So, like you said, good customer support is vital in promoting the company.
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