Posts Tagged ‘Customer Service’

For Your Convenience…

Every company has a buffer between the customer and management. This is not to make matters worse, it is typically in place to better help the customer.

At WOW!, we empower our Escalation Line personnel to take care of just about any need of the customer, as if they were the supervisor or manager. These individuals go through an extensive training program which they are coached on: Active listening, Empathy and Negotiations as well as a series of general communications skills.The individuals you would be speaking to are hand picked, from upper management, because of their all around abilities to help our customers.

There are policies and procedures that need to be followed by everyone in the company and there is still an escalation chain. Not to say that everything can be resolved by one of our Escalation representatives but most issues can. Give them a chance and you may be surprised how quickly any question you may have is answered.

Blackouts Revisted

In checking the WOW! internal customer service announcement page (the main place our customer service reps go to regularly for helpful information) for a good educational topic to blog about, a blackout announcement was right there on top.  There’s a blurb about the Cleveland Indians game with the Chicago White Sox on WGN on August 30th and it occurs to me that football season is upon us.  Oh wait a minute while I google it.   It’s baseball, not football.  Sorry, I’m not a professional sports fan although I do have a special place in my heart for the Colorado Rockies and notice, as I was googling about the other teams, that the Rockies just beat and stunned the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.  Way to Go Rockies!  Most often though, I have a hard time telling one team from another.  But, I do know there’s always the start of a professional sports season lurking in the near future, so blackouts are  a good topic to refresh everyone on.  To do this, I reached way back into our archives to an article that Bob Pech contributed early in the year about blackouts.  I thought it was a good one, one that you’d enjoy reading again if you’ve been following our blog, and if you’re new to the site, you’ll enjoy it as well.  Click  here to read it.

We want to know what’s right for you

   Have you ever been sold something you really didn’t need? Or find out after you bought the item that you really couldn’t afford it but was told that you “had” to have it? Well, you won’t have those problems here at WOW!.

  The WOW! Sales staff understands that not ever customer’s needs are the same. They also understand that the economy has not been the best lately, as well. The WOW! sale staffs are not only trained on the product knowledge but also how to “Right-Size” the customer to what they need. If you are only using the High Speed Data for checking your email, you probably do not need the fastest speed of service. Or if your idea of watching TV consists of the local channels, then a premium package may not be for you.

  When you call in to order new service, or change your existing service, let the sale staff know what your needs are and they will make sure that services you buy are the “Right-Size” for you. A salesperson is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling: 866-496-9669

Best Times To Call

In the interest of customer education and giving you, our blog readers, an “insider” tip, I thought I’d talk about the best times to call us, the times when you are less likely to have to wait to speak with a representative.  Granted, WOW! has very low or no wait times  to get to a representative most of the time because our Resource Management team does an outstanding job managing call volumes.   Managing call volumes  is more of a science than an art.  Our staff  studies call patterns, seasonal data, and historical data, and tries to to predict just when you are going to call us.  Employee schedules are designed based on those predictions so our representatives’  work hours are set up solely based on providing the fastest service to you.  We do everything within our power to make sure you get through to us quickly, and you do, most of the time.  Still, there are some “best times” to call.  So what are the best times to call?  Best times to call are Wednesdays and Thursdays, from noon – 3pm central and 7pm-9pm central.  Just a little insider tip for you if your week is crazy busy and you don’t have a single minute to spare.

The WOW! Customer Experience

  I have had the pleasure of working with this wonderful company since before we had a single customer.  My job, as the CEO Customer Advocate, is to listen to issues and concerns of our customer’s and resolve them if possible. I correspond with the BBB, FCC, Attorney General and the Public Utilities Commissions, as well as taking calls, emails and letters directly from our customers’. Our philosophy has always been to treat the customer with the utmost respect and we will keep them forever. This philosophy has made WOW! the winner of numerous awards in our areas of interest:
  http://www.jdpower.com/telecom/ratings/high-speed-internet-service-provider-ratings/north-central

  Recently, I have had the displeasure of hearing a few customers stating they are not being treated the way they once were.  This is unacceptable to WOW! The reason that WOW! has been successful is due to the “Customer Experience” we provide.  These concerns, no matter how small in figures they may be, are very upsetting to WOW! as a whole and to  me personally.

   I would love to hear back from anyone who feels that their experience has been anything less then what they expected from WOW!  and what WOW! could do to make it better.  Your concerns are our concerns.