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Add “Thank You Solar Flashlights” to our Customer Care Resume

by Josh Cochrane on April 7, 2008

We have received innumerable thank you notes, emails,
referrals, and even thank you pizzas in the past. Today we received an
exciting package from Mark Bent, CEO of SunNight Solar and creator of the BoGo Light, as a result of the
excellent customer service that Shawnie on our Customer Care team provided for him.

The really cool part is that from our perspective, this was a totally normal,
everyday customer interaction. The experience was simple, quick and painless – an
easy email exchange and obvious next step.

It’s too often that we take for granted that even this basic
customer service is EXLEMPLARY compared to the majority of companies out there.

I ask you this; when was the last time you sent an email to
a company and received an answer:

  • …the same morning
  • …from a real person
  • …who completely resolved the concern without any
    further steps needed?

Sounds
simple, but without a quality team, awesome infrastructure (i.e. Email Center
Pro for shared email management), and empowerment to make decisions, performing at this level is simply not
possible.

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Thank you for the Solar Flashlights, Mark!

Jake Weatherly
Director of Customer Experience
Palo Alto Software

About the author: After an early career as a magazine editor, Josh Cochrane spent ten years with a leading industrial ERP software provider. He played key roles there in everything from technical writing and customer experience to marketing communications and online marketing to product management and software interaction design. He joined the team at Palo Alto Software in early 2007, overseeing the company's online marketing and e-commerce operations. He is now responsible for product development, focusing on helping to design and build the next generation of Palo Alto Software's award-winning software. Josh is a longtime coach of his kids' teams in the local youth sports program, owns a gorgeous sunburst Fender Telecaster that he plays poorly but with gusto, and has sworn to never again auto-draft his team in the company's fantasy football league. Josh is currently the VP of Product Development at Palo Alto Software. More »

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