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Using the Customer’s Name in the Branch

Using a customer's name during a transaction sounds like a corporate-training cliché. The data says it's worth nine percentage points of customer satisfaction. Here's the research, and why such a small personal touch outperforms most expensive service investments.

By Adam Ramshaw 1 min read
Using the Customer’s Name in the Branch

It’s not surprising that using a customer’s name during a transaction is good. But what may surprise you is that it’s worth 9% points of customer satisfaction. New research, see chart below shows, just how important this very small personal touch is to your customers. Just adding a bit more content

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