CONTENTS

Introduction: Be Nice!

Rule #1   CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT A DEPARTMENT

Rule #2   YOU WIN CUSTOMERS ONE AT A TIME AND LOSE THEM A THOUSAND AT A TIME

Rule #3   GREAT SERVICE FOLLOWS THE LAW OF GRAVITY

Rule #4   DON’T GET BORED WITH THE BASICS

Rule #5   ASK YOURSELF, “WHAT WOULD MOM DO?”

Rule #6   BE AN ECOLOGIST

Rule #7   LOOK SHARP

Rule #8   ALWAYS ACT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL

Rule #9   HIRE THE BEST CAST

Rule #10 BE YOUR OWN SHAKESPEARE

Rule #11 BECOME AN EXPERT AT CREATING EXPERTS

Rule #12 REHEARSE, REHEARSE, REHEARSE

Rule #13 EXPECT MORE TO GET MORE

Rule #14 TREAT CUSTOMERS THE WAY YOU’D TREAT YOUR LOVED ONES

Rule #15 BE LIKE A BEE

Rule #16 KNOW THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

Rule #17 LISTEN UP

Rule #18 BE A COPYCAT

Rule #19 FISH WHERE THE FISHERMEN AIN’T

Rule #20 BE A WORDSMITH—LANGUAGE MATTERS

Rule #21 MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE

Rule #22 ALWAYS BE THE GIVING ONE

Rule #23 IF THEY SAY THEY WANT HORSES, GIVE THEM A MOTORCAR

Rule #24 DON’T JUST MAKE PROMISES, MAKE GUARANTEES

Rule #25 TREAT EVERY CUSTOMER LIKE A REGULAR

Rule #26 SERVE TO WIN

Rule #27 MAKE ASAP YOUR STANDARD DEADLINE

Rule #28 KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEEDS AND WANTS

Rule #29 HAVE A GEEK ON YOUR TEAM

Rule #30 BE RELENTLESS ABOUT DETAILS

Rule #31 BE RELIABLE

Rule #32 DON’T GIVE THE RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY

Rule #33 NEVER, EVER ARGUE WITH A CUSTOMER

Rule #34 NEVER SAY NO—EXCEPT “NO PROBLEM”

Rule #35 BE FLEXIBLE

Rule #36 APOLOGIZE LIKE YOU REALLY MEAN IT

Rule #37 SURPRISE THEM WITH SOMETHING EXTRA

Rule #38 KEEP DOING IT BETTER

Rule #39 DON’T TRY TOO HARD

Acknowledgments

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