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The first step to solving for your customers is to put yourself in their shoes: If you were the customer when we purchase your goods, use your technology, or sign up for your services, what would prevent you from achieving ultimate value?
Your customer needs analysis is a good starting point for getting in the mind of your customer, especially when it comes to identifying common pain points.
Here is how to build a proactive plan to implement your customer-first values:

1. Offer consistent company-wide messaging.
   Too often customers get caught up in the "he said, she said" game of being told a product can do one thing from sales and another from support and product. Ultimately, customers become confused and are left with the perception that the company is disorganized.
   Consistent internal communications across all departments is one of the best steps towards a customer-focused mindset. If the entire company understands its goals, values, product, and service capabilities, then the messages will easily translate to meet the customer's needs.

2. Provide instructions for easy adoption.
   Customers purchase a product because they believe it will meet their needs and solve their problem. However, adoption setup stages are not always clear. A well-thought-out post-purchase strategy will enable your products or services to be usable and useful.
   One way companies gain their customers' attention is providing in-product and email walkthroughs and instructions as soon as the customer receives a payment confirmation.

3. Build feedback loops into every stage of the process.
   Lean into customer complaints and suggestions, and it will change the way you operate your business. Criticism often has negative connotations. However, if you flip problems to opportunities you can easily improve your business to fit the customer's needs.
   Take customer suggestions seriously and act on those recommendations to improve design, product, and system glitches. Most customer support success metrics is paramount to the customer experience and this mentality should trickle down to every aspect of the organization.

4. Nurture customer relationships.
   When a customer buys a product or service, they want to use it right away and fulfill their immediate need. Whether they are delighted within the first hour, week, or a month, it's important to constantly think about their future needs.
   Proactive relationship-building is essential to prevent customers from losing their post-purchase excitement and ultimately churning. If customers stop hearing from you and you don't hear from them this can be a bad sign that their lifespan is in danger.
   Companies solve for customer relationships with a combination of customer service structure and communication strategies.

5. Provide great customer service.
   If a problem arises, your customers want to get it resolved and feel heard in the process. This starts with being able to meet their needs with empathy, but along the way, the process for obtaining support should be easy and on a channel that's convenient for them. Some customer needs are time-sensitive and require immediate interaction via phone or chat.

Types of Customer Service include the following:
1.) Email
2.) Phone
3.) Chat
4.) Social Media
5.) In Person
6.) Call Back Service
7.) Customer Self-Service
8.) Interactive Virtual Assistant
9.) Integrated Customer Service

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