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What works for Zappos

  • by October 17, 2008
CEO Tony Hsieh pointed out several ways the company goes above and beyond for its customers.

One uses a communciations device that he says connects his customers to Zappos like nothing else. It's called a telephone and Zappos has determined that every customer uses it at least once in its history with the company.

Here's another: the call center people at the other end of the line don't use a script! Their sole mandate is to make sure the customer is happy. How quaint. (Hello, Sears?)

Then there's the 365-day return police for, as Hsieh says, "people who have a hard time making a commitment."

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