{"id":15732,"date":"2015-09-25T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T22:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=15732"},"modified":"2022-03-23T15:09:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T20:09:08","slug":"5-ideas-for-recognizing-reps-during-customer-service-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/5-ideas-for-recognizing-reps-during-customer-service-week\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ideas for Recognizing Reps During Customer Service Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The single most important thing is to make people happy,\u201d founder of CD Baby, Derek Sivers, once said. \u201cIf you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will be happy to open up their wallets and pay you.” If the customer is the most important aspect of your business, the second-most important is your company\u2019s customer service staff. Therefore, there\u2019s no time like Customer Service Week to recognize your company\u2019s customer service reps. <\/span><\/p>\n

Customer Service Week has been a nationally-recognized event since 1992. <\/span>With five business days dedicated to recognizing customer service reps, you\u2019ll probably need some inspiration for how to celebrate these employees\u2019 hard work. These five ideas will not only make your staff feel appreciated, but improve business relations with your customers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Decorate the Office<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Christmas<\/p>\n

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Decide on a festive theme for Customer Service Week and decorate the office to the max in that theme. For example, themes such as \u201cHawaiian Paradise\u201d to \u201cA Night at the Oscars\u201d will get people excited and engaged in celebrating Customer Service Week. Really let your imagination run wild as you think of interesting ways to keep your office professional while still having fun recognizing the hard work of your customer service reps. <\/span><\/p>\n

MVPs <\/b><\/h2>\n

While your business might not engage in any sporting events, your customer service team is full of Most Valuable Players (or Professionals). Depending on the size of your customer service department, either select your top-performing employees or choose to recognize the whole team as MVPs with <\/span>speciality certificates<\/span><\/a> and awards. Allow MVPs to take an extra-long lunch during Customer Service Week or surprise them with a special pancake breakfast in the office, but whatever you do, make sure you let your MVPs shine. <\/span><\/p>\n

Chair Parade <\/b><\/h2>\n

Let your customer service team take a break from work by asking them decorate their desk chairs as miniature parade floats. Then, host an office-wide chair parade where your customer service reps get to show off their creative skills. Give other departments fun prizes to share with their favorite floats, such as candy, funny desk knickknacks, gift certificates for coffee, company swag, and whatever else you can think of to celebrate your customer service employees. <\/span><\/p>\n

Best Of<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Intricate<\/p>\n

In the days leading up to Customer Service Week, have your employees vote on the best customer service moments from the past year. Some of the Best Of categories can include: <\/span><\/p>\n