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Like most (all?) people, I don\u2019t really enjoy having blood drawn. Between the mandatory fasting (definitely a problem for me) and a few uncomfortable needle sticks in the past (the old \u201clet\u2019s try the left arm, no the right, okay back to the left\u201d and my favorite \u201cugh\u2026your vein just rolled over on me\u201d), I don’t look forward to the annual experience. So with dread, I got in my car, fought traffic, dealt with some insurance issues, and then after waiting a few minutes for my turn\u2026had the most delightful customer experience.<\/span><\/p>\n It started with the technician cheerily calling my name \u201cKatherine Thorbahn!\u201d and then greeting me with a big smile. He immediately starting talking to me and calling me Kat \u2014 which, I should point out, is not my name and was certainly the first time anyone has thought it was. But he was so energetic and happy, I just smiled and let it go. He quickly had me in my seat, put the strap on to constrict blood flow, and in no time had the needle in and the sample ready to go \u2014 all while making conversation and eye contact throughout. For a while, he even sang along to a little Jackson Browne from the radio, which got me singing along, too. When he took off the strap, he did this snazzy little move so that it swung in a circle and back into his lab pocket before helping me put on my jacket and sending me on my way. At one point, I was enjoying his company and the experience so much I told him this would probably be the highlight of my day. (He and I both laughed at the irony.)<\/p>\n The experience reminded me of three keys to ensuring your customer has a great experience:<\/p>\n It was a great reminder that a positive customer experience can be found anywhere, as long as you have the interest and focus needed to make it so. Here\u2019s hoping your next experience with a needle-wielding stranger is as good as mine, and that your customer\u2019s next experience with you is just as good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Like most (all?) people, I don\u2019t really enjoy having blood drawn. Between the mandatory fasting (definitely a problem for me) and a few uncomfortable needle sticks in the past (the old \u201clet\u2019s try the left arm, no the right, okay back to the left\u201d and my favorite \u201cugh\u2026your vein just rolled over on me\u201d), I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[112,78,55,12,122,114,6,19,17],"class_list":["post-2308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-112","tag-ad-agency","tag-advertising","tag-age-of-distraction","tag-customer-experience","tag-delaware","tag-katy-thorbahn","tag-shiny","tag-thorbahn"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n