Customer Appreciation Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old customer appreciation quotes, customer appreciation sayings, and customer appreciation proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

When he took time to help the man up the mountain, lo, he scaled it himself. Anonymous
Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. Alfred Painter
Good customer service costs less than bad customer service. Sally Gronow
We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better. Jeff Bezos
The appreciation of pleasure can be the anchor of humanity. Elizabeth Gilbert
Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. Hansa Proverb
There is a spiritual aspect to our lives – when we give, we receive – when a business does something good for somebody, that somebody feels good about them!  Ben Cohen
Unless you have 100% customer satisfaction, you must improve. Horst Schulz
If you want customers to buy from you, you need to listen to them so that you can know what their needs are and thus be better placed to show the customer how your product comes into place. Adam Richards
The first step in exceeding your customer's expectations is to know those expectations. Roy H. Williams
Choose to deliver amazing service to your customers. You'll stand out because they don't get it anywhere else. Kevin Stirtz
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. Ralph Marston
If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours. Ray Kroc
Every contact we have with a customer influences whether or not they'll come back. We have to be great every time or we'll lose them. Kevin Stirtz
Thank your customer for complaining and mean it. Most will never bother to complain. They'll just walk away. Marilyn Suttle
Appreciation is an art and a lifestyle and a source of happiness and fulfillment. It's called gratitude-an attitude of gratitude. Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Here is a powerful yet simple rule. Always give people more than they expect to get. Nelson Boswell
When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have. Stephen Hawking
Make the customer the hero of your story. Ann Handley
Always cherish the simple things in life and people that treat you right! That is most important. Everything and Everyone else is simply insignificant. Nishan Panwar
Respect is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique. Annie Gottlieb
Good things are always appreciated, bad things deserve ignorance. Ritesh Shrivastav
The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them preferably in unexpected and helpful ways. Richard Branson
Every company's greatest assets are its customers, because without customers there is no company. Michael Leboeuf
In the stage of life, characters come and go after their performance. If someone is gone, just smile and clap in appreciation for them, for what good they did and what lessons they taught. Anonymous
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. Douglas Adams
One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention.  Jim Rohn
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy
If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. William James
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. Alexander Graham Bell
Gratitude is the appreciation of what is, of life, of existence, of anybody and anything, for just the way it is. Adyashanti
Appreciation is wonderful feeling, don't overlook it. Appreciation is acknowledgement of ones merit and his achievement. Anil Sinha
Appreciation is a powerful tool to shift perspective. Finding something to appreciate during a difficult situation quickly moves the perspective to the big picture from the little picture. Doc Childre
Revolve your world around the customer and more customers will revolve around you. Heather Williams
Go beyond merely communicating to ‘connecting' with people. Jerry Bruckner
There is a big difference between a satisfied customer and a loyal customer. Shep Hyken
Customer satisfaction is worthless. Customer loyalty is priceless. Jeffrey Gitomer
Listening offers data. Hearing offers empathy and intelligence. Activity, action, and engagement steer perspective and encourage a sense of community and advocacy. Brian Solis
Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers. Ross Perot
Any favor rendered without appreciation is like being dispossessed of your most priced asset. Kemmy Nola
The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them — preferably in unexpected and helpful ways. Richard Branson
Appreciate the things and people in your life while remaining independent of them. Give thanks for them, but realize that they do not complete you. Only you can complete you. Serenity Rey
Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement. James Cash Penney
Without appreciation for yourself, others and life itself there is no growth. Rasheed Ogunlaru
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. Margaret Cousins
When the customer comes first, the customer will last. Robert Half
A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish. B. C. Forbes
Appreciation in any form at any time brightens anyone's existence. Ruth Stafford Peal
He had no concept of how to please a customer or even how to deal with a customer. His clerks were left alone to take the customer's wrath and to deal with them as best as they could. Richard Saunders Jr.
Thou shalt properly complain to the person giving service—the customer is always right. Sharon Hun
Customisation has to satisfy the needs of customers, and they will show their appreciation in the support given to the organization. Annekie Brink
Since good management may be defined as the ability to get people to do what you want them to do, field sales managers must firstly be fully committed to the principles of customer appreciation. B.H. Elvy
What customer appreciation seeks to do, is to not only take account of the buyer's mental reactions to situations but of their emotional reactions as well. B.H. Elvy
Understanding and appreciating buyer's feelings requires imagination. B.H. Elvy
Poor customer service is always due to the poor quality of the human providers of thet service. B.H. Elvy
Customer appreciation has its purpose the satisfying of all the buyer's need, practical, and emotional. There can be no more important task for the company. B.H. Elvy
Expressions of customer appreciation can be as individual and diverse as the people who make them. Rhonda Harris
It can take the form of something simple, like a well-written letter of heartfelt thanks, or apply to an extravaganza of gifts, special events, and exclusive offers. Rhonda Harris
The point of customer appreciation and special events is to show your gratitude to your customers and to bring your prospects closer to you and your company. Rhonda Harris
Help your employees understand the importance of providing great customer service by calculating the true dollar cost of just one lost customer. James Stephenson
Make customers look forward to doing business with you by never failing to amaze them with incredible customer service delivered with a smile. James Stephenson
As an alternative to customer gift giving, another great way to show your best clients that you appreciate their business is not to raise prices on goods or services they frequently purchase from you. James Stephenson
Customers expect you to give them service and to do it with courtesy and appreciation for their business. Maxine Kamin
When your consideration goes beyond the moment, it is appreciated, sometimes with surprise, but always with appreciation. Maxine Kamin
To earn the respect (and eventually love) of your customers, you first have to respect those customers. That is why Golden Rule behavior is embraced by most of the winning companies. Colleen Barrett
To keep a customer demands as much skill as to win one. American Proverb
Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement. James Cash Penney
Biggest question: Isn't it really 'customer helping' rather than customer service? And wouldn't you deliver better service if you thought of it that way? Jeffrey Gitomer
If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune. Jim Rohn
If you don't care, your customer never will. Marlene Blaszczyk
All of your customers are partners in your mission. Shep Hyken
Customers are like teeth. If you don't take care of them they go away one by one until there are none. Jerry Flanagan
Don't try to tell the customer what he wants. If you want to be smart, be smart in the shower. Then get out, go to work, and serve the customer! Gene Buckley
Just having satisfied customers isn't good enough anymore. If you really want a booming business, you have to create raving fans. Ken Blanchard
Treat the customer like you would want to be treated. Period. Brad Schweig
The key is when a customer walks away, thinking ‘Wow, I love doing business with them, and I want to tell others about the experience.’ Shep Hyken