Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

When employees get nervous, defensive, and confused while managing customers, the lack of skills can only result in a loss of customers; thus the loss of revenue. We tend to look for evidence that proves how right we are, but if an employee unconsciously reacts to this way of thinking, that is paramount to a breakdown of communication.

Customer Service 44

Customer Service Customer Service Representative CRM Exercises 44

Service Untitled

AUGUST 27, 2010

Senior managers have to be involved, instead of just delegating training to lower-level managers. It is the senior representatives who need to have the vision for the company, and they are the ones who need to focus on the critical processes, and in turn teach and mentor each lower level of management.

Customer Centricity 45

Customer Centricity Exercises Wait Times CRM 45

Service Untitled

MAY 15, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Use Glass Doors to Improve Accessibility Douglas May 15, 2009 Culture No Comments In my post on Wednesday , I touched on what I think is an important aspect of manager accessibility, a physically inviting workplace.

Exercises 40

Exercises Culture CRM Customer Service 40

Service Untitled

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Cheryl October 13, 2010 Customer Service , Customer Service Experience , Surveys No Comments Empathica, a customer service management firm, surveyed 3,000 U.S. “It’s not that we have less customers,&# states Dave Billingsby, manager of a local restaurant in Palm Beach Gardens, “they just spend less; an average of 7%.

Survey 42

Survey Customer Satisfaction Exercises Consumers 42

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

In an example of the correlation between quality and quantity is an interesting story of a customer service representative who is very detailed oriented, amazing with customers, and received outstanding reviews from managers as well as customers, however she performed low in quantity; she spent too much time on each call.

Call Center 44

Call Center Exercises Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Representative 44

Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer Escalations and You Douglas November 06, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service 1 Comment Many customer service managers (especially in small to mid-size businesses) spend quite a bit of time handling something I always refer to as “escalations&#.

Policies 40

Policies Exercises Travel Customer Service 40

Service Untitled

JANUARY 20, 2010

Engagement Level strategy: The idea is to openly accept and engage in communication with the customer base. Some brands only see generating revenue from customers as engagement others on the other hand also value communication. Open communication will contribute to brand loyalty an important step to create brand ambassadors.

Customer Service 41

Customer Service Customer Centricity Brands Culture 41

Service Untitled

MARCH 10, 2010

The fine line between creativity and communication makes the message memorable. This same commercial that has probably made all of you smile by now was able to communicate who Zappos is, what they want you to do and makes you want to do it. The best commercial is one that can be viewed over and over and still elicit the same laugh.

Customer Service 41

Customer Service Entertainment Culture Exercises 41

Service Untitled

AUGUST 6, 2009

In one drive-through experience, I managed to find what seemed to be the black hole of McDonald’s and get told to pull up to the exact same window I was already at. I hand him my credit card and he then instructs me to pull up to the first window and continues to look at his screen.

Exercises 40

Exercises CRM Customer Service Consulting 40

Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2010

If you’re a manager, are you setting a positive example of service for your staff? He’s likely found in one of his franchise stores, working on his laptop, watching the servers create happy caffeinated moments for customers. What do you think? Have you defined your corporate mission, values and culture?

Exceptional Customer Service 40

Exceptional Customer Service Customer Service Culture Social Media 40

Service Untitled

JUNE 14, 2010

We need to nurture different opinions, respect each others points of view and have open communications where people are not afraid to present their opinions. Customers want their problems fixed now and they dont want to hear “I cant do anything and you will need to speak to my manager&#.

Customer Service 41

Customer Service Customer Service Representative Culture Airlines 41

Service Untitled

APRIL 30, 2009

Share your short and long term strategies with your employees and let them know what the management team is working on. Consider having meetings with a couple of employees at a time where you answer questions and address concerns.

Exercises 40

Exercises Customer Service Representative Culture CRM 40

Service Untitled

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The managing director of ACSI stated, “In a down economy, (consumers) say, ‘Quality is nice, but I need to get a good value for my money.’ Ann Arbor based American Customer Satisfaction Index surveyed 1000 soft drink shoppers in June and July and asked questions about different types of sodas and their value for the money.

Customer Satisfaction 41

Customer Satisfaction Survey Consumers Exercises 41

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Panera also provided cash bonuses for hourly workers as well as management incentives. Actually the company’s customer service award can be attributed to the attentiveness and concern for the well-being of their associates. Panera kept employee hours steady when other restaurants were cutting hours.

Exercises 41

Exercises Customer Satisfaction Policies CRM 41

Service Untitled

AUGUST 10, 2010

The unique and effective skills needed for managing heated confrontations need to be reinforced with role-playing and again – practice, practice, practice. The Devil is Really in the Details Customers use detail management as an indicator of a service. Training is based on practice, practice, practice.

Customer Service 41

Customer Service Airlines Exercises Training 41

Service Untitled

JUNE 15, 2010

Employees should be able to voice their opinions and concerns to management without the threat of repercussions. If an employee perceives something in the company policy or required protocol when dealing with customers isn’t working, someone in management should deal with the problem before it becomes a major issue.

Policies 46

Policies Customer Satisfaction Loyalty Customer Retention 46

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

From the top senior levels, management is obligated to show they care about employees. With those thoughts in mind, shouldn’t senior management work on motivating factors to help employees maintain their business loyalty and commitment? Let’s start with the negatives. Eliminate the unknown for employees.

Employee Engagement 46

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Satisfaction Loyalty 46

Service Untitled

APRIL 14, 2010

I was also disappointed last year when I had a problem (not my fault) with American Express; they lumped all of my accounts together, and it wasn’t until I spent hours chasing after an elusive manager that I was finally able to get all of my accounts reinstated.

Rewards Programs 41

Rewards Programs Hotels Travel Airlines 41

Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2009

My personal style is to talk to employees about what the problems and opportunities are before I talk to managers about the same thing. Went to the manager(s). At this point, I went to manager in chart of the department and showed him what I had come up with. In this particular situation, the manager was on board.

Exercises 45

Exercises e-support Consulting Meeting 45

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tom Burello, a manager in Anderson, South Carolina, who has been with Publix for ten years praises the company as being an excellent and upbeat place to work. Plastic or paper and reusable “green&# bags are readily available as well as recycling bins for paper and plastic. “The stock sharing and the retirement plan is great.&#

Customer Satisfaction 41

Customer Satisfaction Culture Exercises CRM 41

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Absolutely, but the customer was so satisfied she made a point to congratulate the store manager about the excellent and helpful store employee. Then the employee returns to stocking the shelves. Did the employee go beyond his job of stocking shelves? In a local hair salon, a regular client was in the middle of a hair highlighting.

Exercises 45

Exercises Customer Satisfaction CRM Customer Service 45

Service Untitled

JUNE 11, 2010

According to Stuart Greif, vice president and general manager of global traffic and hospitality for JD Power and Associates, “Airlines generally compete based on costs and fees which is necessary to make their organizations stronger in an extremely difficult environment.

Airlines 41

Airlines Customer Satisfaction Effort Score Travel 41

Service Untitled

OCTOBER 29, 2010

In a recent interview with Doria Camaraza , Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fort Lauderdale Service Center for American Express, Ms. The top three companies make their employees feel like the workplace is an extension of home; being treated like members of a large family.

Effort Score 42

Effort Score Employee Engagement Exercises Culture 42

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Thanks means communicating gratitude in a fashion that makes customers feel your authenticity. It’s simply focusing on what’s important to customers, not boxing them into absurd boundaries, carefully managing the details to keep the experience simple, and letting them know they are valued. Great customer service is not “rocket surgery!”

Measurement 41

Measurement Fashion Exercises Consulting 41

Service Untitled

APRIL 29, 2010

The Devil is Really in the Details Customers use detail management as an indicator of a service. Tighten your belt on Continental On Monday, Continental Airlines announced in-flight meals will now be. Delta Gets Proactive About a week ago, I received a letter from Delta. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

Airlines 41

Airlines Travel Transportation Exercises 41

Service Untitled

MARCH 2, 2010

The Service Manager, Brandi immediately greeted me at the kiosk in the center of the lobby and was able to direct me to the financial specialist who could handle my special banking needs. Up until a few weeks ago, I had never been to a Wachovia Bank, but special circumstances for an ailing relative brought me there.

Banking 41

Banking Call Center Government Financial 41

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Could it be the Starbucks store manager deemed the store without power to be a much more dangerous place for customers than in the street seeking safer shelter? Which is safer in a major storm–being on an open street or being in a store surrounded by large plate glass windows?

Exercises 44

Exercises Customer Service Customers CRM 44

Service Untitled

AUGUST 24, 2010

When you have to wait too long for your car servicing because the service manager ordered the wrong part, ask for a free oil-change the next time. You don’t have to just rollover and accept the bad service; just have the patience and extend the grace to the company allowing them to make it up to you.

Poor Customer Service 45

Poor Customer Service Hotels Travel Course 45

Service Untitled

MARCH 12, 2010

Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager of Toyota Motor Sales, USA stated, “We launched this program to expand the focus on our customers, and thank them for their loyalty by adding value to our products.&#

Loyalty 43

Loyalty Airlines Automotive Government 43

Service Untitled

OCTOBER 11, 2010

By 1976, the opening of the Four Seasons in San Francisco which entered into a management contract for The Clift already defined true luxury. Every morning service, quality, and culture brand are set forward by the guest relations manager. Every department is represented in the morning meetings from housekeeping to upper management.

Hotels 46

Hotels Travel Culture Competitive Advantage 46

Service Untitled

JUNE 8, 2010

Bottomline: The book clearly explains starting and managing a company with practical and useful advice aimed towards customer service and employee satisfaction. The author’s logical sequence keeps you interested and entertained.

Customer Expectations 41

Customer Expectations Entertainment Exercises Customer Service Representative 41

Service Untitled

MARCH 24, 2009

Very few companies do a better job at managing crowds than Disney and whenever I was in line, I was impressed with how well Disney manages the waiting process. Any company that deals with long lines and large crowds can learn a lot from Disney and how they manage lines and crowds. Disney has perfected crowd control.

Exercises 40

Exercises Travel CRM Customer Service 40

Service Untitled

APRIL 19, 2010

However, a lot of organizations fail to take one step further, that is to communicate back to customers what you have changed. The full feedback loop should be listen, act and then communicate. Sandra Tung said: Apr 21, 10 at 4:46 pm It’s important to listen to feedback and take actions to address customer concerns.

Customer Satisfaction 41

Customer Satisfaction Survey Groups Social Media 41

Comm100

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Your customer help desk software keeps incoming queries from falling through the cracks by turning them into easily manageable tickets. While some companies use ticketing software to manage their emails alone, true omnichannel help desks allow tickets to be created from any digital channel, including chat, social, SMS, and even voice.

Comparison 130

Comparison System Knowledge Base Omni-Channel 130

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The manager came over to me, listened to my problem with my cell phone and my time restraints; asked me if I wanted to leave the phone and come back after I picked up my children, and during that time my phone would be either repaired or replaced.

Customer Satisfaction 42

Customer Satisfaction Social Media Exercises Advertising 42

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

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Call Center 41

Call Center Customer Care Training Exceptional Customer Service 41

Service Untitled

AUGUST 26, 2010

Five years ago, I joined the service center as General Manager here. We have a global network, and one of the neat things about the organization is that for the first time in the history of the company, it is managed globally. Answer: We have a service center in Greensboro, Salt Lake City, and Phoenix.

Customer Care 42

Customer Care Call Center Customer Satisfaction Training 42