Customer service
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customer serviceCARS Seminar
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outlineGeneral InformationMeasure Customer Service (CS)Customer Relationship ManagementEvolution of customer serviceSocial mediaExamples of CS oriented companiesWrap-up
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general informationOrigin
CS has been around since there was business
Not easy to find early examples or an “origin” Most companies are
“grounded” on CS Apple, GE, Toyota,
GoogleAll of these
companies show CS in different ways
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eight rules of customer service1) Answer your
phone2) Don’t make
promises unless you WILL keep them
3) Listen to your customers
4) Deal with complaints
5) Be helpful - even if there’s no immediate profit in it
6) Train your staff (if you have any) to be ALWAYS helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable
7) Take the extra step8) Throw in
something extra
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twelve lessons of customer serviceKeep It PersonalDon't Make The
Customer WorkFoster RelationshipsGo Above & BeyondBe EnthusiasticBe Helpful Without
Being Annoying
Even Online Retailers Need Phone Support
Unabashedly Seek to Out-Serve Competitors
Be PromptTrain Rank & File
Employees in Your Customer Service Philosophy
Always InnovateCreate a Desire to Belong
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or…take Kelly Kapur’s advicecustomer service, this is Kelly...
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crmCustomer Relationship Management
Many different services Helps with customer service:
Sales Marketing activities Technical support
Basically uses technology to monitor and aid with CS
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crm (cont.)Origins
Databases in the 1980s Helpful for big clients Cluttered and not very pertinent for small clients
Advanced in the 1990s Offered incentives, perks, rewards for membership Two-way street
Come of age today Tailor to customers needs Internet
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crm (cont.)Benefits
Streamlined sales and marketing processesHigher sales productivityAdded cross-selling and up-selling opportunitiesImproved service, loyalty, and retentionIncreased call center efficiencyHigher close ratesBetter profiling and targetingReduced expensesIncreased market shareHigher overall profitabilityMarginal costing
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lines of customer service (pre-internet)Business to customer
Management dictates to staffStaff interacts with customerStill popular today (increasing)
In personOn the phone
Most places have both!
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lines of customer service nowInternet has changed everything
BlogsSocial MediaYahoo answers
Customers can do independent researchThey only seek customer service if they
need/want it
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reconnect with the customerInternet has distanced the relation b/w
business and customerMany businesses are re-focusing on CS to get
an edgeStarbucks, Lands’ End, Kohl’s
Acronyms (SALES, SERVICE, SMILE)
Aimed at raising sales and profitsUPTs, Budget
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customer service and social mediaSocial media does not have to be impersonal!
Separate updates on Facebook, Twitter and blogs
Different users! Cater to individual needs!
People will appreciate the extra time it takes
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social media (cont.)Facebook Fan Pages
Update statuses more than once a weekAllow fans to comment on material on the pageListen and respond to these comments!
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social media (cont.)Twitter
Tweet often, but don’t bombard with information
Keep it professionalRT followers with pertinent tweetsReply to followersLeave links to blogs and other thingsKeep it personal!example
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social media (cont.)Blogs
Use for lengthy informationAllow and reply to commentsUpdate often
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social media (cont.)Youtube
VideosVlogs“Will it blend?”
Done by Blendtec Increased sales 500%!
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social media (cont.)Add a name to the media
Attaches a “relationship”Lets the customer know they aren’t talking to a
robotMakes interaction much more personal
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social media (cont.)Companies that use social media
Best Buy and Apple They have employees that are interested in it and
they carry that passion through Works well using technology to help with
technology Can also be used to advertise new products and get
instant feedbackMore companies are following in the trend
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examples of CS oriented companiesDisney
Sell an experienceCast members, not staffMake every customer happyAlso have a very interactive websiteThey even offer D’think where Disney helps
businesses with CS
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examples (cont.)Lands’ End
Started with individualized order takingGary Comer
“I will never be critical of any action taken on behalf of the customer”
Today the company still puts the customer first Training for staff Internet LiveChat Lots of free shipping offers Guaranteed. Period.
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examples (cont.)Starbucks
Always smilingCompensation if drink is not satisfactoryOffer discounts to repeat customers“Home” like atmosphere
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keeping customersCustomer retention vs. acquisition 5 X more profitableImportant to be fiscally responsible
Practice good customer servicePhone etiquetteIn personSocial media
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questions?
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works examinedThe End of
Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracyby: Cloke Goldsmith
About.comFocus.comGoogle search
engine (images)WikipediaTwitter.comYoutube.comDisney.com