Customer Service

Tips for perfect customer service

Brands and customer service in social networks(good channel of complaint)

Developments and changes in CRM over the years

tailored and one-size-fits all approaches

Yes

No

offer a drink if a customer waits

be friendly(remember names)-for helpline

Promotions for "preferred customers"

customer satisfaction surveys

organise events and invite customers

proper CRM software-all the details will get logged

all these actions lead to customer's satisfaction

arguing

run-around

lout a customer

lead to customer's defection and irritation

World of mouth advertising(Coca-cola with names on bottles)

Fat-paced real-time environment

Social media have matured(400m in Facebook)

Companies are faced with the prospect of new marketing tools)

brands cannot hide this fact

Advanced customer service(f.e. chatting)

it saves time, moreover it is easier and quicker

we live in a very fast world and sometimes people do not have time to watch advertising, so advertising should be quick and understandable

one-size approach

tailored approach

technologies(database)

encourage agents to provide feedback(lead to better customer's retention), risies satisfaction and allows you to repeat business

pre-empting the needs

high staff turnover

something that fits in with the standard

customer experience can go wrong

offshore call centres

untapped database and personal information

canned-scripted answers

marketing networks

poorly trained staff

clunky systems

Globally

Business needed to adapt locally in order to capitalaise globally

early

face-to-face communication

How to deal with hostiles or demanding customers?

empathy

degree of involvement

flawless service( but not overzealous)

tailored approach

insight approach

friendly manner

prepare yourself in advance

be yourself(don't get angry)

pre-emt the need