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| customer service problem solving: Pitch Perfect Haje Jan Kamps, 2020-08-25 You have a home-run startup idea and a whip-smart team to execute it. Everything should be in place to kick-start your company and secure funding. However, there is one more step that can make or break the entire deal: the pitch. Founders everywhere struggle to nail the perfect pitch to garner VC backing, and this book is here to help. Pitch Perfect by Haje Jan Kamps expertly teaches you how to tell your startup’s story. To raise venture capital, it is absolutely crucial that your foundation is a story that is accessible, compelling, and succinct. Kamps uses his invaluable experiential knowledge to guide you through your presentation, from slide deck specifics to storytelling details to determining a fundamental philosophy for your business. In the process of creating and formulating a pitch deck and the story to go with it, founders often discover deep flaws in their business idea. Perhaps the market is non-existent. It could be that the “problem” isn’t worth solving. Maybe the idea is so simple that it would be too easy to copy. Maybe it’s already been done, or the team simply is not up to the job. Pitch Perfect has all of those bases covered so that you can excel. How do you convince an institutional investor to part with their money and fund your company? The small block of time you are given for a pitch holds your startup’s future in its grasp. Learn how to craft your startup story in a way that will get people to lean into your message with Pitch Perfect. Your dream is only one pitch away. |
| customer service problem solving: The 10 Immutable Laws of Power Selling: The Key to Winning Sales, Wowing Customers, and Driving Profits Through the Roof James Desena, 2003-10-22 Reveals the secrets behind the phenomenal success of today's top sales professionals In The 10 Immutable Laws of Power Selling, leading sales consultant and trainer James DeSena reveals the secret behind the uncanny success of an elite group of sales professionals who consistently break all records, in every selling environment. DeSena shows how the most exceptional performers in the sales arena are those who act like leaders--they take the lead in meeting new challenges, and they adapt to those challenges with innovative solutions and added value for grateful customers. With the help of stories from American Express, Honeywell, The Gap, and other top companies, DeSena teaches readers: The 10 key imperatives for becoming an exceptional performer in today's selling environment How to apply the principles of leadership to win and keep loyal customers, make more sales, and earn higher commissions-- even in a recession How to identify clients' needs and create solutions to fit those needs How to build strong relationships with customers and manage those relationships for long-term success |
| customer service problem solving: Strategic Customer Service John A. GOODMAN, 2009-05-13 The success of any organization depends on high-quality customer service. But for companies that strategically align customer service with their overall corporate strategy, it can transcend typical good business to become a profitable word-of-mouth machine that will transform the bottom line. Drawing on over thirty years of research for companies such as 3M, American Express, Chik-Fil-A, USAA, Coca-Cola, FedEx, GE, Cisco Systems, Neiman Marcus, and Toyota, author Goodman uses formal research, case studies, and patented practices to show readers how they can: • calculate the financial impact of good and bad customer service • make the financial case for customer service improvements • systematically identify the causes of problems • align customer service with their brand • harness customer service strategy into their organization's culture and behavior Filled with proven strategies and eye-opening case studies, this book challenges many aspects of conventional wisdom—using hard data—and reveals how any organization can earn more loyalty, win more customers...and improve their financial bottom line. |
| customer service problem solving: Ask a Manager Alison Green, 2018-05-01 From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together |
| customer service problem solving: The Compassionate Geek Don R. Crawley, Paul R. Senness, 2011-05-05 Note: There is a newer version of this book available. Please look up ISBN 978-0983660736. A real-world, plain-language how-to guide for delivering amazing customer service to end-users. Now in its second edition, The Compassionate Geek was written by tech people for tech people. There are no frills, just best practices and ideas that actually work! Filled with practical tips, best practices, and real-world techniques, The Compassionate Geek is a quick read with equally fast results. Here's what you'll find: Best practices for communicating with email, including examples The four intrinsic qualities of great service providers Best practices for communicating using chat and texting Ten tips for being a good listener Two practical ways to keep your emotions in check A flow chart for handling user calls What to do when the user is wrong How to work with the different generations in the workplace All of the information is presented in a straightforward style that you can understand and use right away. There's nothing foo-foo, just down-to-earth tips and best practices learned from years of working with IT pros and end-users. |
| customer service problem solving: Customer Service For Dummies Karen Leland, Keith Bailey, 2011-03-03 Customer Service For Dummies, Third Edition integrates the unbeatable information from Customer Service For Dummies and Online Customer Service For Dummies to form an all-in-one guide to customer loyalty for large and small businesses alike. The book covers the fundamentals of service selling and presents up-to-date advice on such fundamentals as help desks, call centers, and IT departments. Plus, it shows readers how to take stock of their customer service strengths and weaknesses, create useful customer surveys, and learn from the successes and failures of businesses just like theirs. Karen Leland and Keith Bailey (Sausalito, CA) are cofounders of Sterling Consulting Group, an international consulting firm specializing in quality service consulting and training for such clients as Oracle, IBM, Avis, and Lucent. |
| customer service problem solving: The Secret Lives of Customers David S Duncan, 2021-05-04 A detective story that delivers key insights for any businessperson asking the questions: who really are our customers, why do we lose them, how do we regain them? Customers can be a mystery. Despite the availability of more data than ever before, everyone, from the CEO to salespeople in the field, struggles to understand who their customers really are, what they want, why they lose them, and how to regain them. To crack the case, start thinking like a market detective. David Scott Duncan shows how in his entertaining story of Tazza, a fictional chain of cafes with declining sales and leaders urgently seeking to understand why. The vivid characters of Tazza’s market detective force come to their aha moment when they finally understand why their most loyal customers walked out the door—and how they can get them back. The core of the Tazza story is a simple, powerful idea that upends how most businesses view their customers. Customers have “jobs to be done.” They “hire” companies to solve a problem or fulfill a need and “fire” them when unhappy. Duncan’s fresh way of thinking about how to understand your customers’ secret lives provides an innovative path for solving whatever market mysteries you face. |
| customer service problem solving: Amaze Every Customer Every Time Shep Hyken, 2013-09-03 You must deliver an amazing customer experience. Why? It is the competitive edge of new-era business—in any market and any economy. Renowned customer experience expert Shep Hyken explains how consistently amazing customers through stellar service can elevate your company from good to great. All transformations require a role model, and Shep has found the perfect role model to inspire your team: Ace Hardware. Ace was named as one of the top ten customer service brands in America by Businessweek and ranked highest in its industry for customer satisfaction. Through revealing stories from Ace’s over-the-top work with customers, Shep explores the five tactical areas of customer amazement: leadership, culture, one-on-one, competitive edge, and community. Delivering amazing service requires everyone in your organization to step up and be a leader. It doesn’t take a title. It takes the right set of tools and principles. To help you empower employees at all levels, Shep brings the content to a deeply practical level. His 52 Amazement Tools—like “Ask the extra question” and “Focus on the customer, not the money”—are simple, clear, useful for almost anybody, and supported with compelling research and stories. Between these covers, you will find the tools and tactics you need to transform your company into a seriously customer-focused operation that will amaze every customer every time. |
| customer service problem solving: 101 Ways to Improve Customer Service Lorraine L. Ukens, 2007-07-13 101 Ways to Improve Customer Service provides a variety of training and development interventions that can be put to use right now with frontline service employees. Your customer service representatives directly influence the perception that customers have of your products and services and ultimately your company. It is vital that your employees develop service strategies to create a positive image, communicate effectively, and build customer rapport to support the underlying values and beliefs of your organization. |
| customer service problem solving: Customer Service Allan Woods, Lesley Hebron, Sally Bradley, 2001 This text takes candidates through the NVQ award, unit-by-unit, offering plenty of questions and exercises to reinforce knowledge and understanding. Scenario-based activities allow candidates to analyze and discuss customer service situations and practise their skills |
| customer service problem solving: Outstanding Customer Service David E. Deviney, 1998 In today's marketplace, outstanding customer service may be the only thing that distinguishes your organization from your competitors. Outstanding Customer Service shows you how to provide the kind of service that generates customer loyalty (and repeat business) by developing key skills as well as systems that support and reinforce them. Dr. David Deviney is the owner of David Deviney and Associates, a consulting firm that serves a variety of industries. As a consultant, Dr. Deviney specializes in customer service, strategic planning, and behavioral change. Each book in the American Media How-To Series presents valuable information in a self-study format. Whether it's interviewing, customer service, or even termination skills, American Media's How-To Series of books will help you develop and retain a competitive advantage in today's workplace. Book jacket. |
| customer service problem solving: Practical Problem-solving Skills in the Workplace Judith Combes Taylor, Rebekah Lashman, Pamela Helling, 1994 Problem-solving skills to identify and resolve work-related problems and improve job performance. With the increasing emphasis on initiative in the workplace, it`s essential to know how to recognize, define, and analyze problems and then develop workable solutions to correct them. This book provides all the skills needed to achieve this, including a problem-solving tree. Readers will learn how to: ¿ Evaluate your own problem-solving strengths and weaknesses ¿ Use problem-solving skills to identify and resolve work-related problems and improve your job performance ¿ Track the steps you need to solve work-related problems with the Problem-Solving Tree |
| customer service problem solving: Problem-Solving Strategies Arthur Engel, 2008-01-19 A unique collection of competition problems from over twenty major national and international mathematical competitions for high school students. Written for trainers and participants of contests of all levels up to the highest level, this will appeal to high school teachers conducting a mathematics club who need a range of simple to complex problems and to those instructors wishing to pose a problem of the week, thus bringing a creative atmosphere into the classrooms. Equally, this is a must-have for individuals interested in solving difficult and challenging problems. Each chapter starts with typical examples illustrating the central concepts and is followed by a number of carefully selected problems and their solutions. Most of the solutions are complete, but some merely point to the road leading to the final solution. In addition to being a valuable resource of mathematical problems and solution strategies, this is the most complete training book on the market. |
| customer service problem solving: Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service Ron Zemke, Performance Research Associates, 2003 Outlines the skills and techniques of providing superior customer service. |
| customer service problem solving: Customer Service Best Practices Ron Zemke, 1998 |
| customer service problem solving: Bulletproof Problem Solving Charles Conn, Robert McLean, 2019-03-04 Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st Century Teams Complex problem solving is at the very top of the list of essential skills for career progression in the modern world. But how problem solving is taught in our schools, universities, businesses and organizations comes up short. In Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything you’ll learn the seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving developed in top consulting firms that will work in any field or industry, turning you into a highly sought-after bulletproof problem solver who can tackle challenges that others balk at. The problem-solving technique outlined in this book is based on a highly visual, logic-tree method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges. The authors, with decades of experience at McKinsey and Company, provide 30 detailed, real-world examples, so you can see exactly how the technique works in action. With this bulletproof approach to defining, unpacking, understanding, and ultimately solving problems, you’ll have a personal superpower for developing compelling solutions in your workplace. Discover the time-tested 7-step technique to problem solving that top consulting professionals employ Learn how a simple visual system can help you break down and understand the component parts of even the most complex problems Build team brainstorming techniques that fight cognitive bias, streamline workplanning, and speed solutions Know when and how to employ modern analytic tools and techniques from machine learning to game theory Learn how to structure and communicate your findings to convince audiences and compel action The secrets revealed in Bulletproof Problem Solving will transform the way you approach problems and take you to the next level of business and personal success. |
| customer service problem solving: Best Practices in Customer Service John A. Woods, 1999 |
| customer service problem solving: Organization and Management Problem Solving James T. Ziegenfuss, 2002 Based on a broad range of case studies, Organization and Management Problem Solving is an insightful text designed to improve the application of organization theory and systems thinking in teaching and practice. This book illustrates the five key themes in the nature of organization and managementa'technical, structural, psychosocial, managerial, and culturala'through the analysis of measured incidents tested by students. A clear theoretical framework supports the case studies, allowing the text to have practical relevance to contemporary settings and to be recognized as a model for describing, analyzing, and responding to organization and management problems. The model integrates the thinking of many writers on organization and problem solving including Ackoff, Blake, and Mouton; Schein, Kast, and Rosenweign; and Mitroff and Lippitt. The approach eliminates causal conditions and emphasizes responsive problem solving. Theory is applied and expanded as needed to a broader social context, engaging the reader in a thorough understanding of the nature and development of organization theory and problem solving. This book is relevant to consultants, academics, and professional managers in a number of settings (academic, military, business organizations, and research institutes) and disciplines (including development and change, management, human resources, social psychology, communication, sociology, and psychology). |
| customer service problem solving: Problem Solving 101 Ken Watanabe, 2009-03-05 The fun and simple problem-solving guide that took Japan by storm Ken Watanabe originally wrote Problem Solving 101 for Japanese schoolchildren. His goal was to help shift the focus in Japanese education from memorization to critical thinking, by adapting some of the techniques he had learned as an elite McKinsey consultant. He was amazed to discover that adults were hungry for his fun and easy guide to problem solving and decision making. The book became a surprise Japanese bestseller, with more than 370,000 in print after six months. Now American businesspeople can also use it to master some powerful skills. Watanabe uses sample scenarios to illustrate his techniques, which include logic trees and matrixes. A rock band figures out how to drive up concert attendance. An aspiring animator budgets for a new computer purchase. Students decide which high school they will attend. Illustrated with diagrams and quirky drawings, the book is simple enough for a middleschooler to understand but sophisticated enough for business leaders to apply to their most challenging problems. |
| customer service problem solving: Customer Service Elaine K. Harris, 2013 The market-leader, Customer Service: A Practical Approach, Sixth Edition, goes beyond providing reasons why customer service is important to defining proven methods for creating customer service excellence. Using a hands-on approach, it covers a wide range of knowledge and skills and offers an extensive collection of activities to enliven and invigorate any lecture. This edition features a revised chapter on technology, new Ethics in Action exercises and coverage of the latest trends in the customer service field. Focusing on problem solving, communication strategies and technology, this classic text pinpoints the skills needed to improve and sustain customer satisfaction and business relationships. For undergraduate courses in Customer Service, Training and Development, and Service Marketing; also as a supplement for a course in Marketing Principles |
| customer service problem solving: Legendary Service: The Key is to Care Ken Blanchard, Victoria Halsey, Kathy Cuff, 2014-04-18 Take Care of Your Customers--or Someone Else Will! Legendary Service Great customer service is a concept organizations love to be known for. Yet most people consider the service they receive to be average, at best. Successful companies make the connection between legendary customer service and a thriving business--they recognize that the way employees treat customers is directly related to the way managers treat employees. Kelsey Young is an optimistic but disillusioned sales associate working her way through college. Her world opens up when one of her professors challenges her to create a culture of service at her workplace by putting the five components of Legendary Service into practice. Although Ferguson's, the store where Kelsey works, certainly isn't known for service excellence, Kelsey believes she can make a positive difference. She quickly learns that culture change isn't easy--and that her role as a frontline employee is more significant than she ever could have imagined. In characteristic Blanchard style, Legendary Service: The Key Is to Care is a quick and entertaining read for people at all organizational levels in every industry. When applied, its lessons will have a profound impact on the service experience your customers will receive. Whether a CEO or a part-time employee, every person can make a difference--and customer service is everyone's job. PRAISE FOR LEGENDARY SERVICE: Read this book and establish a service culture in your organization. -- Horst Schulze, Chairman/CEO, Capella Hotel Group Legendary Service has great learnings for people at all organizational levels: for executives and managers, the value of a service culture; and for frontline staff, the reality that they are the face of the company and can make a difference. Legendary service--it's everyone, always. -- Mark King, CEO and President, TaylorMade Golf Everything I know about service I learned from my career at Hilton Hotels, Marriott International, The Walt Disney Company, and Ken Blanchard. The One Minute Manager dramatically changed my thinking 32 years ago. Legendary Service will teach the next generation how to deliver sensational service. Buy it, study it, implement it. -- Lee Cockerell, Executive Vice President, Walt Disney World (Retired & Inspired), and author of Creating Magic and The Customer Rules Kathy Cuff and Vicki Halsey have created a fantastic customer service model called ICARE. When you add their voices to that of the master storyteller Ken Blanchard, you have a masterpiece entitled Legendary Service. It is a must-read for everyone who, like me, has a passion for service. -- Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines, and coauthor of Lead with LUV Ken Blanchard has done it again and delivered the right book at the right time. Legendary Service provides the essentials of hospitality and servant leadership in a way that everyone can adopt--right now--today! -- John Caparella, President and COO, The Venetian, The Palazzo, and Sands Expo Ken, Kathy, and Vicki show us how to change everyday service events into memorable experiences. Their book is a must-read for anyone unwilling to accept mediocrity. -- Leonardo Inghilleri, coauthor of Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit |
| customer service problem solving: The Effortless Experience Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman, Rick DeLisi, 2013-09-12 Everyone knows that the best way to create customer loyalty is with service so good, so over the top, that it surprises and delights. But what if everyone is wrong? In their acclaimed bestseller The Challenger Sale, Matthew Dixon and his colleagues at CEB busted many longstanding myths about sales. Now they’ve turned their research and analysis to a new vital business subject—customer loyalty—with a new book that turns the conventional wisdom on its head. The idea that companies must delight customers by exceeding service expectations is so entrenched that managers rarely even question it. They devote untold time, energy, and resources to trying to dazzle people and inspire their undying loyalty. Yet CEB’s careful research over five years and tens of thousands of respondents proves that the “dazzle factor” is wildly overrated—it simply doesn’t predict repeat sales, share of wallet, or positive wordof-mouth. The reality: Loyalty is driven by how well a company delivers on its basic promises and solves day-to-day problems, not on how spectacular its service experience might be. Most customers don’t want to be “wowed”; they want an effortless experience. And they are far more likely to punish you for bad service than to reward you for good service. If you put on your customer hat rather than your manager or marketer hat, this makes a lot of sense. What do you really want from your cable company, a free month of HBO when it screws up or a fast, painless restoration of your connection? What about your bank—do you want free cookies and a cheerful smile, even a personal relationship with your teller? Or just a quick in-and-out transaction and an easy way to get a refund when it accidentally overcharges on fees? The Effortless Experience takes readers on a fascinating journey deep inside the customer experience to reveal what really makes customers loyal—and disloyal. The authors lay out the four key pillars of a low-effort customer experience, along the way delivering robust data, shocking insights and profiles of companies that are already using the principles revealed by CEB’s research, with great results. And they include many tools and templates you can start applying right away to improve service, reduce costs, decrease customer churn, and ultimately generate the elusive loyalty that the “dazzle factor” fails to deliver. The rewards are there for the taking, and the pathway to achieving them is now clearly marked. |
| customer service problem solving: Upstream Dan Heath, 2020-03-03 Wall Street Journal Bestseller New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath explores how to prevent problems before they happen, drawing on insights from hundreds of interviews with unconventional problem solvers. So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems. Cops chase robbers, doctors treat patients with chronic illnesses, and call-center reps address customer complaints. But many crimes, chronic illnesses, and customer complaints are preventable. So why do our efforts skew so heavily toward reaction rather than prevention? Upstream probes the psychological forces that push us downstream—including “problem blindness,” which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have overcome these obstacles and scored massive victories by switching to an upstream mindset. One online travel website prevented twenty million customer service calls every year by making some simple tweaks to its booking system. A major urban school district cut its dropout rate in half after it figured out that it could predict which students would drop out—as early as the ninth grade. A European nation almost eliminated teenage alcohol and drug abuse by deliberately changing the nation’s culture. And one EMS system accelerated the emergency-response time of its ambulances by using data to predict where 911 calls would emerge—and forward-deploying its ambulances to stand by in those areas. Upstream delivers practical solutions for preventing problems rather than reacting to them. How many problems in our lives and in society are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we can fix them? |
| customer service problem solving: The Customer Rules Lee Cockerell, 2013-03-05 The former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World shares indispensible Rules for serving customers with consistency, efficiency, creativity, sincerity, and excellence. Lee Cockerell knows that success in business--any business--depends upon winning and keeping customers. In 39 digestible, bite-sized chapters, Lee shares everything he has learned in his 40+ year career in the hospitality industry about creating an environment that keeps customers coming back for more. Here, Lee not only shows why the customer always rules, but also the Rules for serving customers so well they'll never want to do business with anyone but you. For example: Rule #1: Customer Service Is Not a Department Rule #3: Great Service Follows the Laws of Gravity Rule #5: Ask Yourself What Would Mom Do? Rule #19: Be a Copycat Rule #25. Treat Every Customer like a Regular Rule #39: Don’t Try Too Hard As simple as they are profound, these principles have been shown to work in companies as large as Disney and as small as a local coffee shop; from businesses selling cutting-edge technologies like computer tablets to those selling products as timeless as shoes and handbags; at corporations as long-standing as Ford Motors and those as nascent as a brand new start-up. And they have been proven indispensible at all levels of a company, from managers responsible for hiring and training employees, setting policies and procedures, and shaping the company culture to front line staff who deal directly with clients and customers Chock-full of universal advice, applicable online and off, The Customer Rules is the essential handbook for service excellence everywhere. |
| customer service problem solving: 50 Activities for Achieving Excellent Customer Service Darryl S. Doane, Rose D. Sloat, 2003 Increase the creativity and skill level of customer service representatives, demonstrate what excellent customer service is, provide insights and practice to improve customer service, develop your own organization's bank of customer service learning situations. |
| customer service problem solving: Mastering Customer Service: Strategies for Excellence Charles Nehme, Introduction Purpose of the Book In an era where customers have more choices than ever, exceptional customer service has become a key differentiator that sets successful businesses apart from the rest. The aim of this book is to provide you with a comprehensive guide to mastering customer service. Whether you're a seasoned professional, a new hire, or a business owner, this book will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver outstanding service and foster lasting customer relationships. Importance of Customer Service in Today's Market Customer service is no longer just a support function—it is a strategic element of business success. With the rise of social media and online reviews, a single customer interaction can influence thousands of potential customers. Great customer service can turn a one-time buyer into a loyal advocate, while poor service can drive customers away and damage your brand's reputation. This book explores why customer service matters more than ever and how it can impact your bottom line. Overview of What the Reader Will Learn This book is divided into six parts, each designed to cover a different aspect of customer service: Foundations of Customer Service: Understand the core principles and importance of customer service, including the customer journey and expectations. Building a Customer-Centric Culture: Learn how to create an organizational culture that prioritizes customer satisfaction through leadership, employee engagement, and a positive workplace environment. Essential Customer Service Skills: Develop key skills such as effective communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and time management. Tools and Techniques: Discover the tools and techniques that can enhance your customer service, including feedback mechanisms, technology, and performance measurement. Advanced Strategies: Explore advanced strategies like personalization, customer loyalty programs, and crisis management to elevate your customer service efforts. Industry-Specific Customer Service: Gain insights into best practices tailored to specific industries such as retail, hospitality, and B2B services. The Evolution of Customer Service Customer service has evolved significantly over the years. From the early days of face-to-face interactions and telephone support to the modern era of digital communication and AI-driven solutions, the way businesses interact with customers has transformed. This section will provide a historical perspective on the evolution of customer service, highlighting key milestones and the changing expectations of customers. By understanding the past, we can better appreciate the present and anticipate the future trends in customer service. This book will not only provide you with practical tips and strategies but also encourage you to think critically about how you can innovate and adapt to meet the ever-evolving needs of your customers. Welcome to Mastering Customer Service: Strategies for Excellence. Let's embark on this journey together to create exceptional customer experiences and drive your business to new heights. |
| customer service problem solving: Measuring Customer Service Effectiveness Sarah Cook, 2004 Sarah Cook's down-to-earth guide provides the rationale behind measuring service effectiveness and explains the measurement process, from start (preparation) to finish (managing the results). |
| customer service problem solving: Problem Solving Dandi Daley Mackall, 2014-05-14 Developing and understanding different methods of tackling problems is an essential career skill. Problem Solving, Second Edition teaches readers how to become a problem solver, a valuable and highly sought person in todayOCOs complicated workforce. This book illustrates the difference between scientific and creative problem-solving techniques and outlines a five-step approach to dealing with dilemas that students can apply to almost any situation. |
| customer service problem solving: Customer Service Training 101 Renee Evenson, 2011 Your service team may represent the first, last, or only interaction point between your customers and your company. Your front-line service professionals make or break countless opportunities, leads, sales, and relationships every day. Completely revised and updated to meet the challenges of a new service landscape, the second edition ofCustomer Service Training 101 presents proven techniques for creating unforgettable customer experiences. The book covers every aspect of face-to-face, phone, Internet, and self-service customer relations, and provides simple yet powerful tips for: * Projecting a positive attitude and making a great first impression * Communicating effectively, both verbally and nonverbally * Developing trust, establishing rapport, and making customers feel valued * Confidently handling difficult customers and situations New features include How Do I Measure Up? self-assessments, and Doing It Right examples from the author's extensive customer service experience. Every step-by-step lesson in this comprehensive and inspiring training manual is augmented with instructive sidebars, a summary of key points, practice exercises, and so much more. |
| customer service problem solving: The Ethics Challenge in Public Service Carol W. Lewis, Stuart C. Gilman, 2012-04-18 This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of The Ethics Challenge in Public Service is the classic ethics text used in public management programs nationwide. It also serves as a valuable tool for public managers who work in a world that presents more ethical challenges every day. It contains a wealth of practical tools and strategies that public managers can use when making ethical choices in the ambiguous pressured world of public service. The book contains new material on topics including social networking, the use of apology, ethics as applied to public policy, working with elected officials, and more. |
| customer service problem solving: Together is Better Simon Sinek, 2016-09-13 Most of us live our lives by accident - we live as it happens. Fulfilment comes when we live our lives on purpose. 'What are you going to do with your life? What are you doing with your life now?' 'Do you have goals? A vision? A clear sense of why you do what you do?' Almost everyone knows someone who has grappled with at least one of these questions. The answers can often seem elusive or uncertain. Though there are many paths to follow into the unknown future, there is one way that dramatically increases the chances we will enjoy the journey. To travel with someone we trust. We can try to build a successful career or a happy life alone, but why would we? Together is better. This unique and delightful little book makes the point that together is better in a quite unexpected way. Simon Sinek, bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, blends the wisdom he has gathered from around the world with a heartwarming, richly illustrated original fable. Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion. |
| customer service problem solving: Award-winning Customer Service Renee Evenson, 2007 Award-Winning Customer Service offers scores of quick tips for readers looking to improve and then maintain their company's level of customer service. The book is filled with practical advice on planning and goal-setting, effective communication, leadership, and other topics. |
| customer service problem solving: Customer Care Excellence Sarah Cook, 2008 Emphasizing both strategic and practical aspects of customer care, this work explains how gaining customer commitment and motivating employees to deliver an excellent service at all of a company's touch points can ensure successful results and satisfied customers. |
| customer service problem solving: The Thank You Economy (Enhanced Edition) Gary Vaynerchuk, 2011-03-08 If this were 1923, this book would have been called Why Radio Is Going to Change the Game . . . If it were 1995, it would be Why Amazon Is Going to Take Over the Retailing World . . . The Thank You Economy is about something big, something greater than any single revolutionary platform. It isn't some abstract concept or wacky business strategy—it's real, and every one of us is doing business in it every day, whether we choose to recognize it or not. It's the way we communicate, the way we buy and sell, the way businesses and consumers interact online and offline. The Internet, where the Thank You Economy was born, has given consumers back their voice, and the tremendous power of their opinions via social media means that companies and brands have to compete on a whole different level than they used to. Gone are the days when a blizzard of marketing dollars could be used to overwhelm the airwaves, shut out the competition, and grab customer awareness. Now customers' demands for authenticity, originality, creativity, honesty, and good intent have made it necessary for companies and brands to revert to a level of customer service rarely seen since our great-grandparents' day, when business owners often knew their customers personally, and gave them individual attention. Here renowned entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk reveals how companies big and small can scale that kind of personal, one-on-one attention to their entire customer base, no matter how large, using the same social media platforms that carry consumer word of mouth. The Thank You Economy offers compelling, data-driven evidence that we have entered into an entirely new business era, one in which the companies that see the biggest returns won't be the ones that can throw the most money at an advertising campaign, but will be those that can prove they care about their customers more than anyone else. The businesses and brands that harness the word-of-mouth power from social media, those that can shift their culture to be more customer-aware and fan-friendly, will pull away from the pack and profit in today's markets. Filled with Vaynerchuk's irrepressible candor and wit, as well as real-world examples of companies that are profiting by putting Thank You Economy principles into practice, The Thank You Economy reveals how businesses can harness all the changes and challenges inherent in social media and turn them into tremendous opportunities for profit and growth. |
| customer service problem solving: S/NVQ Level 2 Customer Service Sally Bradley, 2003 Providing the knowledge needed to complete the qualification, this textbook takes candidates through the five mandatory and three optional units of this award. |
| customer service problem solving: Solutions Frank Fletcher, 2016-04-01 There are some events in life that are inevitable, and the emergence of problems in the workplace is one. Solutions sets out to provide remedies that are accessible, practical, meaningful, and final. Well organized, and referenced to specific operations, this book provides troubleshooting and other assistance, and serves as an encyclopedic reference for answers to organizational problems for managers and practitioners. All the functional activities and operations of organizations are included, so that almost any problem or issue that may occur will be addressed in one or more chapters. Readers will be able to quickly locate, understand and use a specific tool or technique to solve a problem. The different tools available are described, or a single most useful tool indicated. The tool is then explained in depth with an example of how it can be used. The strengths and weaknesses of individual tools are identified and there are suggestions for further help. Solutions is essential for anyone wanting to learn the basics of business problem solving and those who might know the basics but want to expand their understanding. |
| customer service problem solving: Customer Service Training 101 Renee Evenson, 2005 A practical, hands-on guide for training customer service employees. |
| customer service problem solving: The Customer is Key Milind M. Lele, Jagdish N. Sheth, 1991-10 Based on extensive research at a wide variety of companies. The authors show that management can take a more creative approach than only cost minimization to meet the competitve challenge. |
| customer service problem solving: Achieving Excellence Through Customer Service John Tschohl, 1996 Promotes the theory that superior customer service leads to a superior business organisation |
| customer service problem solving: The Complete Guide to Customer Service Linda M. Lash, 1989-01-17 Presents the ten key guidelines for moving an organization to service excellence and keeping it there. Illustrates principles with down-to-earth examples for both large and small companies, giving readers a wide range of situations with which they can identify. The guidelines cover all the relevant functional areas, such as training, advertising, daily operations, finance, etc. Also shows the nineteen functions for maintaining a successful complaint handling unit. Each chapter concludes with separate lists of guidelines for chief executives, front line service personnel, back-office support, and middle management. |
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