Customer Service Rules!: 52 Ways to Create A Customer-Centric Business

Customer Service Rules!: 52 Ways to Create A Customer-Centric Business
Author: Don Gallegos
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-08-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781938406393

"The customer is not always right, but he or she is always the customer." That's customer service expert Don Gallegos' mantra. His 52 Rules will help you create a company that is focused on giving the best customer service ever. Gallegos' long experience as president of 70-store supermarket chain King Soopers is the basis for the Rules: welcoming customer complaints, empowering employees to handle customers' problems, learning from the best customer service companies, and much more. Read one rule a week-or all 52 at once! Don Gallegos' Customer Service Rules! is your guide to building a business centered on your customers.

Win the Customer

Win the Customer
Author: Flavio Martins
Publisher: AMACOM
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2015-09-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814436250

Your prices can be beat. Your product can be improved upon. Your service is provided by others. But one key aspect about your company that cannot be duplicated or outdone is the unique, outstanding customer service experience that you continually provide for your customers. In Win the Customer, companies can learn practical, powerful techniques for energizing the way they interact with the people who drive their business, distinguishing themselves from the competition by providing their customers with something truly special. Author and vice president of operations Flavio Martin, named by the Huffington Post as a “most influential social customer service pro,” fills his invaluable guide with examples and inspiration in order to show readers how to:• Align the business around a customer service mission• Make every employee a customer service agent• Create an environment in which exceptional service experiences can happen• Humanize customer service, virtually and in person• Empower employees to find innovative solutions• All the random acts of WOW--they’re often the most memorable• And much moreProducts and prices can only get you in the door with new customers. But exceptional customer service will keep them lifelong fans. Win the Customer is your guidebook for building your fan base!

The Best Service is No Service

The Best Service is No Service
Author: Bill Price
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2011-09-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118039394

In this groundbreaking book, Bill Price and David Jaffe offer a new, game-changing approach, showing how managers are taking the wrong path and are using the wrong metrics to measure customer service. Customer service, they assert, is only needed when a company does something wrong—eliminating the need for service is the best way to satisfy customers. To be successful, companies need to treat service as a data point of dysfunction and figure what they need to do to eliminate the demand. The Best Service Is No Service outlines these seven principles to deliver the best service that ultimately leads to "no service": Eliminate dumb contacts Create engaging self-service Be proactive Make it easy to contact your company Own the actions across the company Listen and act Deliver great service experiences

Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit

Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit
Author: Leonardo Inghilleri
Publisher: AMACOM
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2010-04-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814415393

What if you could protect your business against competitive inroads, once and for all? Customer service experts Leonardo Inghilleri and Micah Solomon's anticipatory customer service approach was first developed at The Ritz-Carlton as well as at Solomon's company Oasis, and has since proven itself in countless companies around the globe--from luxury giant BVLGARI to value-sensitive auto parts leader Carquest and everywhere in between. Their experience shows that the most powerful growth engine in a tight market--and best protection from competitive inroads--is to put everything you can into cultivating true customer loyalty. Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit takes the techniques that minted money for these brands and reveals how you can apply them to your own business to provide the kind of exceptional service that nearly guarantees loyalty. Soon, you'll be reaping the benefits of loyal customers who are: less sensitive to price competition, more forgiving of small glitches, and, ultimately, who are "walking billboards" happily promoting your brand. Filled with detailed, behind-the-scenes examples, Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit unlocks a new level of customer relationship that leaves your competitors in the dust, your customers coming back day after day, and your bottom line looking better than it ever has before.

Content Rules

Content Rules
Author: Ann Handley
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2010-11-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470948728

The guide to creating engaging web content and building a loyal following, revised and updated Blogs, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and other platforms are giving everyone a "voice," including organizations and their customers. So how do you create the stories, videos, and blog posts that cultivate fans, arouse passion for your products or services, and ignite your business? Content Rules equips you for online success as a one-stop source on the art and science of developing content that people care about. This coverage is interwoven with case studies of companies successfully spreading their ideas online—and using them to establish credibility and build a loyal customer base. Find an authentic "voice" and craft bold content that will resonate with prospects and buyers and encourage them to share it with others Leverage social media and social tools to get your content and ideas distributed as widely as possible Understand why you are generating content—getting to the meat of your message in practical, commonsense language, and defining the goals of your content strategy Write in a way that powerfully communicates your service, product, or message across various Web mediums Boost your online presence and engage with customers and prospects like never before with Content Rules.

The Customer Experience Revolution

The Customer Experience Revolution
Author: Jeofrey Bean
Publisher: Brigantine Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780982664469

The customer experience revolution has begun Businesses that provide an extraordinary customer experience are more profitable and sustainable than their competition. They dominate industries and marginalize competing companies. In their innovative book, The Customer Experience Revolution: How Companies like Apple, Amazon, and Starbucks Have Changed Business Forever; authors Jeofrey Bean and Sean Van Tyne uncover valuable insights about leadership and decision-making. At large and small companies they call Experience Makers, the focus has surpassed products, services, and price toward the purpose-built customer experience and the user experience within it. Customer experience is an all-encompassing term that goes beyond traditional definitions of marketing, customer service, customer satisfaction, and product development. Delivering extraordinary customer experience is becoming more and more important, according to J.D. Power and Associates. We know from the data that people will pay for it, says Gary Tucker. Unique to customer experience books, Bean and Van Tyne capture the key elements of customer experience through interviews with business leaders. The book shows how Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spearheaded a customer experience strategy using social media that built tremendous customer loyalty. An interview with executive Larry Tesler reveals the leadership qualities of Steve Jobs at Apple and Jeff Bezos at Amazon. It shows how Reed Hastings at Netflix brought down Blockbuster and continues to stay competitive. The book tells the story of Square (founded by Jack Dorsey of Twitter), as well as many other companies, including Intuit, LPL Financial, Skinit, EMN8, IDriveSafely, and more. These profiles of leaders in companies both large and small show the value of creating a complete customer experience ecosystem. Bean and Van Tyne found twelve essential leadership qualities common to the best companies in total customer experience management. They insist that these best practices can no longer be ignored for a company to remain successful. Customer expectations have risen and will continue to change. The Customer Experience Revolution shows why every business needs to make customer experience an integral part of its business strategy. The Customer Experience Revolution is a book that everyone who wants to succeed in business must read. --Todd Robinson, Founder and Former Chairman, LPL Financial Companies that delight their customers outperform their peers. This guidebook tells us why and how they do it in industries as diverse as retailing, smartphones, food service and driver education. I highly recommended it to anyone building a customer-focused business or refocusing an existing business on the experience of the customer. --Larry Tesler, Larry Tesler Consulting, former Vice President and Chief Scientist, Apple Computer

The Customer Rules

The Customer Rules
Author: Lee Cockerell
Publisher: Crown Currency
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0770435610

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.

Unleashing Excellence

Unleashing Excellence
Author: Dennis Snow
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2009-10-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470564199

A step-by-step guide to designing and implementing an amazing customer service culture In today's competitive business environment, keeping customers happy is the key to long-term success. But some businesses provide much better customer service than others. It's not always clear what works and what doesn't, and implementing new customer service practices midstream can be a difficult, chaotic task. Business leaders who want to transform their business culture into one of customer service excellence need reliable, proven guidance. Unleashing Excellence gives you practical tools and step-by-step guidance tailored to your company's individual customer service needs. It shows you how to navigate your teams through every step of the implementation process to achieve true customer service excellence. The book covers the training and education of your group, how to measure the quality of your service, how to build a culture of personal accountability, and how to recognize excellence and reward it. Fully revised to include updated information on the latest tools and best practices, as well as the stories and lessons learned from those organizations that have used the process described in the book. Offers proven best practices for designing and implementing an excellent customer service culture Simple format divides content into nine "leadership actions" that guide you through a step-by-step process Shows you how to build a common customer service vision for your entire organization Customer service is vital to the survival of your business. If you want to move your organization's customer service practices from good to great, Unleashing Excellence is the key.

The 5-Star Customer Experience

The 5-Star Customer Experience
Author: Dr. Janne Ohtonen
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2017-01-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1524653667

Boost Revenues with Top-Notch Customer Experience! Get the digital version of this book for FREE when you purchase a paperback copy! Do you know the value of exceptional customer experience? Do you want to optimize your customer experience blueprint? Would you like to streamline your operations with customer journey mapping? When you read Dr. Janne Ohtonens The 5-Star Customer Experience, youll discover the three secrets of providing a phenomenal customer experience. This fascinating guidebook helps you understand your current level of experience and what you can do to improve and excel! Secret 1: Create a Customer Experience Blueprint Develop a Customer Experience Strategy that boosts revenue, profit, and customer satisfaction. Secret 2: Map Your Customers Journey Learn how people interact with your business, weed out frustrations and time-sinks, and increase cost efficiency. Secret 3: Experience Stunning Results Take your strategy and plans into action and see your revenues grow, cost base decrease and customers smiling! With your purchase of this book, youll also get FREE digital downloads of the authors other two books! Inside The 5-Star Customer Experience, youll discover: Why innovative and constantly improving customer experience creates sustainable revenue growth A practical way for creating a customer experience blueprint that wows the customers and brings in the profit for the business How to use customer journey mapping tools, including step-by-step guides and examples with illustrations to optimize cost efficiency "If you want to ensure long-term business success, then you will find Dr. Ohtonen's book invaluable--a must-read blueprint for putting the customer at the heart of your organization" (Marcos Moret, Managing Director). "An awesome read. You will find yourself inspired to approach the challenge of becoming more customer-centric in a structured and methodical way" (Anthony Pearmain, Customer Experience Consultant). "I realized how important it is that the whole company works together to achieve more customer centric approach. This is not a book to be read just by the business owners or decision makers; it is a useful book to be read by people at all organizational levels in all industries" (Jenna Heinonen, MBA). Do the right thing for your business, your customers, and the world Dr. Ohtonen donates part of the proceeds from every book sold to charity! This essential business guide includes practical, how-to steps for optimizing your customer service. Youll discover a wide variety of real-world case studies so you can benefit from the hard lessons experienced by other companies. By understanding, designing, and improving your customers experiences, you can see dramatic growth in your sales and revenues! Dont let your competition get an edge on you Order your copy of The 5-Star Customer Experience TODAY! Its quick and easy Just scroll up and click the BUY NOW WITH ONE CLICK button on the right-hand side of the screen.

Customer Service For Dummies

Customer Service For Dummies
Author: Karen Leland
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2011-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118052730

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.