Part 4: SC Flashcards
Key Components for Delivering Excellent Customer Service
- Total Customer Solution
- Employee Competence and Collaboration
- Customer Experience
Three Critical Components for Strategic Customer Satisfaction
- Market Segmentation
- Leadership
- Feedback and Reward System
Customer Service Examples that Provide Great Service
- Quick Response
- Know Your Customers
- Fix Mistakes Transparently
- Go the Extra Mile
- Think Long Term
The Golden Rules for Customer Service
- Empathy
- Respect
- Plan Ahead
- Be Human
- No Excuse
- Transparency on Social Media
- Hotlines
- a global federation of national standards bodies from 145+ countries.
- The mission includes promoting standardization, facilitating international exchange, and fostering cooperation in various fields.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
The Eight Principles of Quality
- Customer focus
- Leadership
- Involvement of people
- Process approach
- System approach to management
- Continuous improvement
- Factual approach to decision-making
- Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
- Different customer groups have different expectations, and ____________ helps target specific customer types.
- Competent service tailored to the needs of specific customer segments enhances overall customer satisfaction.
Market Segmentation
__________ aligns external customer satisfaction activities with internal efforts.
The corporate vision and culture set by _________ influence customer satisfaction levels.
________signals, investments in service technology, and employee empowerment impact customer satisfaction.
Leadership
- Customer satisfaction measurement provides quantifiable insights for competitive benchmarking.
__________helps identify gaps in the existing system and opportunities for service innovation. - Rewarding employees for excellent customer service reinforces the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction.
Feedback
- Responding as quickly as possible to customer inquiries and needs is crucial for good customer service.
Quick Response
- Personalization and getting to know customers’ wants and needs create great interactions.
Ex. Starbucks’ “Every name’s a story” campaign demonstrates the value of recognizing and accepting customers.
Know Your Customers
- Taking responsibility for mistakes and maintaining transparency is essential for a good reputation.
- Ex. Amazon’s quick and empathetic resolution of a delivery issue showcases transparency and customer empathy.
Fix Mistakes Transparently
- Going above and beyond results in happy and indebted customers.
Ex. Sainsbury’s renaming “tiger bread” to “giraffe bread” in response to a customer’s suggestion illustrates going the ______
Go the Extra Mile
- Long-term thinking, keeping customers happy, and ensuring loyalty contribute to positive word-of-mouth marketing.
- A satisfied customer becomes a loyal advocate, while an angry customer can have a significant negative impact.
Think Long Term
- ________ is identified as the most crucial aspect of customer service.
- Putting oneself in the customer’s shoes and understanding their frustration is key.
- Hiring individuals capable of ______ is essential for a successful customer service team.
Empathy
- Regardless of the customer’s level of anger or rudeness, treating them with ______ is fundamental.
- The customer is the source of revenue for the company, and responding with humility and calm is crucial.
Respect