Two things happened today that brought a particular experience into sharp focus. It was a shuddering fear that social customer service …Read More
Customer Service
Next generation customer service is about orchestrating call centre, e-service, social network and peer to peer communities into single customer journeys that work fast first time and reduce customer effort.
Serving up those experiences are passionate, skilled and empowered brand ambassadors who increasingly link across the silos to join Customer Service, Marketing and Sales under One Agenda.
A Personal View On The State Of Social Customer Service
The mere fact that June and July have been themed ‘social customer service’ month in two major industry sites mycustomer.com and ICMI call …Read More
Team Leaders As Performance Coaches
In my last post on the topic of the changing role of a team leader in Customer Service, I promised more about the skills, daily routines and …Read More
Social Media & Financial Service Brands
Social Media and Financial Services are getting to know each other pretty well. There are some obvious opportunities to be grabbed. For …Read More
Ever Thought About ‘Selling’ Customer Service?
Here's what the Customer Service industry is missing: a service catalogue. A what? It's like a product catalogue, only for customer …Read More
Team Leaders & Their Changing Role In Customer Service – session 1
Team leaders are a group in transition. The Customer Service Operations they work in are now entering a third phase of existence. Just …Read More
Is A Customer Service ROI Provable?
Is there a plausible ROI To Customer Service? This is a question that has bubbled away for ages and every so often someone has …Read More
Painting A Customer Service Strategy: session 6
This session explores continuity and capability. The first is about staying on track with your customer service strategy even when those …Read More
Will Customers Use Social Media Strategically?
We all know about social media as a new channel for customer service. It's been a well explored theme during 2010. What interests me is …Read More
Painting A Customer Service Strategy: session 5
What are the management implications of trying to live by a customer service strategy? Previous sessions (one, two, three and four) have …Read More