“People don’t care how much you know until they know

how much you care.”Joe O’Malia, circa 1966

The Danny O’Malia Customer Service Experience

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“laser technology from mars...

Customer service from Mayberry!”

-Ossip Optometry

www.ossip.com2

Poor Culture = POOR SERVICE!

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You Can’t TEACH Culture…………………….

*You have to LIVE it.    *You have to EXPERIENCE

it.    *You have to SHARE it.   

*You have to SHOW it

  -Brent Harris, Nordstrom Exec. 4

“Our light shines brighter when it isn’t

on.”

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Dan CathyChick-Fil-A,

Son of Founder Truett Cathy

NORDSTROM'S INVERTED ORGANIZATIONAL PYRAMID

Sales and Support Staff

Department Managers

Store Managers, Buyers, Merchandise Managers,

General Managers, Board of Directors

Sales and Support Staff

Department Managers

Store Managers, Buyers, Merchandise Managers,

General Managers, Board of Directors

*Customers*

Nordstrom's Rule: "Use good judgment in all

situations!" 6

RULES

…Give employees another reason to say “no” to customers. That’s

why we HATE RULES!                                                                                   

-James Harris, Nordstrom V.P. Shoe Sales

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“I before E except after C...”

WEIRD

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"Failure's only failure when you fail to learn by it.”

 

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-John Morgan, George W. Bush Impersonator

John Ruskin on Value

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" Someone can always make something a little cheaper and a little worse. If you shop price alone, you're that man's lawful prey."   

-John Ruskin, 1820-1900

Value + Quality + Service Price

“PRICE is WHAT you pay. VALUE is WHAT YOU GET for WHAT YOU PAY. Then below that:

-John Ruskin, 1820-1900

David Master’s Trust Equation

T - C+ R + I   divided by S    

T = TRUSTWORTHINESS    C = CREDIBILITY         

R = RELIABILITY   I = INTIMACY   

S = SELF ORIENTATION     

p. 69 of THE TRUSTED ADVISOR

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“And if one gains the immediate purpose of the lie - the price one

pays is the destruction for that which the game was intended to serve.

The man who lies to the world, is the world ’s slave from then

on.”

-Henry “Hank” Rearden,One of two main business

protagonists in atlas shruggedPg. 788

"The secret of my business was hiring nice people and then allowing them to be

as nice as they can be.”

-Mary Kay Ash

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EMPOWERMENT

"Employees should never fail to act out of fear of losing their jobs.” -SATISFACTION, p. 175

"People like dealing with people in AUTHORITY.” -SATISFACTION, p. 173

“There is no expiration date on a bad experience.“-SATISFACTION, p. 131 

(Check out the Ameri Suites Disaster on pp 170-172 of SATISFACTION )

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"In my opinion,

must send its people to

HATE SCHOOL so they learn to hate suppliers. The are extremely

confrontational. After dealing with Ford, I decided not to buy its

product." 

-Senior Executive, Anonymous Ford SupplierTrust Based Selling p. 185

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"I'm not looking for great players...I'm looking for players that make the TEAM great."   

-John Wooden

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”You can accomplish anything in life provided that you do not mind who

gets the credit.”

-President Harry Truman

"The BEST customer is THE ONE YOU ALREADY HAVE.” 

-Dick Schaaf 

Lifetime Value of loyal O'Malia Food Markets customer with 3 children

from 1966 to 2006:• 20 years X 50 weeks X $150/ week• 20 years X 50 weeks X $100/ week

SPENT $250,000 AND-- many were RAVING FANS/ ADVOCATES! Even

more valuable than just the dollars!18

"Companies can boost profits by almost 100% by retaining just 5% MORE of

their customers.“

Frederick F. Reicheld and W. Earl Sasser,

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The best way to eliminate an enemy...is to turn him into a friend.”

-Abraham Lincoln 

• Handling complaints/making lemonade out of lemons

• Turning potential assassins into raving fans/advocates

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Joe O Handling complaints: 1975  1. Don't give the job to anyone not named O'Malia2. Don't give job to anyone who can't handle the problem.3. YOU keep the job as long as possible (1975-2006)4. Goal: 2 compliments to 1 complaint. Turned out to be 3 to 1!5. Return all calls UNBELIEVABLY FAST!6. Don't take it personally.7. LISTEN! Let them vent.8. Ask appropriate questions.9. EMPATHIZE!10. Follow up. ALL THE WAY!11. Remember it's an OPPORTUNITY to make

lemonade out of lemons!

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A quote worth remembering and repeating:

“Reputations are built by CUSTOMER ADVOCACY and advocates are created ONE

CUSTOMER AT A TIME!”

-SATISFACTION, p. 48 

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The customer Service Hall of Shame 

Sprint 40%Bank of America  30%

AT&T 29%Citibank 26%Wal Mart 24%Verizon 23%

Wells Fargo 22%Direct TV 21%

 30% Banks; 30% Cable TV; 30% Phones: 10% Retail

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Top 5 Reasons behind Advocacy & Assassin Stories: 

Advocacy Story:1. Above & Beyond Service 47%

2. Long term Act (short term loss) 27%3. Courteous/ Empathetic 18%

4. Great Product/ Service/ Quality 11%5. Low Price 9% 

Assassin Story:1. Poor Product Quality 20%

2. Unwilling to Fix 19%3. Disinterested Service 17%

4. Rude 16%5. Short Term Thinking 11% 24

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“…they know that there is no such thing as a lousy job - only lousy men who don’t care to do

it.”

-Ellis Wyatt, one of the business

heroesPg. 661

"Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.”

-Reverend Martin Luther King 26

"I don't sit at cab stands any more... I BOOK APPOINTMENTS!” 

-Dennis the Cabbie from RAVING FANS.27

The Danny O’Malia Customer Service Experience

Questions? Comments?Feel free to contact me!

Phone: (317) 413-9062

E-mail: DannyOMalia@gmail.com

www.indystrustedservant.com

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