customer service: the small business advantage jeremy b. kestler business outreach manager...
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Customer Service:The Small Business
Advantage
Jeremy B. KestlerBusiness Outreach Manager
[email protected](770) 423-6562
Cobb MicroenterpriseClass 16
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
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Customer Service Overview
• Why is it Important?• What is Superior Service?• Service Models and Examples• Service Disasters• Current Trends
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Why is Service Important?
• Helps keep customers• Differentiate versus competition• Helps you improve your business• Develops positive word of mouth• Prevents negative word of mouth• Saves money on marketing• Builds employee morale
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Exercise: Customer Svc Role Play
• Please refer to your “Customer Service Role Play” sheet.
1. How did the customer handle the situation? What should he/she have done differently?
2. How did the manager handle the situation? What should he/she have done differently?
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Which is least expensive?
• Keeping a Customer• Winning a Customer Back• Getting a New Customer
Answer• Keeping a Customer$• Getting a New Customer$$• Winning a Customer Back $$$
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Which do you want?
Satisfied Customers?OR
Loyal Customers?
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What is Superior Service?
• Being Nice?• Relationship Management• Meeting Deadlines• Efficient Operations• Reacting Quickly• Anticipating Problems• Apologizing
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Exercise: Great Service Examples
• Please share an experience where someone demonstrated superior customer service.
• How did it make you feel about the them? About the business?
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Problem-Solving Examples
• USAA (Washington, DC – DMV)• Holiday Inn, Champaign, IL• Soho Clothiers – Letter• New China - Joey• Charles Schwab v. The 800 Kiss
Off• AAA and Discount Tire
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Stores with Great Service
• Mori Luggage & Gifts, Town Center– Knowledgeable– Courteous– Helpful
• Discount Tire, Busbee Parkway– Efficient– Attentive– Energetic– Clear Communicators
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Arthur Blank Owner, Atl Falcons
“It hasn’t been difficult to figure out. You listen to your customers and respond to them.”
RESULT: Largest single-season increase in 83-year history of the NFL
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Sam Walton, Wal-Mart Founder
“If you’re looking for answers, go to the store. The customers have all the answers and they also happen to have all the money.”
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Exercise: Customer Svc Role Play
• Please refer to your “Customer Service Role Play” sheet.
1. How did the customer handle the situation? What should he/she have done differently?
2. How did the manager handle the situation? What should he/she have done differently?
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Marketing and Service
Service
Marketing
Good
Bad
GoodBad
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Key Service Elements
Really CaringActions or Behaviors
Happy Customers
Attitude Process
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Key Service Elements
People
Process
Problem Solving
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Process
• Greeting – Wal*Mart, Moe’s• Phone Routines – Airlines• Interpersonal Habits – “It’s My
Pleasure”• Technology – Amazon.com• Message Relaying – Small Business• Room Service – Hospitality• Rental Car Return - Hertz
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Service Techniques
• Listen• Tell them what’s going on• Empathize• Apologize• Take responsibility• Waive charges
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Problem-Solving Examples• Enough Staff – Nordstrom,
Continental• Keep Employees Happy - Southwest• Minimize Turnover – Chick-fil-a• Create Clear Channels for “Voice”
1-800-CHARLES• “Help Me Help You”
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Exercise: Service “Disasters”
• Think of an example of a customer service issue you have had. Was it a problem with:
1. People?2. Process?3. Problem Solving?
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Don’t
• Put processes before People• Explain Meaningless Internal Details
(Blame Policy)• Blame the Customer• Blame Technology• Lose Temper• Break Professionalism• Make Excuses• Sneak Away
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Phrases to Avoid• You should have…• Why didn’t you…• You’ll have to…• Non-helpful statements
– “Ms. Harris is not available. (Silence)
• I’ll try…• I can’t…• Your problem/complaint• As soon as possible
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Top 9 Reasons for Bad Customer Service
9. Low-level thinkers, not service oriented8. No Process7. Bad Process6. Good Process, Staff Not Properly Trained5. Good Process, Not Enforced (No Management)4. Smart People, No Process3. Smart People, Bad Process2. Smart People, Good Process, No Problem Solving
(Beaten by the System, Limited, Rigid)1. Smart People, Good Process, Special
Circumstance
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Current Trends• CRM-Customer Relationship
Management• Relational Database Software
“I see you like CDs by Miles Davis, perhaps you’d like John Coltrane? Click here.”
• Using websites to answer questions and help customers contact the company
• Email – The Ultimate Feedback Loop• Companies must be more responsive
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Jeremy’s Business Advice
1. Be Professional2. Be Focused3. Think BIG4. One step at a time5. Enjoy it6. Be open-minded7. Continuously improve8. Be responsive to customers
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Good luck!Good luck!
See you at graduationSee you at graduation