THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE – STRIVING FOR QUALITY SERVICE Linda Holland-Blackwell American Public University System Abstract The Customer Service Experience plays a key role in communicating the culture of your business and services. Customer service is communicated to customers through employee’s appearance, their interaction, knowledge, skill, and attitude. Managers, supervisors, and/or team leader are to provide the information, skills, and support to provide quality service to customers, “In other words, for customer service to be successful it must be managed successfully” (Martin, 2011, pg. 1). Customers want is value for the money along with effective, efficient service. This paper will discuss the …show more content…
Stopping by Wendy’s, my order was timely and correct, but the cashier was not smiling displayed an impersonal attitude. Making the statement: I am just doing my job, my I take your order? “You are number one. We are here to process you as efficiently as we can.” (Martin, 2001, pg. 7) The personal and procedural side are both a part of the factory customer service arena. “Service may be fast and efficient, but it’s also unfriendly and insensitive to customers’ human needs” (Martin, 2001, pg. 7). The scenario has a potential for quality customer service, but the staff needs additional training. Gathering customer feedback provides customer reactions to their service experiences. “Use vital feedback systems that not only help you pinpoint weak links in the service-delivery system, but also provide a vehicle for reinforcing and rewarding quality service behaviors” (Martin, 2001, pg. 13). In the scenario, the expectation of quality service requires a need for better-trained customer service providers. Scenario III. Taking my car in for a major repair costing $580, the mechanic was friendly and the owner of the repair shop. After replacing my oil pan gasket, I had to return to the repair shop three times in two weeks, my car has not operated right since. The failure to fulfill my expectations lead to my dissatisfaction in the business. I see this as “the friendly zoo” approach to service…” (Martin, 2001, pg. 8). I felt that I was not treated fairly or honestly,
The customer service personnel should be in a position to acknowledge their clients and pay attention well to whatever they say and put into practice active listening. They should also give a chance to the customers to respond to the services the company offers perhaps through the enterprise’s website. For any company to prosper, good customer relation is paramount in building a loyal
Our organization is profitable because of our customers and our employees. In order to keep our business operating successfully, we need to make sure our customers are getting the highest level of service at all times. We rely on our employees to provide this stellar customer service experience, so they need to understand how to maintain that. The goal of this new employee training is to teach new associates our expectations on how they can create that experience for customers. The training will teach them how to build loyalty with customers; how to create good first impressions; and how to manage the expectations of customers. Our customers expect great service every time they interact with one of our employees, so it is our job to make sure that happens, regardless of who they are working with.
HQCS: Manage Quality Customer Service Student Guide BSBCUS501A: Manage Quality Customer Service Elements of competence Plan to meet internal and external customer requirements Ensure delivery of quality products and/or services Monitor, adjust and review customer service 1 BSB51107 Diploma of Management _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Module description This module covers the skills and knowledge required to advise on and carry out customer service strategies and to evaluate those strategies on the basis of feedback and design for service improvement.
In this paper we will look at outrageous customer services and three principals of customer service. We will also cover intergrading principals of customer service personally and professionally. Often in this paper we will use Costco as a model to explore the concepts of customer services. The goal of this paper is to get a clear understanding of what outrageous customer service is and what it looks like in action through the Costco experience.
The service encounter experience determines future levels of service and profit generated by the organisation. It is where emotions of the service user and the customer service representative meet in real time; most people judge service quality within the first few moments. Service is often described as ‘emotional labour’, because it demands service personnel to engage their emotions in their work in a way that a production line role does not. The science of customer service treats customer satisfaction as a function
The three most important key components to provide good customer service are professionalism, communication and responsibility. A person with these three values can make him look more distant and better than other people who are engaged in the same field as he is.
As you may know customer service plays a key role in running a successful business and as a Lead Cashier and Trainer for seven years at Coastal Farm I had the privilege of gaining a variety of experiences both internally and externally. As the Lead Cashier and Trainer I strived to express the importance of customer service and provide my team with the proper knowledge and tools to ensure we were going above and beyond for our customers. Whether I left a sticky note on their desktops with a phrase such as “be the reason someone smiles today,” or asked them if they have ever had a bad experience at a business and what they learned from that experience to keep that in mind while serving their customers, my end goal was for my team to recognize
Quality customer service is indispensable for any company in the transportation industry; proving to be a leading factor, along with price and product, as to why customers will stay or stray (Wadhams, 2014). A few strategies used by leading industries to obtain higher satisfaction service levels include: practicing anticipatory services, adapting to changes within the industry in a timely manner, invite interaction, exercise discretion, stress safety, develop relationships on a name basis, and show transparency. With consistency, each of these procedures can lead to an outstanding customer service base and provide the framework for a strong, committed, and long-lasting organization displaying customer appreciation and rewarded with customer loyalty (10 Customer Service Tips from the Transportation Industry,
Customer service models and customer service standards both have different features. The customer service models can either increase customer satisfaction or decrease customer complaints. The customer satisfaction is increased by being responsive and helpful to your customers and brining out a bigger range of products that are value for money. The customer complaints are decreased by making sure that you are giving out the correct information and resolving any queries or problems that customers may have. An atmosphere of service may also be created by both internal and external customers. Services can include training for staff members and ensuring that the policies and procedures are being followed. Another feature of customer service models is ensuring that you provide excellent service to your customers. To do this, you need to meet your customer’s needs and expectations. You will also need to ensure that you have knowledge on the assistance and advice that you are able to provide for you customers. One feature of customer service standards is ensuring that you are continuously updating the policies and procedures to ensure that you meet the customer’s needs. This means that you will need to ensure that you conform to equality and diversity when dealing with customers. Also, you will need to ensure that you are dealing
You may offer a quality, well-priced product, but if a customer receives inferior service before, during or after the sale, future sales may be lost. Providing superior customer service in today 's competitive marketplace is crucial. Quite simply, customers are your business and lost sales through poor service means you will lose money.
My customer service and negotiation skills were well demonstrated during my job at UNDP. I collaborated and worked with the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) as a member of the UN Registration and Verification Team, and interviewed more than 4000 People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN/M), and contributed to the development of a National Reintegration Policy for former PLA. I provided technical advice to relevant stakeholders, and when required any peacekeeping or monitor team, on effective tools for Recovery and DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration) management. I advised on "lessons learned" and "best practices" in the use of different program management/strategies in Post Recovery and
“Whether you are big or small, you cannot give good customer service if your employees don’t feel good about coming to work” (Martin Oliver). It is a well-known fact that customer service can make or break a business; thus, businesses tend to focus on the overall satisfaction of the customer and tend to forget about the employee. Working in customer service, an employee is bound to experience negative circumstances when dealing with rude or abusive customers. Verbal abuse by customers in large business are caused by the prevalent belief that the customer is always right along with racism; as a result, this can then lead to poor customer service experiences and emotional distress to the employee.
In order to solve the problem of poor services companies face, this book introduce the “I. C.A.R.E.” Principles. It is so important that every one in the company should understand how each individual is responsible for the “Impression” they create, the “Connection” that is formed, the “Attitude” they possess, their “Response” they give, and how well they deliver on the “Exceptionals” of serving their companies’ employees. The first four deal directly with the consumers, while the final directly addresses the experience companies create internally for their employees. These five principles will help to empower the organization to deliver a higher level of the experience.
There’s customer service In the United States that’s good and there’s customer services that’s bad. If the customer service is bad it doesn 't necessarily mean it’s the employees’ fault; it’s more than likely the customers fault. If they have someone screaming at them for hours on end it wears them out and makes them snap. Customers only have to deal with someone being mean for the time they are at the drive thru, where as the worker has to sit through hours of screaming and complaining from other customers.
is a marketing tem that how product or services provide by a company ,it is an act of taking care of customer demand and need by providing and high quality service and assistance before customer avail it and after service as well. It’s all about that we required to make sure that we meet the customer`s desire and needs. Customer service is all about interaction between a customer and service provider and Service is defined as activities whose output is not a physical product, it is added value in form of as convince, comfort that are essentially intangible concerns.