Robert Craven's book is 'Bright Marketing - why should people bother to buy from you?'. (And his latest is 'GROW YOUR SERVICE FIRM'.)
Monday, 16 August 2010
Customer Service - Back To Basics
Recognise the importance of customer loyalty - some studies suggest that a 2% increase in customer retention will have the same impact as a 10% operating cost reduction. (Krsitina Evey, 2008)
Enough of the accountants. They do not run our businesses; we do. They are only part of othe equation. They are not everything. (But yes, they are pretty important.)
Anyhow, the link is interesting but what is really interesting is how we put this into practice in our own organisations. Do we have someone in charge of and responsible for the customer experience? Not often. Why?
Good question Julie. Perhaps it is because CRM solutions can be bought shrink wrapped off the shelf and focus on customer satisfaction, whereas a customer experience strategy is defined by what your customers value and what you need to deliver for them to become advocates, and that is difficult to do well?
I think CRM has been kidnapped by the big software houses. In its broadest sense it applies to how we should be doing business - customer - relationship - management
It is the anal computer process that is so wrong. Go back to the basics.
What is needed is for businesses to go that extra mile and that does mean putting the customer first. Good to see some numebrs but the principle is stating the obvious. As Madge says, blindingly so.
What is needed is for businesses to go that extra mile and that does mean putting the customer first. Good to see some numebrs but the principle is stating the obvious. As Madge says, blindingly so.
The logic is probably true but the accounatnts find it easir to make cost savings. Much easier to measure.
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Be interesting to see how these numbers are actualy calculated and whether you can make genralisations from this.
ReplyDeleteEnough of the accountants. They do not run our businesses; we do. They are only part of othe equation. They are not everything. (But yes, they are pretty important.)
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Sorry but this is blindingly obvious. Madge
ReplyDeleteBut good to see some research to support the numbers.
ReplyDeleteAnother filler, methinks.
ReplyDeleteNot quite sure about the comments above.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, the link is interesting but what is really interesting is how we put this into practice in our own organisations. Do we have someone in charge of and responsible for the customer experience? Not often. Why?
Good question Julie. Perhaps it is because CRM solutions can be bought shrink wrapped off the shelf and focus on customer satisfaction, whereas a customer experience strategy is defined by what your customers value and what you need to deliver for them to become advocates, and that is difficult to do well?
ReplyDeleteI think CRM has been kidnapped by the big software houses. In its broadest sense it applies to how we should be doing business
ReplyDelete- customer
- relationship
- management
It is the anal computer process that is so wrong. Go back to the basics.
The trick, whether big or small is to put the customer first.
ReplyDeleteWhat is needed is for businesses to go that extra mile and that does mean putting the customer first. Good to see some numebrs but the principle is stating the obvious. As Madge says, blindingly so.
ReplyDeleteTake a look at Customer First
ReplyDeleteThis only really applies to larger businesses. Surely.
ReplyDeleteand the action you nmeed to take as a result of this is:
ReplyDeleteThe name is Kristina Evey.
ReplyDeleteThis only really applies to larger businesses. Surely.
ReplyDeleteWhat is needed is for businesses to go that extra mile and that does mean putting the customer first. Good to see some numebrs but the principle is stating the obvious. As Madge says, blindingly so.
ReplyDeleteExcellent reference. Thanks for this.
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