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FEDA One Great Idea. March 18, 2010. Simply the Best in Customer Service. fb - Mitch Harper mitch@hwpo.com 979.823.5150. Description & Importance 4 Key Facts Strategy & Metrics What it Can look like. Description.
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FEDA One Great Idea • March 18, 2010
Simply the Best in Customer Service • fb - Mitch Harper • mitch@hwpo.com • 979.823.5150
Description & Importance • 4 Key Facts • Strategy & Metrics • What it Can look like
Description • Physical place where we contact our clients. – All companies have “contact” • Place where one or more of the 3 negotiable mediums contact our clients: Money, Resources or Info. • Relative term not able to be broadcast across a spectrum of industries or service levels.
Good Isn’t Good Enough Percent Very Willing to Repurchase Overall Customer Satisfaction From Mastering Customer Value Management,Ray Kordupleski
Customer Service’s - Effect On Price More A.Y.F.N. Price Acceptable Margin Range W.L.O.S. Less More Less Customer Service Mitch Harper
Some Facts we need to Know • Satisfied Clients tell an avg of 5 • Dissatisfied clients tell an avg of 10 people • 12% of those tell up to 20 people • 96% - Dissatisfied clients won’t tell the company • 95% - Dissatisfied clients become loyal if complaints handled correctly • For each complaint received avg company has 26 prob – 6 are serious! * * Dr. John T. Self 13 Customer Service Facts – Michael A. Aun
Crunching the Numbers • Assume Avg Company has 3000 clients • Assume 1/2 of 1% are dissatisfied at any time • 15 total people are pissed! • 12% will tell 20 & 88% will tell 10 • How many total people know????? • 12% = 1.8 * 20 = 36 88% = 13.2 * 10 = 132 • 168people know!
Rolling it Up • Of the original 15 pissed people • 14.4 won’t ever tell you they are angry • However 14.25 if they ever do tell you and you fix it - will become loyal • So What does this mean?
No one wants to hear they’ve done a lousy job, but criticism from customers is more valuable than praise. You want your customers to tell you when you’ve screwed up so that you can take care of the problem to ensure it doesn’t happen again - to them or anyone else. Carl Sewell
Why’s Customer Service so important? • Lifetime spend of a typical car buyer • $ 517,000.00 • What is our typical client’s lifetime spend? • $ ???????
Customer Service Reality # 1 Customer Service Activities are Performance & Perception Driven Which is most important? Traditionally, which area do we manage most? 94
Customer Service Reality # 2 Customer Service Activities should be Preventive (Future Looking) & Corrective (Rear window) Which area is most expensive Where do distributors spend most of or time? 95
Customer Service Fact # 1 • Customer Service is personal to the individual • Sewell Automotive • Walmart • Not necessarily Translatable
Customer Service Fact # 2 • When dealing with the Client • Customer Service is always a choice • Wing Restaurant
Customer Service Fact # 3 • Great Customer Service today is ....... • Just Good tomorrow • and is • Just Average in the future
Avg wait time to Disconnect • Asia -Pacific Rim - 72 seconds • Europe /Africa - 67 secs • North America - 37 secs • These get lower every year!! Source: Dimension Data
Customer Service Fact # 4 • Clients want individuals they ..... • Trust (do what they say) • Efficient (can do it quickly) • Knowledgeable (can fix the issue) • All 3 must be delivered for excellent customer service!
Building a Sustainable Model • Three Primary Strategy Options • Close Follow • Lead • Disregard
Close Follow • Advantages • Cost Structure • Proven • Low learning Cost • Disadvantages • Always 2nd • George Strait Model • Client risk - slow response
Lead • Advantages • Client Driven • Disciples in the market • On the “pulse” of the market • Disadvantages • Must be imaginative • Cost / efficiency • Company must be able to “react” to change
Disregard • Advantages • Zip in the cost area • No training required • Concentrate on other areas of business • Disadvantages • Competition • Client retention • Value perception
Alignment & Change • None of the 3 choices matter • unless • (1) They fit our overall business strategy • & • (2) We can implement change in our businesses.
Two Extremes 1 Metric 4,836 Metrics
Measurements • Key Questions • What do I want to achieve (goal)? - increase, decrease, motivate, etc • What is my commitment level? - cost, talent, time, short or long term • What is the return? - sales, margin, loyalty, low acquisition cost
Good News & Bad News • You know what to Measure • “On-Time” Delivery • “Order” fill Rate • “Complete” Orders • Credit Memo • % of Client Complaints • You know what to Measure • Client Satisfaction • Pricing Errors • Average Hold Time • First Call Resolutions • Order Cycle Time