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Institute associates are available to deliver in-depth leading-edge keynote presentations at conferences and company meetings on a variety of Customer Care topics.
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Residential Customer Satisfaction With Electric Utilities Increases
The study finds that customer satisfaction with utility companies in 2009 averages 618 on a 1,000-point scale-up from 614 in 2008. Driving this improvement are customer reports of lower bill amounts ($130 in 2009 from $132 in 2008, on average) and fewer power outages (an average of 1.9 in 2009 vs. 2.1 in 2008).
Friday, 24 July 2009
How Would Your Customers Rate Your Service?
Unfortunately, far too many salespeople view customer service as an administrative burden that takes them away from making a sale.  The truth is, providing quality customer service presents tremendous opportunities for cross-selling, up selling and generating additional referrals.
Friday, 24 July 2009
Financial Advisor is Increasingly Important to Investor Satisfaction
The study finds that the financial advisor is the most important aspect of overall investor satisfaction, comprising 30% in 2009 - an increase from 22% in 2008. In contrast, investment performance declines in importance-accounting for only 15% of overall satisfaction, compared with 24% in 2008.
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Wake Up Call: A Truly Gracious Home
First, never forget that great customer service is the best possible differentiator of your stores. It is what your consumers remember and it is what brings them back. The combination of everyday excellent service plus the occasional extraordinary action is what creates consumers who are loyal for life.
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Dubai Customs Staff Learn Sign Language
Service staff at Dubai Customs were given a basic grounding in sign language in a bid to improve customer relations.
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Brand Image Matters Most to Shoppers in Selecting a Retail Bank
The study finds that 36% of a shopper's selection decision is driven by the bank's brand image, while branch proximity (21%) and products and services (14%) also considerably influence which bank shoppers ultimately choose.
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Music Video Forces United to Clean Up Customer-Service Act
What Dave Carroll did was no more or less than what he promised (ie, threatened) the airline: a music video devoted to his customer experience.
Monday, 20 July 2009
Leading Service Organizations Increase Customer Satisfaction and Profitability
Top performing service organizations are able to achieve an 88% customer satisfaction rate, 60% annual service profit, and a 12-month improvement of 15% in workforce productivity.
Friday, 17 July 2009
With Sales Slow, Businesses Remember to Say Thank You
But anecdotally, consumers and consumer-watchers say many industries seem to be paying more than lip service to the notion of bending over backward for their customers.
Thursday, 16 July 2009
The 7 Benefits of Online Customer Service Communities
"You wouldn't think 'customer service' when we went down this path," she says. "But because the ideas are in the community, interdepartmental collaboration can take place with them. As a result, customer service has an opportunity to step up to the plate and be an extremely valuable executive player."
Wednesday, 15 July 2009


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