The weight of evidence about the impact of customer satisfaction and employee engagement on financial performance, trust, reputation and productivity will help you get the attention of senior executives and decision-makers in your organisation. But if you are successfully to…
At a time of acute financial challenge, organisations need to make savings and think hard before making any new investment. It can be tempting to see customer service as a cost centre - an opportunity to make savings which quickly…
The Covid-19 crisis has tested organisations’ agility, flexibility and innovation as never before: some organisations have planned and adapted better than others. In the evolving “new normal” business environment these attributes will be crucial in determining whether organisations succeed, or…
As the COVID-19 crisis evolves, organisations need to be agile and responsive to the changing environment, act quickly and communicate clearly with employees and customers. Many organisations have had to change the way they deliver service to customers, or offer reduced levels of service.
During the COVID-19 crisis many organisations have understandably been reluctant to run customer satisfaction surveys or research. Completing a satisfaction survey is probably not the priority for most customers at this time. By pressing ahead with a survey, organisations worry about appearing to be insensitive or out of touch. Or, if organisations have been unable to maintain accustomed service levels as a consequence of COVID-19, there is a concern that customer feedback only reflects the current context rather than the organisation’s broader service performance. However, as it becomes increasingly clear that measures to combat COVID-19 are likely to evolve but will be with us for some time, organisations need to recalibrate how they will gather and act on customer feedback.
Organisations need to be consistent in their approach to how they communicate internally so that they can reach customer touch-points across the entire business. This will help ensure colleagues and front-line staff are best placed to continue to deliver services, as well as any changes to services, thereby maintaining a strong and positive relationship with customers.
Now is the time to harness our knowledge, capabilities and innovation, to engage with employees and customers to truly become a service nation that is recognised and admired across the world.
Head 2 Head: Jo Causon explains to Craig Elvin at Executive Heads why Customer Service is at the beating heart of the UK economy, why Customer Service employees should receive greater recognition and how businesses can deliver excellent customer service during these challenging times.
Brilliant organisations don’t do something to be seen to be doing it. They do it because it is relevant to their purpose and the right thing to do. As part of our Inspiring a Service Nation campaign – developed and launched before we knew of the impending crisis - we have been calling on businesses to stand up and be counted for the good of the country.
The bakery firm is partnering with Just Eat to launch the new service