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Ritz-Carlton Hotels are renowned for their brilliant customer service, and I often refer to them in my presentations on customer delight and the fact that all their staff have the authority to spend up to $2,000 to resolve a customer’s problem without having to refer to a manager! Well, here’s a wonderful story of this in action,...
Here are this week’s 3D Thoughts. As ever, just click on the icon below and get listening! And don’t forget, you can subscribe via iTunes so you never miss a 3D iDea again! listen to ‘Andy’s 3D Thoughts 14/05/12’ on Audioboo Links: 9 Year Old Customer Provides Real Food For Thought! Clock Watchers Are Most...
Wouldn’t it be brilliant if one of your customers gave you feedback about your products and services everytime they bought it? Well, not necessarily if it was posted on a website that has gone viral! 9 year old Martha Payne’s blog about her school meals has become an internet ‘hit’! Her daily blog NeverSeconds which reviews her...
Customers who smile get better service! Well, that’s definitely the case if you go to a brand new vending machine that gives you a free ice cream when you smile at it! This innovative use of facial recognition technology from customer experience company SapientNitro and ice cream makers Unilever is our latest example of 3D Thinking...
Here they are – this week’s 3D Thoughts! Just click on the icon below and get listening! And don’t forget, you can subscribe via iTunes so you never miss a 3D iDea again! listen to ‘Andy’s 3D Thoughts 08/05/12’ on Audioboo Links: Customer Service Via Social Media? It’s The Future! Radio 2DAY Think You’re A...
More and more businesses are using social media as a channel for their customer service processes, and it’s growing! According to a new report from Sword Ciboodle, a customer service provider, and thinkJar, a customer service consulting firm, 75% of the businesses that took part in a recent study said that they were using social media outlets in...
Bad News: You’re not as good a manager as you think you are! A new report from the Chartered Institute of Professional Development says that most UK managers think they are better than their people think they are! This ‘Reality Gap’ is highlighted by the CIPD’s report that says eight out of ten managers think that...
I wrote recently about Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II ‘Delighting’ one of her subjects and highlighted the lessons that we could all learn from her when it comes to customer delight! It was all about the ‘wow’ reaction, planned spontaneity, personalising the experience and making the customer feel ‘valued’! The reaction was so good and we’ve...
Here you go! This week’s 3D Thoughts are below – simply click on the icon to listen! And don’t forget, you can subscribe via iTunes so you never miss a 3D iDea again! listen to ‘Andy’s 3D Thoughts 30/04/12’ on Audioboo Links: A Dramatically Different Pizza Delivery! Employees Staying Back Extra Hours - Impressive? Oh Behave!...