Why Attend
Customer service excellence is vital for business growth, driving customer loyalty and positive referrals. Modern organizations focus on providing differentiated experiences to stand out from competitors. Excellence involves exceeding customer expectations through a deliberate, customer-focused strategy. This program teaches core practices and skills for delivering world-class service and retaining profitable customers. Participants will learn to integrate key factors that attract and motivate both customers and staff.
Instructor-led training that uses interactive learning methods, including class discussion, small group activities, and role-playing
Read well the needs of the customers and come up with propositions to meet those needs; Maintain a sustainable long-lasting relationship with its customer base; Exceed customer expectations by designing personalized experiences for the customer; Find innovative ways to add value for the customer through customer service; Develop a better communication channel with customers that provide for an effective feedback system and follow-up; Recognize customer complaints as a way to improve their functioning; Develop an efficient way to measure customer service excellence and evaluate the performance of the sales workforce; Enhance sales and marketing of the company and ensure business growth; Reduce price sensitivity of customers as loyal customers are willing to pay more for the same product and service
Module 1 Senior Marketing Managers/ Marketing Heads/Marketing Team; Customer Relationship Managers/ Relationship Managers; Customer Service Professionals/ Supervisors/ Team Leaders and Managers; Sales Professionals, Salesperson, and Sales Analysts; Start-up Founders, Entrepreneurs
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Module 1
Introduction to Customer Service Excellence
Concept of service excellence
Benefits of customer service excellence
Using customer service excellence to build a competitive advantage
Recognizing the shift from product-centric to a customer-centric organization
Meeting and exceeding changing customer expectations
Assessing your organizational culture for customer service focus
Core foundations for building a customer-centric culture
Overcoming obstacles to customer service excellence
Module 2
Understanding Customer Needs and Expectations
Customer journey mapping
Identifying customer expectations before, during and after-sales
Adding value through customer service
Customizing customer service
Moving closer to the customer - rapport skills to build better relationships
Module 3
Developing Loyalty Programs
Identifying the loyalty ladder
Customer loyalty
Customer lifetime value
Designing referral programs
Real-world examples of loyalty programs
Applying continuous learning strategies to customer service excellence
Planning for change - using the Neurological levels model
Leading by example - teaching others through behavioral excellence
Module 4
Enhancing Customer Experience
Customer experience index
Customer feedback communication channels
Use of innovation in enhancing customer experience
Module 5
Developing Customer Service Strategy
Strengthening sales and marketing team
Using technology: chatbots, data analytics, artificial intelligence
Using social media channels to expand branding and for better customer support
Multi-channel servicing
Module 6
Elements of Customer Service Excellence
Developing communicators
Developing empathy and connect
Working on response time
Product knowledge
Identifying key performance indicators
Module 7
Customer Need Research Methods
Qualitative methods of recognizing customer needs
Quantitative methods of recognizing customer needs
Module 8
Developing Service Excellence Culture
The developing mindset among the team
Increasing employee engagement through leadership
Prioritizing on building customer relationships
Creating an accountability team