Five ways that customer service fails… and what to do about it

March 21st, 2010 by Simon Kirby · 1 Comment so far - click here to leave yours

Great service defines a company. But a recent study by Accenture found that customer service standards are in freefall. The problem is that service is complex, cross-functional, rational and emotional. In our experience, there are five archetypal failure points of service management.

Contact evasion and how to avoid it

January 24th, 2010 by Simon Kirby · No Comments yet - click here to leave yours

Evading customer contact is an easy response to high contact volumes that makes customers angry. Much better to implement a disciplined service management framework that lets you be easily contactable without drinking from the fire hydrant.