In addition, sometimes identical complaints are not equal. Because of the knowledge gained every time an employee handles a customer complaint, teams should be encouraged to share what they have learned in the resolution process.
For most companies, about two-thirds of sales come from existing or repeat customers. Someone who used both the catalog and the store, and also shopped online, spent about four times as much as the store-only shopper. Customer complaints, whether of great or minor significance, provide an opportunity to form incredibly tight relationships with customers. Companies that reach out and make an effort to be available and accountable to all of their customers inspire a real sense of trust and loyalty.
Businesses are understandably interested in what the public says about them. WOM can make or break a business or productevery dissatisfied customer represents a potential threat to the reputation of the company in the marketplace. Complaints can work for or against your company in the following ways:. While this can be difficult, if service providers adopt the mind-set that complaints are gifts, they will have the best foundation to handle one of the thorniest aspects of customer relations.
Beyond adopting an appropriate mind-set about complaints, what else can an organization do? I recommend a five-step process that uses questions to formulate a complete service recovery mapping process. So, too, can a total service recovery process change the way an organization responds to and learns from customer complaints.
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Rapid responses disclose you are serious about service recovery and customer service. Check customer satisfaction. Call your customers back to find out if they are satisfied with what you did for them. Initiate changes to prevent future mistakes , make the complaint known throughout the organization so this kind of problem can be prevented. Fix the system without rushing to blame staff or policies.
Wondering what to read next? If not, we go back to the beginning of the process. I try to learn from the situation — I learn new things about myself, about him, and about our relationship.
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