No matter who you are, what you do, where you work, or how much money you make, you can learn a lot from a cab driver--especially when it is Taxi Terry, a successful self-starting entrepreneur who combines passion with effort and skill to create distinction in his job and in his life. Scott McKain was so impressed by Terry's joyful approach to customer service, he incorporated the driver's inspiring personal philosophy and uplifting advice into his...

The moment of truth-that instant when consumers experience and judge service quality-is often a deciding factor in business success. Designing Service Excellence: People and Technology provides practical information on the design, management, and organization of many different types of service industries, such as hotels, restaurants, banks and financial institutions, retail, and the public sector. The authors investigate the consumers' experience...

Welcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You. The bulk of customer service training concerns what we say to customers, emphasising the rehearsal of scripts, sales pitches and language best practices to maximise the chance of a positive customer experience. But this is only half the story, as body language and non-verbal communication play a crucial role in customer service as well. It's often not what you say but how it's said that has the most impact...

Written for entrepreneurs, corporate teams, startups and leaders across all levels, this authoritative book provides hands-on experience, tools and methods for developing a winning customer-centric approach to innovation. --

Most companies still operate like they control their customers. But, in today's market, it's really the other way around. Customer CEO confronts the new market reality that customers choose who to do business with completely on their own terms. This effectively inverts the power, control, and direction of decision-making; to survive in this new landscape, organizations must quickly adapt. Author Chuck Wall explores the nine powers customers possess-including...

Does your organization provide customer satisfaction or does it inspire customer loyalty? Which is more important? See how lessons learned from the service sector were applied to manufacturing and other diverse settings, including the nonprofit sector and even on one's own home front. Exploring the Kano Model, The Customer-Driven Organization: Employing the Kano Model explains why just meeting customer needs is no longer enough for today's organizations....

Do you want to interact with customers through any channel and provide an individualized experience that's worth sharing? This book shows you everything needed to set up a sophisticated support center for your business in a matter of a few hours using Salesforce Service Cloud. You will find out how Salesforce and Service Cloud can solve your business challenges, use the system effectively, and make it your own; see the entire lifecycle of case management...

Quality service is crucial in today's business world and Living Service shows you how to deliver your service efficiently and at a competitive price, by adapting and evolving to your customer needs. Living Service provides an insight into the success of Fujitsu, where this new approach is already delivering extraordinary benefits, including: 30% faster deployment of services; 30% greater reliability in service provision; 15% saving on costs. It provides...