At a time when every customer counts we must never forget how our customers see us. One single negative contact can ruin your reputation in the eyes of not only that one customer — but everyone he or she knows as well. After all, word of mouth works both for or against you.
You need to make sure everybody in your organization knows he or she is an important part of it. Each department depends and dovetails into the other to produce quality in service or product. Everyone makes a difference: the sales force, the service technicians, the clerical staff, the PR department all work together toward the same goal — keeping the customers satisfied.
A perfect example of how everyone makes a difference is when I was in a Nashville hotel attending a board of directors meeting for the National Speakers Association. After the meeting, several of us went to the coffee shop to continue our deliberations. Each of us asked for exceptions or additions to the menu items; we wanted separate checks; and to make things even more confusing, being speakers, we talked to each other the whole time the waitress patiently took our orders.
“My dear, all this confusion is going to be worthwhile — these guys are big tippers,” I said. She said, “I’m not being nice for a tip. It doesn’t even matter if I get a tip or not. If we give you good service, your group will bring back its business here and not to the competition.”
Isn’t that a marvelous attitude from someone on the front lines? I was so impressed, I wrote a letter to the hotel manager congratulating him on his staff and especially the waitress at the coffee shop.
I never received a reply. That waitress “wowed” me with her service and her attitude; but the manager’s lack of response almost nullified her customer service savvy. Everyone makes a difference. I think the manager and the waitress should change places for a couple of weeks, she knows more about good PR than he does.
As the late great radio personality Paul Harvey said when we spoke at a convention in Las Vegas, “For a company’s advertising strategy to work it has to be handled corporately and also individually.”
Last week I checked into wonderful Hyatt in Long Beach for The American Payroll Association Congress. Getting out of my taxi with 2 large suitcases and two smaller bags I had to call to the only doorman “Is there anyone to help me please?” He was busy chatting to his two buddies the Valet parkers. As he ran over he asked, “Are you checking in?” AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Good customer service is an integral part of business. It affects important brand and business objectives like customer satisfaction, loyalty and etc.It is really is one of the key things to remember in business.
If you would have a thing well done, you must do it yourself.
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