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  • To improve customer service in your organization
  • Customer service training that sticks
  • To increase customer retention and loyalty
  • More customer referrals
  • To improve the revenue, profits and sustainability of your organization
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    If so, then I have good news. Amazing Service can help you accomplish all of these and more.

    Kevin Stirtz in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

    Kevin Stirtz in Kuala Lumpur

    I’m Kevin Stirtz, the Amazing Service Guy

    I have traveled the world helping people accomplish these things using a concept I call: Amazing Service (Learn more about my background here.)

    Simply put, I help organizations increase revenue and profits by improving customer loyalty. And when I say “increase revenue and profits” I also include sustainability.

    To be healthy and valuable, your organization needs to be sustainable. A company that is profitable AND sustainable is healthy.

    This leads us to…

    The First Rule (and the foundation) of Amazing Service:

    “Give your customers what they want in a way that is profitable and sustainable for your business.”

    The value and benefit of your transactions need to be mutually shared. You both need to win. If this does not happen your customers will go away or your business will (or both).

    When you do this, your customer loyalty will increase. And it will be more stable because it becomes part of your company’s culture (not a project or a program that’s here today and gone next quarter.)

    You create (or increase) customer loyalty by giving your customers the experience they want. This means you deliver the right product, in the right way, at the right time and the right price to the right people.

    Customer Loyalty Drives Revenue, Profits and Sustainability

    This is a cornerstone of Amazing Service. Everything I write and talk about flows from this.

    But not everyone buys it. Most people say they do. But we have all experienced examples of companies that really don’t get this.

    In their book Human Sigma, Fleming and Asplund cite a stunning example of this. A consumer bank had discovered a highly loyal segment of their customers. When they presented this information to the CEO his response was:

    “Wow! Those poor people. They really need to get a life!”

    Certainly they need to get a new bank.

    Beyond our own common sense, there is plenty of research to affirm the value of customer loyalty. Here are some links you might find interesting:

    New IT study shows direct link between customer loyalty and profit

    Customer satisfaction, loyalty and profit – understanding the links

    The Link Between Loyalty and Profitability

    How customer loyalty boosts profits

    Loyalty business model

    Here’s an even better way to see the value of customer loyalty because it’s tailored to your company.

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    It’s called the Customer Loyalty Value Calculator. It’s a free online tool you can use to see how increasing customer loyalty might increase your revenue and profits.

    http://amazingserviceguy.com/resources/customerloyaltyvalue.html

    You can enter your company’s specific information and the calculator will show you how changing the three components of Customer Loyalty will affect your revenue and profits.

    (This calculator is entirely confidential. No information is stored or recorded. Only you see what you enter.)

    The calculator breaks out the three main parts of customer loyalty. It’s easier to see the benefits (and solutions) if we look at the components of customer loyalty one at a time.

    I call these the Three Rs of Customer Loyalty.

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    The Three Rs of Customer Loyalty

    To increase customer loyalty you need to measure these three components. And you need to make changes that will cause these three measures to increase.

    1. Retention

    Your customers keep coming back year after year. They stay with you.

    2. Repetition

    Your customers increase the amount of business they do with you. More transactions or larger transactions.

    3. Referrals

    Your customers tell others to do business with you. They are more likely to become customers because they have already started to bridge the Trust Gap. Someone they trust has already told them YOU can help them.

    As you increase any of the three “Rs” your Customer Loyalty will also increase. The more of them you increase, the more your loyalty will increase.

    The calculator helps show this in a very tangible way because it shows how your revenue and profits might change as you increase any or all of the Three Rs of Customer Loyalty.

    Here’s what I do for your organization

    Customer Loyalty Guage

    I help you move the needle into the green zone.

    And the changes you make along the way help you keep it there.

    Here are some tools you can use to start moving the needle:

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    Your Next Step

    If you want to improve customer service you can get started today. Here are some next steps to consider:

    1. Call (1-952-212-4681) or email me (no charge) . I can help you decide if my services might be useful to you.
    2. Buy a copy of my latest book for fast and helpful ideas to improve customer service right away.
    3. Subscribe to my free weekly email newsletter that has tips and tools you can use and share with your employees.

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    Service Recovery

    Are Your Customer Service Recoveries Really Recoveries?

    Recently my wife picked up dinner for 4 on the way home from work. We had ordered online from Swiss Chalet (Canadian Rotisserie chicken franchise). Swiss Chalet is known for their dipping sauce, which is included with every signature meal.

    When she arrived home, we discovered that the “special sauce” was not included in the order.

    I called the order desk to report this lapse and the conversation went something like this.

    Technology

    Tiny shop uses Twitter to connect to one customer at a time

    Often my conversations with people make me think we’re facing a growing technology divide. One group of my friends and colleagues are actively online and, for the most part, use social media like Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn. But others stare at me like I’m speaking in tongues when I talk about using these social media tools to connect with their customers.

    That’s why I love Chris Brogan’s recent post about a small comic shop in Amesbury, MA that uses Twitter very effectively. As Chris points out:

    Feedback

    How to get amazing online reviews from your customers

    More and more customers are going online before AND after they do business with a company. They’re getting smart about using online tools to make the best decision about who they do business with.

    To thrive in this new world of connected customers you need to do more than ever to make sure your customers get the experience they want. If you do this well you can leverage the power of online feedback and reviews to grow your business. If you fail at this, the online chatter about your business can tarnish your reputation both online and off.

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