Course Content
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The Power of the 7 Service Triggers
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Service Trigger #1: Being Ignored
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Why Do Customers Feel Ignored?1:32
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Tip: Know Your Industry1:02
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Tip: Know Your Organization1:20
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Technique: Establish Response Times1:07
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Technique: Use the 10-5 Rule0:57
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Technique: How to Use BRWY Communication3:04
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Bonus Tip: Be Careful with BRWY In Retail Environments1:20
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Worksheet: Service Trigger #1: Being Ignored
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Service Trigger #2: Being Abandoned
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Why Do Customers Feel Abandoned?2:04
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Tip: Understanding the Time Perception Gap0:45
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Tip: The Abandonment Tell1:37
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Technique: Check In Frequently1:12
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Technique: The Power of Assuring Accountability2:16
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Technique: How to Assure Accountability2:02
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Technique: What If I am Unable to Be Accountable?2:04
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Bonus Tip: Assuring Accountability When You’re Not Disengaging1:48
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Technique: Getting Buy-In for Your Response Time1:39
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Worksheet: Service Trigger #2: Being Abandoned
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Service Trigger #3: Being Hassled
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Service Trigger #4: Being Faced with Incompetence
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Service Trigger #5: Being Shuffled
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Service Trigger #6: Being Powerless
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Service Trigger #7: Being Disrespected
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Next Steps
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Resources
Citations
Here are the citations for facts, figures, and stories included in this course:
CTS Citation
All references to the 7 Service Triggers research or "our own research" refer to this study:
Toporek, Adam. Customer Service Triggers Study. CTS Service Solutions. Conducted September 4, 2016.
All references to the book Be Your Customer's Hero refer to:
Adam Toporek, Be Your Customer's Hero: Real-World Tips for the Service Front Lines (AMACOM, 2015).
Module 2: Lesson 3
Wal-Mart greeters. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/after-hiatus-wal-mart-welcomes-back-its-greeters-n568761
Module 3: Lesson 1
Airplane sleep story -- Scott Stump, “‘Get Me off This Plane’: Man Locked in Dark Cabin in Worst Layover Ever,” CNBC, December 9, 2013, http://www.cnbc .com/id/101257219. Accessed September 23, 2014.
Module 4: Lesson 1
96% having high effort experiences -- Video refers to the book The Effortless Experience (same data can be found here). Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman, and Rick Delisi, “It Doesn’t Pay to Delight a Customer,” http://www.executiveboard.com/exbd/sales-service/effortless-experience/about/index.page?, CEB. Accessed September 23, 2014.
Module 6: Lesson 1
Speaking with multiple agents -- ClickFox, Customer Tipping Point Survey Results, http://web.clickfox.com/rs/clickfox/images/cf-survey-results-customer-tipping- point-2010vs2011.pdf. Downloaded September 23, 2014.
Module 7: Lesson 1
Bank consolidation -- Hester Peirce and Robert Greene, “The Decline of US Small Banks (2000–2013),” Mercatus Center, George Washington University, February 24, 2014, http://mercatus.org/publication/decline-us-smallbanks-2000-2013. Accessed September 23, 2014.
Mobile carrier consolidation -- Jon Metzler, “6 Years After the iPhone Launched, Just 4 Big Carriers Are Left Standing,” VentureBeat, July 8, 2013, http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/08/iphone-carrier-consolidation/. Accessed September 23, 2014.