
The Customer Rules: The 14 Indispensible, Irrefutable, and Indisputable Qualities of the Greatest Service Companies in the World
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
Published on 16. November 2008
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-07-160365-2 (ISBN)
Description
Whether you run your own company or work for a large corporation, establishing customer loyalty is a prerequisite for business growth. In The Customer Rules, C. Britt Beemer, a leading consumer research and marketing consultant, and bestselling business author Robert Shook offer practical advice on how to build a robust company culture based on the concept of unsurpassed customer-service designed to increase your market share.
A combination of extensive market research unprecedented in scope, as well as close studies of fourteen companies that excel in the area of customer service, The Customer Rules distills profitable lessons on how to achieve strong customer loyalty. Referencing specific research findings, Beemer and Shook examine the obstacles that too often distract a company's focus from its most important task--providing preeminent service and creating a unique customer experience. The authors then supply fourteen workable solutions to ensure the return of customers time and time again, including:
Instill the importance of customer service in every employee Use a "small-town" approach to meeting customers' needs no matter how big your company is Develop a unique identity your customers will seek out Maintain a focus on the customer before, during, and after the sale
Success in retail, service, manufacturing, or any other business always boils down to the customer experience. Beemer and Shook use in-depth interviews with high-level managers from such companies as Chubb, NetJets, Edward Jones, Lexus, Johnson & Johnson, and Four Seasons Hotels to illustrate the best ways for creating exceptional customer service. The Customer Rules gives you the tools you'll need to become the undisputed leader in your industry.
A combination of extensive market research unprecedented in scope, as well as close studies of fourteen companies that excel in the area of customer service, The Customer Rules distills profitable lessons on how to achieve strong customer loyalty. Referencing specific research findings, Beemer and Shook examine the obstacles that too often distract a company's focus from its most important task--providing preeminent service and creating a unique customer experience. The authors then supply fourteen workable solutions to ensure the return of customers time and time again, including:
Instill the importance of customer service in every employee Use a "small-town" approach to meeting customers' needs no matter how big your company is Develop a unique identity your customers will seek out Maintain a focus on the customer before, during, and after the sale
Success in retail, service, manufacturing, or any other business always boils down to the customer experience. Beemer and Shook use in-depth interviews with high-level managers from such companies as Chubb, NetJets, Edward Jones, Lexus, Johnson & Johnson, and Four Seasons Hotels to illustrate the best ways for creating exceptional customer service. The Customer Rules gives you the tools you'll need to become the undisputed leader in your industry.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
0 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
661 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-160365-2 (9780071603652)
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Persons
Robert Shook is the author of 43 books, including bestsellers such as Mary Kay, Mary Kay on People Management, and The IBM Way. He is also the author of McGraw-Hill's Greatest Sales Stories Ever Told and I'll Get Back to You.
Content
Introduction
1 Everyone's Job
2 Sell Your Employees First
3 The Company Culture
4 Being Big, Thinking Small
5 The Total Customer Experience-Before, During, and After the Sale
6 The Personal Touch
7 It's about Time
8 Why Selling a Service Differs from Selling a Product
9 When Price Rules
10 Multiple Tiers of Customers
11 Satisfy Main Street First, Then Wall Street
12 The Power of a Strong Brand
13 The Value of a Customer
14 Change Is Constant
Afterword
Endnotes
Index
1 Everyone's Job
2 Sell Your Employees First
3 The Company Culture
4 Being Big, Thinking Small
5 The Total Customer Experience-Before, During, and After the Sale
6 The Personal Touch
7 It's about Time
8 Why Selling a Service Differs from Selling a Product
9 When Price Rules
10 Multiple Tiers of Customers
11 Satisfy Main Street First, Then Wall Street
12 The Power of a Strong Brand
13 The Value of a Customer
14 Change Is Constant
Afterword
Endnotes
Index