All organisations fail their customers at some point – that’s inevitable.
What separates service leaders from the rest is how they respond to customers left
dissatisfied by their mistakes. And as can be testified by RBS and Nat West, failing to
deal with complaints effectively can lead to severe financial and reputational damage.
Effective complaint management not only increases customer satisfaction and loyalty,
but it drives operational improvement and overall organisational performance.
Ark Group’s new Effective Complaint Management report is a step-by-step guide to creating and implementing a successful and tailored complaint management strategy for your organisation, covering key areas including:
* The benefits and principles of effective complaint management;
* Understanding and implementing the key elements of a complaint management scheme:
* Complaint handling process;
* Roles and responsibilities;
* Promotion, publicity and accessibility;
* Monitoring and auditing;
* Organisational culture and commitment;
* Complaint management models and structures;
* Decentralised vs centralised approaches to handling complaints;
* Regulations, legislation, standards; and the use and formation of ombudsmen and other external dispute resolution schemes;
* Innovative approaches for engaging staff and customers in the learning process;
* Key requirements for complaint management information and communication technology (ICT);
* How technology impacts in areas such as customer self service, feedback and tracking;
* How to actively review and implement your business-wide complaint management strategy;
* Future advancements in complaint management; and much more…
* Valuable behind-the-scenes access is provided into the successful complaint management strategies of a number of leading public and private sector organisations including London Borough of Southwark, Cancer Research UK, London TravelWatch and more...
The report also features useful appendices, including:
* An example of legislation,
* A template customer feedback policy (used as a starting point for organisations operating within a regulated complaint handling environment);
* A list of example ombudsmen and other global dispute resolution schemes from around the world; and
* A directory of membership, research, awards and standards organisations operating in the areas of complaints management.
* Effective Complaint Management is essential reading for any organisation wishing to enhance customer satisfaction, profitability and reputation through superior customer service.
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