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Social media - bringing humanity back to business?
Ian Mapp examines the organisational urge to be ‘seen to be doing something’ about social media - especially when it negatively impacts the company.
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Are you a “two heads” or “too many cooks” kind of person?
February 2010
In this article, Ian Mapp examines aspects of crowdsourcing in relation to customer service, and offers some tips to help you use it successfully.
The 5 minute guide to Best Service is No Service
May 2009
This article explains how to put "Best Service is No Service" into practice
Let's hear it for the silent majority
October 2009
Ian Mapp discusses how companies are failing to build valuable relationships with the silent majority of their loyal customers.
100 things you can learn from Amazon
October 2007
The vision of Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, has been the foundation for building a robust business that puts the customer experience firmly at the heart of Amazon's operations.
The Best Service Is No Service, Article 1, Concept and Introduction
August 2008
Originally published in Call Centre Focus, this is the first in a series of articles looking at the principles of "Best Service"
100 things you can learn from GOOGLE
July 2008
A shortened version of our popular article "100 things you can learn from Google"
100 things you can learn from Disney
September 2008
August 2008
Our white paper sheds light on why Disney is so successful in repeat business and why so many customers stay loyal. The company understands both the key elements of managing customer experience design and how to brilliant basics.
The Best Service Is No Service, Article 2, Remove Dumb Contacts
August 2008
The second in a series published on Call Centre Focus, Peter Massey introduces chapter 2 of the serialisation of “The Best Service Is No Service”
100 things you can learn from SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
November 2008
Learn how Southwest Airlines makes it fast and simple. A focus on brilliant basics which are clear, well-designed and consistently communicated across the company.
Delivering the Pledge on Patient Experiences
September 2008
Lord Darzi's vision is to "put the patient at the heart of everything we do with the provision of healthcare". Budd's latest minibook helps all providers of healthcare services understand what this means for improving the end to end patient experience.
The Best Service Is No Service, Article 3, Compelling Self Service
August 2008
The third in a series published on Call Centre Focus, Peter Massey looks at the “compelling self service” principle in more detail
The commercial benefits of listening to customers
September 2008
Methods for capturing and acting on the voice of the customer often fall short of what’s needed to drive effective business change. Get it right, however, and the benefits to the customer and the business can be enormous.
100 things you can learn about 21st Century Metrics (including our 2008 Fast+Simple survey results)
April 2008
"Are you drowning in customer feedback and metrics?"
including the 2008 Fast+Simple Survey and in conjunction with the Professional Planning Forum. Draft publication for the PPF conference
Why The Best Service is No Service
April 2008
In this article Peter Massey of Budd and his LimeBridge Alliance partners in the US and Australia, Bill Price and David Jaffe, look at why “The Best Service is No Service”.
Treating Customers Fairly
March 2008
By the end of December 2008 all firms are expected to be able to demonstrate that they are consistently treating their customers fairly. Our minibook describes how.
The Best Service is No Service Minibook
February 2008
If you're passionate about customer service, want to challenge the customer demand cycle but need to get the customer message across in your organisation, you need the Budd Minibook.
Why don’t we listen, prioritise and act on what our customers are telling us?
June 2010
Ian Morton discusses how many companies are failing to prioritise and drive their business change programmes based on what their customers really experience. He provides guidance for improvement and clear action steps to help you get there.
Social media - bringing humanity back to business?
August 2010
Ian Mapp examines the organisational urge to be ‘seen to be doing something’ about social media - especially when it negatively impacts the company.