A Complaint Is a Gift: Using Customer Feedback as a Strategic Tool

Barlow, Janelle

ISBN 10: 1576755827 / ISBN 13: 9781576755822

Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008

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Synopsis:

A customer complaint is the most valuable source of feedback you can receive to improve your business. This new and improved second edition guides you through responding to complaints, taking advantage of when complaints become personal, and how you, too, can complain constructively and effectively.
 
The first edition of A Complaint Is a Gift introduced the revolutionary notion that customer complaints are not annoyances to be dodged, denied, or buried but are instead valuable pieces of feedback—in fact, they’re your best bargain in market research. Customer complaints can give businesses a wake-up call when they’re not achieving their fundamental purpose: meeting customer needs. Complaints provide a feedback mechanism that can help organizations rapidly and inexpensively strengthen products, service style, and market focus. Most importantly, complaints create a moment of truth when a customer who is deciding whether to return can be made even more loyal.
 
Using numerous real-life examples, authors Janelle Barlow and Claus Møller show precisely how to handle complaints in a way that brings benefit to your organization and satisfaction to your customers–even when you have to say no. The second edition features two brand-new chapters on receiving and responding to complaints online; a new section on how to deal with and take advantage of complaints that are directed at your personally; and, turning the tables, a section on how you can complain constructively and effectively. And throughout, the text has been heavily revised, with a wealth of new examples, tools, and strategies.

About the Authors: Janelle Barlow is president and owner of TMI US. Her clients include Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, Exxon, Genentech, Avon Cosmetics, Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, and many others. She also sits on the board of the National Speaker's Association

Claus Moller is founder and chairman of TMI. He acts as adviser to numerous governments and companies, and maintains a full-time international speaking career. He is the best-selling author of several books, including Putting People First.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Complaint Is a Gift: Using Customer ...
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition