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Forrester's Best Practices Framework for Customer Service
The document outlines Forrester's best practice framework for customer service. It notes that 90% of customer service decision-makers see good customer service as critical for business success. The framework includes evaluating customer experience across communication channels using Forrester's Customer Experience Index. Few companies deliver outstanding customer experiences, and there is wide variability between high and low performers, which can be worth billions of dollars. The framework also addresses balancing customer and business needs, using social media, offering multiple touchpoints, and integrating channels.
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Forrester's Best Practices Framework for Customer Service
- 1. Forrester's Best PracticeFramework for Customer Service Kate Leggett, Senior Analyst October, 2011 1 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 2. Ninety percent ofcustomer service decision-makers tell Forrester that a good service experience is critical to their company’s success. Sixty-three percent think the importance of the customer service experience has risen. 2 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 3. Three questions compriseForrester’s Customer Experience Index Source: January 11, 2011, “The Customer Experience Index, 2011” Forrester report 3 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 4. Few companies deliveran outstanding customer experience 4 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 5. There is awide variability between high and low performers 5 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 6. The difference betweenhigh and low performance can be worth billions of dollars Source: November 19, 2010, “The Business Impact Of Customer Experience, 2010” Forrester report 6 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 7. The customer serviceleader must balance the needs of his customers with the needs of his business Cost Cost Revenue Customer Compliance Regulatory satisfaction compliance Customer Business 7 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 8. Negative opinions canspread rapidly through social media 8 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 9. The customer serviceleader must balance the needs of his customers with the needs of his business Cost Cost Revenue Customer Compliance Compliance satisfaction Customer Business 9 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 10. But what isit that customers want? Source: August 2, 2011, “Turbocharge Customer Service Processes With Social Technologies” Forrester report 10 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 11. What are companiesdoing to deliver better service? 11 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 12. One solution isto move customer service to less expensive communication channels Source: December 18, 2009, “It’s Time To Give Virtual Agents Another Look” Forrester report 12 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 2009
- 13. Another solution isto focus on communication channels that customers want to use Source: May 10, 2010, “How To Create A Social Customer Service Strategy” Forrester report 13 © 2010 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 14. Issue 1: Knowledgeis everywhere Email 14 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 15. Issue 2: Companiesare offering more customer touchpoints than ever before 15 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 16. Issue 3: Multichannelintegration remains low on the priority list for most companies Source: May 14, 2010, “Contact Center Purchase Plans 2010” Forrester report 16 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 17. Issue 4: Thevolume of social inquiries and comments is overwhelming 17 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 18. What is theNo. 1 pitfall that you have experienced while customer service? Lack of executive sponsorship Functionality gaps in the customer service solution Lack of technical knowledge about the solution Poor governance and project management capabilities Poorly defined business processes Inability to integrate smoothly with other solutions Lack of metrics Difficulty in achieving necessary changes in organizational culture 18 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 19. Start with yourstrategy Ask yourself: “What is your strategy to deliver consistent customer service across all the communication channels you use to interact with your customers? How does your strategy incorporate the voice of the customer?” 19 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 20. How mature areyour business processes? Customer service business process management focuses on agent and customer functions, including case management, multichannel communications, and field service. How well do you do in supporting the right business processes to keep your customer service customer- centric? 20 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 21. Ask yourself thefollowing questions What is your channel strategy? Do you deliver a consistent experience across the different communication channels that you support How well do you process cases? 21 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 22. Do you havea consistent knowledge strategy across all touchpoints? 22 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 23. How mature areyour phone, chat, email, and social channels? 23 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 24. Leverage technology wisely Source: May 26, 2011, “Forrester’s Best Practices Framework For Customer Service” Forrester report 24 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 25. How well doyou manage your people? The most overlooked category of business is managing your people. Are you paying attention to . . . Your culture? Your leadership practices? Your collaboration methods? Your training programs? Your performance measures and approaches? 25 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 26. Offering excellent customerservice is good for business 26 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 27. Case Study 27 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 28. Thank you Kate Leggett +1 650.269.8658 kleggett@forrester.com Twitter: @kateleggett www.forrester.com © 2009 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
- 29. Self-Assessment Takethe online assessment to see how your organization compares against Forrester’s best practices: www.moxiesoft.com/assessment Contact Moxie: – info@moxiesoft.com – North America: 1.800.474.1149 – Europe: +44 (0)870 904 1122 29 © 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
Editor's Notes
- #7 Be aware that there is a real quantifiable cost in providing a poor experience – This can me measured by looking at revenues between the best and worst performers measured across 3 dimensions – additional purchases, churn reduction and recommendations.
- #15 You all know that we live in an increasingly complex world. The volume of data and information is exploding. Data doubles every 18 months; unstructured information multiplies 6x faster. This data is located everywhere in a company, and is not available to decision makers and company employees in formats that they can act on it.
- #16 Companies have to support customers on an increasing number of touchpoints – web, mobile, downloadable mobile apps, voice, elect channels, social touchpoints – all which have to be aligned to brand.Customers are using these channels to search, research, compare….
- #23 First, get the foundations of your knowledge strategy right. You should be delivering the same basic knowledge to customers across all the channels that you support – If you email your customer service agent, or call them, or chat with them, or look for the answer via a web self service portal, you should get the same answer to your question. This involves deciding what sources of knowledge to draw from as well as setting up a program in place with the right biz proceses and org structure to support the ongoing creation and maintenance of content.