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Our
Philosophy
During the
1990's, upgraded customer care became an accepted marketing
strategy
for improving brand loyalty. Companies realized that it costs much
less to retain customers than to win conquest sales. Today,
billions
of dollars are invested each year in a diverse array of customer
care initiatives such as liberalized warranty policies, satisfaction
measurement, loyalty programs, customer care training, CRM programs
and call centers.
The founders
of the Customer Care Measurement & Consulting were responsible
for much of the original research that led to such widespread acceptance
of customer care as a marketing strategy. Further research, however,
has found that customer care can be a double-edged sword.
Done right,
it can produce a significant, positive ROI. Done wrong, it can be
a costly way of losing brand loyalty. Unfortunately, many companies
find themselves in this latter category of spending much to gain
little.
The work of
CCMC can be summarized by the following simple formula:
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Effective
Customer Care Programs
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- Increased
customer satisfaction
- Improved
brand loyalty
- Increased
positive/decreased negative word of mouth communication
- Decreased
customer care costs
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The products
offered by CCMC are designed to provide companies with
the tools to identify those programs that will produce the highest
ROI. In most cases, the recommended upgraded customer care initiatives
actually cost less than companies are presently spending on ineffective
programs.
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