Customer Service Essentials

Lessons for Africa and Beyond

Robert E. Hinson, Ogechi Adeola, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Charles Agyinarare, Kwame Adom

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781641136853
  9781641136860
• eBook ISBN:
  9781641136877
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business Writing
• Index: Business

Customer Service Essentials is a must-read and a definitive source of information on effective management of customer service in Africa and beyond. Leveraging on unique concepts and practices developed in the field of customer service management, this book uses case studies and vignettes to reinforce learnings, drawing parallels to real life experiences. The book is a valuable resource for individuals and organizations, in the quest to achieve excellent customer service, increased productivity and enhanced employee satisfaction. It explores the practical challenges of customer service in Africa, examines critical success factors and provides guidelines for effective customer engagement in this evolving highly networked digital era. Policy makers, directors, managers and students will gain valuable and actionable insights on service management as they navigate the chapters.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Customer Service Essentials: Lessons for Africa and Beyond
• Customer Service Essentials: Lessons for Africa and Beyond
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introducing the Customer
• 2. Strategic Planning in Customer Service
• 3. Understanding the Nuances of Services
• 4. Critical Skills for Service Champions
• 5. Managing Customers
• 6. Handling Customer Complaints and Service Failures
• 7. Building a Solid Brand Using Customer Service
• 8. Professional Customer Service Communications and Grooming
• 9. Social Media and Customer Service
• 10. Customer Service Supervision
• References
• About the Authors
• Subject Index