Browsing All Posts filed under »Service Design«

Customer Service in 2012 and Beyond Technology..

December 9, 2011

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Managers in Customer Services don't need more or new technology, but what is it they do need (to do)? Here's my take for 2012 and beyond!

Top 5 reads on this blog over the past 6 months..

July 16, 2011

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here's an overview of the best read posts on my blog in the first 6 months of 2011. Check them out!

Because it is time you take Customer Service seriously..

February 7, 2011

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To date, the best proxy for good and effective Customer Services (operations), has been set by Bill Price, with his book "The Best Service is no Service". I believe we need a more fundamental change though, in our perspective to finally start having a real and sustainable impact on business results, not just sitting on the cost-side of the equation. I would like to explain so by elaborating on the "Five perspectives on Customer Services" we need today...

Service Design meets (Social) CRM

January 13, 2011

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This is part 2 in a short series on Service Design. I would recommend reading part 1 before reading this. Recap: What is Service? As I tried to explain a couple of days ago, I think Service Design is about designing for Service, not serviceS. Where I defined Services as: Service is the personal sum… [Read more…]

Service Design or Design for Service

January 11, 2011

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George Julian has written a well researched, accessible and authentic post with a valid question: What is Service Design? I recommend that you read the post and the rich comments. I will not try to come up with a definition of Service Design, but I'd like to share with you my view on the topic, coming from a Service Dominant Logic. Furthermore I will try to explain how I think Social CRM, Social Networking & Value co-creation tie into this.