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Article From Jan 00
Customer Service Self Evaluation Workbook

Are you really a customer service driven organization?
and
Is your marketing focused on the most productive areas?
Created by:
Robert Hamilton Cassels, M.C.Inst.M.

Inside The Magic Kingdom by Tom Connellan, looks at seven keys to Disney’s success.
He asks, "Who do you think you are in competition with?"

So, who do you think you are in competition with? ________________________

Disney says "Your competition is anyone who raises customers expectations - because if someone else satisfies customers better than you, no matter what type of business, you suffer by comparison."

Are you marketing efforts focused on the right areas?    Yes No

Below are a number of marketing formulas and concepts. The totality of all your answers should give you insight, direction, and conclusions about your marketing efforts.
a) How many contacts do you have in each of the following? Fill in the approximate numbers in each of the following.
Very Active Customers (                 ) Inactive Customers (                 )
Potential Customer (                 ) Prospects (                 )
b) Formula: 80% of your business comes from 20 % of your customers Does this 80%-20% ratio apply in your organization?
If not, what is your ratio? (                  %) of your business comes from (                  %)
c) Formula: It costs in excess of 10 times as much to gain a new customer than keeping one.
What is the ratio that works in your organization? It cost us (                 ) times to gain a new customer than keeping one.
d) Formula: Most businesses lose 20 % of their existing customers each year.
What percentage of your customers do you lose each year? (                 %)
e) What sales strategy do you budget for…?
Sales strategy is based on acquiring new sales. I pay commissions on new sales.
My strategy is based on increasing sales from existing customers
I blend the two strategies together.
f) Using 100% for your total advertising budget, what percentage do you spend on each?
External new sales generation (                  %) On keeping existing customers (                  %)
g) As a consumer, the main reasons for going to another supplier is neglect, and lack of attention, in other words, direct follow-up with each customer.  How much of your time have you scheduled to spend with each of the following:
With new customers (                  %) On your best customers (                  %)
Putting out fires (                  %) Looking for new customers (                  %)
With existing customers (                  %) Other: __________________ (                  %)
h) Formula: "Sometimes unfortunate things happen to customers". The result of dissatisfied, upset, or neglected customers versus happy ones is:
1 unhappy customer tells 13 others who then tell 4 others = 52
1 happy customer tells 5 others who then tell 2 others =10
Result: The amount of negativity that can be created
i) Over the year, how many times do you communicate directly with your existing customers?
(                  ) times a year
j) Please identify the communication methods you are using in your plan.
a) _________________________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________________________

The answers in this self evaluation will direct you to what your marketing style is. For more details, contact Bob Cassels who will guide you through in this document and answer any questions, at no charge ?
Call Bob Cassels for a convenient time to talk about your results. 1-800-339-3612 Visit our relationship marketing web site: www.casselsmarketing.com
DOC # 1986 at (416) 410-6045 Ext 410 – a Service of Simple Effective Marketing

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