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Customer Relationship Excellence Awards 2009(Corporate Category)

Nomination & Application of CRE Awards 2009 is now open!

Many companies are providing superior Customer Service and support to their customers. In order to recognise this effort, APCSC will award these companies for their efforts. If you would like to nominate a company for their service excellence, please use the form below to provide us with their contact details. If they are a CRE Award Winner, you can receive 50% discount on the Certified Customer Service Professional Course.

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Please click here to nominate your favorite company and individual to join CRE Awards

The Key to Achieve Customer Relationship Excellence
Making banking simplified from RHB Bank Berhad Singapore.

In this knowledge email, we would like to share how RHB Bank Berhad Singapore, the winner 2007 Customer Relationship Excellence Awards in the category of “Best Customer Experience Management of the Year 2007 (Banking Service)”, achieves Customer Relationship Excellence.

Excellent customer service must start from the top and from within

  • Service excellence has to be holistic.  It starts on the top and must be embraced by all levels of the management, departments and staff.

  • Benchmarking with other similar companies and external industry standards are a good way to gauge the current service standards in your company.

  •  With this, one can developed an action plan that outlines the strategic service thrusts and desired outcomes.

  • There is no short cut to customer excellence.

Employees are an important asset

  • When it comes to customer service, employees particularly the front-line employees play a very important role.  They are the face of the organization. Hence, it is essential that all employees, regardless of position stays engaged in the company.

  • During the initial stages of RHB Bank’s service revamp, the management had face-to-face dialogue with employees to communicate the vision, strategic thrusts and plans behind the change.

  • Change is difficult, but it is easier to adapt when one understands the need for the change.  This is when everyone in the organisation speaks and sings the same service language.

  • To encourage one to persevere, internal service awards needs to be implemented and sustained. 

  • At RHB Bank, we have the Service STAR Award. There are three categories, the highest level is the Emerald Award followed by Sapphire and Ruby service star badge. These are given to employees who have received accolades for their efforts from external customers/associates and internal colleagues.

  • As part of the award, they will be awarded a certificate of recommendation, the STAR Badge, monetary rewards, one-day off entitlement and other benefits such as movie tickets for the entire family.

  • RHB Bank holds regular activities for our employees as well as for their families. We recently held a durian feasts and treated them to the screening of the latest movie blockbusters, Batman. Every year, we hold company retreats, company trips and invite them to the finals of the RHB Singapore Cup, a yearly football championship in Singapore.

Small things makes the difference and set you well apart

  • Put yourself in your customers’ shoes, understand what they see at your branches.

  • RHB Bank practices the 5 senses – sight, smell, taste, sound, touch in all our branches.

  • The branches must look presentable and customers must feel welcomed. The branches must smell good, thanks to aromatherapy placed at the branches. We play pleasant music to smooth customers’ senses. There is a wide variety of complimentary beverages provided to all walk-in customers, the only bank to do so.  On a rainy day, we provide customers with a disposable raincoat.

  • When customers need to contact RHB, they can call our branch managers at their mobile to add that extra personal touch and comfort.

  • It’s with small details like this, customers will feel appreciated.

  • With this, comes customer satisfaction as well as satisfaction for the staff serving the customers.

  • Service excellence is a journey and it must be on-going without an end.
“We are very honoured to receive the APCSC CRE Awards. It gives a strong acknowledgement of our efforts in delivering excellent service quality and customer relationship that will continue to distinguish us in the regional market. With strong understanding of our customers' financial needs coupled with a strong dedication for quality service, we will be able to value add with personalized banking to them.”

Mr. Michael J. Barrett, Group Managing Director, RHB Banking Group

 

“Winning two consecutive service awards is a great testimony of our pursuit for service excellence. RHB Bank Singapore has a proven track record in the area of service excellence and we have succeeded in providing a great banking experience through innovation, dedication, flexibility and above all, great customer experience. With RHB Bank, banking is made personal.”

Mr Lim Hun Joo, Country Head, RHB Bank Singapore

2009 Asia Pacific CRE Awards Ceremony
The most prestigious and well recognized awards on Customer Relationship Excellence internationally!

Congratulations to all the Winners for CRE Awards 2008!

 

The 2009 Asia Pacific CRE Awards Ceremony held on 26 June 2009. Please visit Corporate winner photo and winner statement.

 REGISTRATION          CRE Awards 2009         NOMINATION

The Application of CRE Awards 2009 is now opened!

The CRE Awards 2009 Welcome Pack can be downloaded from the following link:

CRE Awards 2009 Welcome Pack

Press Release: CRE Awards (26 June), People Site Certification (25 June), CSQS (25 June)

Latest Application Deadline:

15th December 2009 (Corporate)    15th December 2009 (Individual)

The Special Supplement: 

27 July 2009 The Standard (P.1 & P.2)   27 July 2009 Hong Kong Economic Times (P.1 & P.2)

Customer Service Quality Standard — CRE Awards Assessment Model

Learn more about the Customer Service Quality Standard (CSQS) for CRE Awards Model and Assessment Process through the following Global Certifications: CCSA and CCSM

Certified Contact Center Manager (CCCM)
18-19 December 2009 Hong Kong (English) CCCM4029HK
Certified Customer Service Analyst & Auditor (CCSA)
16-17 December 2009 Hong Kong (English) CCSA4036HK
Certificate in Customer Service Management (CCSM) CEF Reimbursable 
16-19 December 2009 Hong Kong (English) CCSM4007HK   21C04911-5   

Certificate in Customer Service Management (CCSM)

Hong Kong, December 16-19, 2009

CEF Reimbursable (Course Code: 21C04911-5)

This four-day course will cover the basic and advanced topics in Customer Service Management that enable the participants to increase their awareness and knowledge of the latest development of Customer Service in terms of technology as well as management concept. Customer Service Managers will also learn how to develop appropriate plans to integrate the Customer Service Center within the organization and bring new insights, set visions and lead Customer Service teams. Whether implementing a new Customer Service or rejuvenating an existing one, participants will be prepared for the challenges.

Key Benefits

  • Developing appropriate plans for immediate use in the existing organization to integrate the Customer Service and Contact Center within the organization

  • Elevating customer care and professionalism at the Customer Service and Contact Center and exceeding customer expectations through KPI Measurement

  • Sharing knowledge through Peer-to-Peer consulting opportunities and exercises to gain more insights and visions towards customer service excellence

  • Improving the participants’ understanding of the need to perform periodic audits and how to measure success

  • Providing techniques on data preparation and presentation to management for extensive customer service performance reporting

  • Equipping the participants with a comprehensive understanding of auditing techniques used in customer service and contact centers and to ensure CSQS are implemented and followed

  • Improving customer loyalty and enhancing customer satisfaction by linking performance measures to customer satisfaction

  • Achieving internationally endorsed and recognized Certificate on Customer Service and Contact Center management, brining higher prospect to career development

The Essential Topics

A Strategic Partner To The Business
• Contribution of The Contact Center
• Customer Contact Matrix
• Developing A World-Class Contact Center Framework
• Supply – Demand Ratio for Services

Managing Operation
• SLA and SLM
• Staffing Model
• Workforce Management
• Quality Assurance
• Best-in-Class CRM Benchmarking

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• CRM Stages for Analytics
• CRM Implementation Foundation
• Managing CRM Project for Success
• Successful Business Case Study

Managing Customer Satisfaction
• Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty
• Linking Satisfaction to Business Results
• Customer Satisfaction Survey

Planning Customer Satisfaction Research on Contact Center
• Internal Planning
• Determination of Performance Attributes
• Satisfaction Improvement Initiatives

Managing Technology
• Today’s CRM & Contact Center Technologies
• Technology Selection & Vendor Assessment
• Knowledge Management
• Disaster Recovery Plan

Managing People & Performance
• Recruitment, Retention Strategies
• Training and Career Development Best Practices
• Rewards & Recognition Management
• Critical Coaching Skills

Managing A Business Unit
• Competencies of a Contact Center Manager
• Building a Successful Team
• Managing Finance
• Creating Your Business Services
• Interdepartmental Linkage & Effective Communication
• Leadership Behaviors

Customer Service Statistics and Numbers
• Key Performance Indicators and Metrics
• Definitions, Measurement & Improvement
• Analysis and Reporting for Management Review

World-Class Customer Service Framework
• Strategic Value of Customer Service
• World Class Foundations
• The Need and Benefits of Standard
• Customer Communication Strategy

Customer Service Center Analysis
• Customer Metrics and Measures
• Calculating call / customer service transaction volume & staffing requirements
• Customer Experience Audit
• Customer Contingency Plan
• Customer Behaivor Analysis
• Trend Analysis, Prediction and Prevention

Quality Assurance
• QA Systems, Tools and Implementation
• QA Problems and Preventions
• Mystery Shopping Program Success Factors
• Customer Feedback and Reporting
• Compliance Measurement
• Review Frequency

CSQS and Site Audit
• International Quality Standards and Certifications
• Audit Technique and Score Card
• Management Responsibilities
• Resource Management
• Process Management
• Performance Measurement
• Integration with the Balanced Score Card

Process Improvement and Problem Solving
• Creating and Mapping Customer Service Processes and Workflow
• Measuring Process Performance
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
• Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis

Best-in-Class CRM Benchmarking
• 360 Degree Benchmarking & Improving for World Class Standards
• Customer Satisfaction Measurement
• Mystery Calls and Mystery Shopping
• Process & Performance
• Technology

Knowledge Management
• Knowledge Management Key Success Factors
• Successful Measures and KPI’s for KM
• Develop the Customer Service Knowledge Management (CSKM)
• ROI on Knowledge Management

View the brochure to learn more about CCSM



Testimonials

"The curriculum and the instructor in the CCSM course are excellent. The most valuable topic to me is Managing Business Unit . The instructor is most effective in explaining the concepts."

 

Call Centre (Operations Analyst), Dialog Telekom

 

"We are very honoured to receive the APCSC CRE Awards. It gives a strong acknowledgement of our efforts in delivering excellent service quality and customer relationship that will continue to distinguish us in the regional market. With strong understanding of our customers' financial needs coupled with a strong dedication for quality service, we will be able to value add with personalized banking to them."

 

Group Managing Director of RHB Banking Group


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Once again, I would like to express our gratitude and appreciation of APCSC.  The experiences and processes with CSQS helped us a lot to reinforce the good practices and give us a strong benchmark in customer services."

 

General Manager, DHL Global Forwarding

"The provision of efficient and caring service to our growing family of customers is assigned central focus within the business and strategic plans of Dialog Telekom. The CSQS certification programme provided the company with a structured roadmap to the achievement of service excellence and regular benchmarking of the company's journey towards world-class standards in customer service. The achievement of CSQS certification reaffirms the company's continued commitment to continuous improvement and learning in the sphere of service delivery, and more importantly evidences the commitment and dedication of our service team to the delivery of best in class service to our customers."

 

Group Chief Executive, Dialog Telekom PLC

 

"The topics and the course materials are well organized. The most valuable topics to me are the CSQS and Knowledge Management. The instructor is knowledgeable to the training topics. He is able to answer the questions effectively and can use good examples to explain the concepts."

Manager, Customer Account Servicing Corporate, Cascade Ltd.

Global Certification Mini-Schedule

Certificate in Customer Service Management (CCSM) CEF Reimbursable
21C04911-5

16-19 December 2009

Hong Kong (English)

CCSM4007HK

Certificate in Service Excellence Leadership (CSEL) CEF Reimbursable
21C05006-7

25-26 February 2010 + elective module

Hong Kong (English & Cantonese)

CSEL4003HK

Certificate in Professional Customer Service (CPCS) CEF Reimbursable
21C05127-6
3-4 March 2010 + elective module Hong Kong (English & Cantonese)

CPCS4002HK

Certified CRM Director (CRMD) (inclusive of the CRE Summit and Award Dinner)
18-19 December 2009, 10-11 June 2010 Hong Kong (English) CRMD4011HK
Certified Contact Center Manager (CCCM)
18-19 December 2009 Hong Kong (English) CCCM4029HK
Certified Customer Service Analyst & Auditor (CCSA)

16-17 December 2009

Hong Kong (English)

CCSA4036HK

Certified Contact Center Supervisor (CCCS)
25-26 February 2010 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CCCS4036HK
Certified Telemarketing Supervisor (CTMS)
1-2 March 2010 Hong Kong (English) CTMS4003HK
Certified Customer Service Professional (CCSP)
3-4 March 2010 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CCSP4012HK
Certified Contact Center Professional (CCCP)
4-5 March 2010 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CCCP4047HK
Effective Telemarketing & Objection Handling (ETOH)
4 March 2010 Hong Kong (Cantonese) ETOH4047HK
Complaint Handling & Stress Management (CHSM)
5 March 2010 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CHSM4047HK

TESTIMONIALS                      REGISTRATION                  GLOBAL CERTIFICATION

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