Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
from Service Quality Institute
December 2023
 

May all of you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I live in Minnesota and I suspect by December 25 we will have a lot of snow. Many of you live in warm parts of the world. As I am writing this newsletter it is 24 F in Minneapolis and -4.4 C.

In 2024 Deliver a Service Culture and Customer Experience so Positive that Your Customers Fall in Love with You.

In 1980 I released Feelings the world's first customer service program based on a very simple concept. When you treat a customer like a king or queen they come back, spend more with you, and bring their friends. This is the foundation of great customer service.  When customer service is poor customers don't come back and they also tell their friends.

In the last 4 years during the COVID pandemic customer service across the world has gotten much worse. Frankly, it rarely exists. The most powerful method of marketing and advertising is positive word of mouth.

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Christmas and New Year’s Gifts - Books that Can Change Your Life

All books ordered in December will be personally inscribed and autographed.

You can mix and match to achieve better volume pricing. Individual books in the US will be sent via media mail with FREE SHIPPING within the US. Large orders will be sent by Federal Express. Books are available for download for only $9.99 each. If you send John Tschohl an email with the names of each person you want an inscribed message it will make a powerful gift. 

Relentless

Customer service must be your core operating principle. A great gift for customers, employees, and family members. Easy to read. Also available in Spanish, Georgian, and Russian.

Moving Up
A perfect gift if you want someone to become indispensable and extraordinary. An easy read. 

Achieving Excellence Through Customer Service
The bible of customer service. Also available in Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese.

Empowerment: A Way of Life The only book on empowerment
If every customer becomes over-happy, you will have unlimited growth. Easy to read. Also available in Spanish, Georgian and Russian.

Cashing In: How to Make More Money, Get a Promotion and Love Your Job
Give to everyone in your family and circle of friends, if you want to help them achieve more success. Also available in Spanish and Vietnamese. 

Loyal for Life
An easy book that teaches you how to master service recovery. Also available in Spanish and Russian

Here is the link on our website. You can also buy books on Amazon


Smile: a NEW One-Session Program in English and Spanish

Smile is ready to ship. It is a new one-session program implemented in 3-4 hours. The first step in great customer service is to Smile. In Minnesota, where I live, almost everyone smiles. In some parts of the US and in many countries, you seldom see a Smile.

A first impression can change everything. Offering a warm, genuine smile tells the customer:

  • I like you.
  • I care about you as a person.
  • I value you.
  • I care about your needs.
  • I'm ready to help.

A genuine smile can change everything -- for the customer, your colleagues, and yourself.

The user-friendly Leader Guide comes with a flash drive. Participant material includes a 6 x 9" perfect bound participant book, certificate, technique card, and Smile customer service performance standard.

View the Smile Brochure here 
(View Spanish version)

The facilitator guide with the flash drive and over 40 minutes of video is only $999. Participant kits start at $20.

We are offering a 30% discount through December 31, 2023, with a 100% money-back guarantee. Train your staff with Smile, and if for any reason you do not like it return all materials for a quick refund. In 45 years, we have had 2 refunds totaling less than $800.

If you want volume pricing, please reach out to your Service Quality Institute partner or contact John@servicequality.com

You can view the Smile program on our website including a 5-minute video demo in English and Spanish. You can also view all elements of the program on our website.

The introductory start-up special which includes the leaders guide with the flash drive and 25 participant kits is $1,499 but with the 30% discount, it is only $1,049.30 plus free shipping anywhere in the world. Special pricing expires on December 31.


Vote for John Tschohl for the Top 30 Global Customer Service Gurus

The Top 30 Global Gurus Customer Service tabulation concludes on December 22 for the 2024 ranking.

I need your vote. Last year I came in #3. If you have not voted please help me.

Please vote for me here: https://globalgurus.org/customer-experience/

Thank you so much!


Live & Virtual Certification Seminar in Minneapolis
May 20-23, 2024

View the Certification Seminar brochure.

If you want to build your credentials and advance your career, you should attend this Customer Service Certification Seminar. Service Quality Institute is the only learning Institute in the world that only focuses on customer service. We have a greater depth of learning programs for customer service and more experience than anyone else in the world.

Learn from the best. Pat Porras, our lead trainer, will facilitate the 4-day Certification Seminar. Learn more about Pat here.

Pricing is $2,800 with an early bird $503 discount with a price of only $2,297 or interest-free financing with $649 down and 9 monthly payments of $239. Both offers expire on December 31.

The Virtual seminar is $2,600 with an early bird discount available for only $2,097 or interest-free financing with $539 down and 9 payments of $229. Volume pricing is also available. Both offers are available until December 31.

Leading Empowered Teams for an Awesome Customer Experience has been updated. All Certification participants receive the new Leader guide, PowerPoint, and participant material. This 2-day seminar focuses on what you have to change to become more customer-centric, how to drive empowerment, the skills of coaching for a customer-driven workforce, and teamwork.

"Feelings Service Retail" is used on the first day of the Certification Seminar. All participants in CCST receive the $1,199 Facilitator and participant kit. The video was recently updated. Here is a link to Feelings for Retail Service. The 12-minute video preview is in the upper right corner. The total facilitator and participant material each person receives is worth $1,871. The Certification Seminar licensees you to buy participant material at an 85% discount on the Certification Fees. Feelings participant kits are $22 each, and Leading Empowered Teams are $150 each.

We have special group rates of $119 USD/night at the Marriott Courtyard Bloomington by Mall of America. The largest mall in the US. There is no sales tax on clothing in Minnesota. Lock in our limited block of rooms now at a special rate. Your credit or debit card is NOT charged until you check in. Breakfast is included.

Book your group rate for Service Quality Institute

Start Date: Monday, May 20, 2024End Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024Last Day to Book for Special Hotel Rates: Sunday, May 5, 2024

If you are working toward your Graduate of Customer Service or Master of Customer Service Diploma, it gives you 18 credits.

Click here to view our customer service diplomas.


John Tschohl Service Strategy Seminars

If you want to fire up your team and drive a service culture, use John Tschohl and get your entire leadership team involved.

Every presentation is customized. I can do keynotes for 60-90 minutes, a full day, or a 2-day seminar. I do these Seminars in person or on Zoom. 

Visit my speaking site.

If you want to use me for a keynote or 1-2 day seminar in 2024, contact our Channel Partners all over the world or:

Carmen Velasco, VP of Latin America & North America
Carmen@servicequality.com
Whats App 1-619-862-7694

John Tschohl
John@servicequality.com
Cell/Whats App 1-612-382-5636

SQI In The Media

Empowerment: The Backbone of Great Customer Service
Call Center Times

How to Motivate Your Employees
Aqua Magazine

Motivating Employees: Compliments and Kind Words Go a Long Way
Call Center Times

Integria – International CX Day (English)

Smile – A First Impression Can Change Everything
Retail Observer

Empowerment: The Backbone of Great Customer Service
Call Center Times

Smile – A First Impression Can Change Everything
Call Center Times

Send Customers the Right Message…with a Smile
Franchinsing.com

Complaints are Opportunities
Garden Center Magazine

The Face in the Mirror – Six Steps to Moving Up
Call Center Times

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