by Sam Klaidman | Oct 2, 2017 | Growth
Entering a relationship When we start dating a new person, there are four possible outcomes for the relationship: Both mutually decide there is no further interest One of you can choose not to continue the relationship You can enter a long-term relationship until one...
by Sam Klaidman | Jun 12, 2017 | Customer Loyalty
The Apostle model demonstrated the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. If you are working in a zone of indifference, your customers are vulnerable to new offers to purchase. When designing your services, products, or customer interaction,...
by Sam Klaidman | Jun 11, 2017 | Customer Loyalty
In the next post, I talked about the relationship between customer satisfaction and loyalty and introduced the concept of the zone of indifference. This zone is the broad middle ground between the top and bottom boxes on a customer satisfaction survey. In this post, I...
by Sam Klaidman | May 15, 2017 | Growth
This post was adapted from an article by Sam Klaidman and Dennis Gershowitz that initially appeared in the September 2009 edition of the AFSMI Sbusiness News (no longer published). Ever wonder why people fail to renew a service contract? Are you looking for the right...
by Sam Klaidman | Jan 23, 2017 | Growth
Most Field Service organizations closely monitor their first-time fix rate (FTFR), which Aberdeen defines as: “The resolution of a work order/customer issue on the first service visit. Any repeat visit, secondary truck roll, or service call cannot be for the...