by Sam Klaidman | Jul 14, 2014 | Growth
In my post last week, I said that the #1 reason that customer service contract revenue is declining if “Your value proposition no longer works for your customers.” Then I had a vigorous discussion with Ravi Deva in the LinkedIn Warranty Innovations Group. Here...
by Sam Klaidman | May 19, 2014 | Growth
We recently concluded a service contract design engagement with an established equipment manufacturer who did not yet offer service contracts to their customers. We followed the following process and arrived at a recommendation for a series of focused agreements to...
by Sam Klaidman | Mar 16, 2014 | Growth
When servicing your company’s products, your customer has only three choices – you (either directly or through an authorized service channel), an independent service provider, and in-house service. In most cases, there are only two viable alternatives – you and them...
by Sam Klaidman | Jan 20, 2014 | Growth
In The Beginning A Sales and a Service Vice President walked into a bar. They were from a Boston-based high-tech company in the San Francisco Bay area attending Jane’s annual Sales meeting. When they sat down, Jane said to Dick, “Tonight’s meal is on Sales.” Dick was...
by Sam Klaidman | Jan 13, 2014 | Growth
Recently, a VP of Customer Service friend asked me. “Should field technicians sell service contracts?” I thought it was a good question, so we discussed it. This post is about how the conversation played out. In the high-tech service industry, there are...
