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Contact, engagement and customer service in 2011 and beyond brett dennen: don’t forget by visualpanic on Flickr The Social Council Ingrid Koehler, LG Improvement and Development Monday, 31 January 2011

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presentation on social media to council call centre managers

Transcript of Social customer service

Page 1: Social customer service

Contact, engagement and

customer service in 2011 and beyond

brett dennen: don’t forget by visualpanic on Flickr

The Social Council

Ingrid Koehler,LG Improvement and Development

Monday, 31 January 2011

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The Social Council

Contact and engagement in 2011 and beyond

Ingrid Koehler, LG Improvement and Development

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You can’t pick

up the bins

onlineMonday, 31 January 2011

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But you can change what people put in them

some councils are using social media to engage with citizens about public services

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And you can sort problems

Problem

Solution

these will inevitably raise customer service issues

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Your world is socialMy friends

1994

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real world online

the world is changing, ‘real world’ and online worlds are merging for more people

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Your world is socialMy friends

1995

real world online

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Your world is socialMy friends

1996

real world online

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Your world is socialMy friends and colleagues

2006

real world online

although I’m an early adopter, more people are joining in. Social media use is

rising fastest among ‘older’ groups.Monday, 31 January 2011

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Your world is socialMy friends and colleagues

2011

real world online

As more people have overlapping connections, the more important your presence in social

networking is

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Social media

No longer if, but how...

Expectations are changing

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Selling with social

• brand advocates

• reputation management

• advertising through engagement

• using the power of networks and recommendations

• keeping customers sweet

but using social media in councils is different

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Celebrating employee engagement and communication

Councils must explore federated comms and customer services

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The soft sell

Tennessee tourism,> 114,000 likes

Coventry> 16,000 likes

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Spreading information

photo from daniel.d.slee on FlickrMonday, 31 January 2011

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Fixing problems

road work from thetruthabout on FlickrMonday, 31 January 2011

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Public sector feedback

people are already using other means to report problems, praise or discuss issues,

you need to be a part of thatMonday, 31 January 2011

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...on the go

smart phone penetration still low, but growing...and anyone can develop an app

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Replacing CRM

councils can embrace 3rd party social reporting toolsMonday, 31 January 2011

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Community problem solving

open problem solving to reduce costs and avoidable contact

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And in councils

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This is not

just a job forthe call centre

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Unified strategy

Communications Customer Service

Frontline serviceConsultation and

engagement

Councillors

social citizen engagement is a cross-council approach

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But there are big benefits

• Channel shift, but important to get basic web services right

• Avoidable contact

• Extending your reach

• Increased satisfaction in self-service

• Faster resolution

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...and some things to think about

• privacy and data concerns

• tracking and monitoring

• CRM integration

• authentication - from both citizen and council

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...and some future opportunities

local.gov.uk/knowledgehub

councils will be able to share learning and open source tools more easily

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