Award in Customer Service

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Award in Customer Service
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V21

Rome (Italy)

25 May 2026 -05 Jun 2026

9775

Overview

Introduction:

Customer service represents a central pillar of organizational excellence and institutional reputation. It functions as a strategic system that defines how organizations connect with their clients, manage expectations, and sustain loyalty through consistent quality and trust. Effective customer service reflects the organization’s internal culture, leadership mindset, and operational coherence, linking employee engagement with customer satisfaction and long term business performance. This training program provides a structured framework for analyzing, managing, and improving customer service functions across industries, presenting models that integrate service quality, behavioral insight, and innovation within a unified institutional approach.

Program Objectives:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Analyze the institutional principles that define excellent customer service.

  • Evaluate communication and behavioral frameworks for handling diverse customer groups.

  • Classify organizational methods that enhance service quality and responsiveness.

  • Determine strategies that strengthen customer satisfaction and retention.

  • Assess improvement systems that ensure consistency, accountability, and service innovation.

Target Audience:

  • Customer service professionals and representatives.

  • Frontline supervisors and team leaders.

  • Sales and marketing support staff.

  • Relationship management and client care officers.

  • Employees in customer focused organizations.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Introduction to Customer Service:

  • Institutional importance of customer service in organizational success.

  • Categories of customers and the nature of their expectations.

  • Foundational principles defining service quality and customer experience.

  • Strategic impact of exceptional service on corporate reputation.

  • Frameworks connecting customer satisfaction with institutional performance.

Unit 2:

Communication Skills in Customer Service:

  • Verbal and nonverbal communication principles in customer interactions.

  • Active listening techniques for accurate understanding of customer needs.

  • How to structure professional correspondence in digital and written channels.

  • Institutional standards for handling difficult conversations and conflict.

  • Communication ethics that reinforce professionalism and trust.

Unit 3:

Customer Behavior:

  • Psychological and behavioral patterns influencing customer expectations.

  • Identification of customer types and adaptive communication techniques.

  • Recognition of satisfaction and dissatisfaction indicators.

  • Cultural and contextual factors shaping service perception.

  • Institutional mechanisms to build rapport and lasting customer relationships.

Unit 4:

Delivering Excellent Customer Service:

  • Core components of service delivery excellence frameworks.

  • Structured processes for managing inquiries, complaints, and feedback.

  • Techniques for creating personalized and memorable customer experiences.

  • Institutional empathy as a driver of relationship sustainability.

  • Service consistency as an indicator of operational maturity.

Unit 5:

Problem Solving and Decision Making:

  • Analytical models for addressing customer issues and complaints.

  • Decision making frameworks aligning service outcomes with business goals.

  • Root cause identification and structured issue resolution models.

  • Empowerment systems that enable independent staff decisions.

  • Evaluation methods for continuous service performance improvement.

Unit 6:

Teamwork and Collaboration:

  • Institutional structures that promote collaborative service delivery.

  • Communication channels that enhance internal coordination.

  • Integration of individual strengths for collective service performance.

  • Governance frameworks for managing conflict and cooperation.

  • Recognition systems that strengthen team morale and motivation.

Unit 7:

Service Recovery and Customer Retention:

  • Structured recovery models for restoring customer trust post-service failure.

  • Turning dissatisfaction into relationship building opportunities.

  • Retention strategies linking loyalty with consistent service delivery.

  • Personalized engagement and follow up mechanisms.

  • Importance of using feedback systems to identify trends and prevent service erosion.

Unit 8:

Technology and Customer Service:

  • Technological platforms that enhance customer experience and responsiveness.

  • Integration of CRM systems for tracking customer profiles and histories.

  • Frameworks for omnichannel communication management.

  • Role of automation and self-service tools in improving service efficiency.

  • Governance requirements for data protection and ethical information use.

Unit 9:

Leadership and Customer Service Excellence:

  • Leadership responsibilities in shaping customer-focused cultures.

  • Key steps for developing performance standards for frontline staff.

  • Institutional training frameworks to build service competencies.

  • Recognition and reward mechanisms reinforcing service excellence.

  • Leadership models that embody empathy, consistency, and accountability.

Unit 10:

Continuous Improvement and Innovation:

  • Systems supporting continuous innovation in customer service operations.

  • Institutional processes for capturing and applying customer feedback.

  • Importance of using improvement methodologies such as Kaizen.

  • The role of strategic foresight in anticipating future customer needs and expectations.

  • Integration of creativity as a key component of customer experience transformation.