The document discusses how technology can help Lombard Direct, a financial services company, by allowing customers to speak to the same service representative each time, tracking customer usage of services, and providing customized loyalty programs. It recommends that Lombard Direct set up an e-service website to give customers easy access 24/7, provide transparency about products, and link to complementary service providers. Implementing chatbots, customer communication tools, and status tracking could also improve Lombard Direct's service quality.
The document discusses how technology can help Lombard Direct, a financial services company, by allowing customers to speak to the same service representative each time, tracking customer usage of services, and providing customized loyalty programs. It recommends that Lombard Direct set up an e-service website to give customers easy access 24/7, provide transparency about products, and link to complementary service providers. Implementing chatbots, customer communication tools, and status tracking could also improve Lombard Direct's service quality.
The document discusses how technology can help Lombard Direct, a financial services company, by allowing customers to speak to the same service representative each time, tracking customer usage of services, and providing customized loyalty programs. It recommends that Lombard Direct set up an e-service website to give customers easy access 24/7, provide transparency about products, and link to complementary service providers. Implementing chatbots, customer communication tools, and status tracking could also improve Lombard Direct's service quality.
Lombard Direct Key Performance Indicators Telephone availability - The time an individual is available to take calls. Insurance sales - They want to encourage the people who take out loans with them to take out their insurance cover on the loans. Media and product code accuracy - It was very important for their marketing people to know from where the customers heard about them. However, their systems were a bit lacking in this area and sometimes the CAs have difficulty finding the right code because there are so many. Call conversion - To calculate the number of successful loans sold compared to the number of calls taken. CATS (Customer Adviser Technical Skills) - Procedural accuracy, such as giving the right advice and adhering to data protection requirements. Call analysis - An assessment of the interactions with a customer and compliance with the correct procedure. How will Technology Help Lombard Direct? • Help Gain knowledge about the customer: For example: MSC trade finance has set up a system wherein the bank allows the customer to talk to the same service executive every time for providing a better solution. • Knowledge about usage of service by the customer • Help customers gain product knowledge How will Technology Help Lombard Direct? • Provide Customized Services : Loyalty program (CRED) • Reduce cost : Financial services, traditionally operating through a network of local branches, are able to reduce the cost of their operations by dealing centrally through the telephone or internet. Example: Tracking Credit- Worthiness Tech - Enablement • E-Service: Lombard Direct should set up an E-Service for the following reasons: Easy access for customers: The websites do not have to be staffed for 24 hours a day or 365 days a year, but there is the opportunity for customers to make contact at any time. This will help in better management of staff. Opportunity to provide transparency: All the information can be provided on the website for the customers to understand the product better. This will help manage the customer talk time better. Linking services: Opportunities exist to build links between websites of complementary service providers. This creates the ability to form service alliances. For example: Lombard wanted its customers to buy both loan and the insurance. How will it improve Service Quality? Fast response: 24*7 chatbots system to answer customer queries. Customer communication: The provision of information about length of the queue, for example, or how long before a response or delivery is likely. Choice of phone follow-up: The option to communicate person-to-person with the company in case of unresolved queries or concerns. Ability to check status: The ability the status of an order Links to FAQs: The ability to see frequently asked questions (FAQs) to deal with obvious queries.