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The Key to Achieve Customer Relationship Excellence – Making banking simplified from RHB Bank Berhad Singapore.

In this knowledge email, we would like to share how RHB Bank Berhad Singapore, the winner 2007 Customer Relationship Excellence Awards in the category of “Best Customer Experience Management of the Year 2007 (Banking Service)”, achieves Customer Relationship Excellence.

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Customer Relationship Excellence Awards 2007

Asia Pacific Dinner Ceremony on 27 June 2008


2007 Award Winners Group Photo


2007 Award Winners Individual Photo

Congratulations to the CRE Awards winners! The CRE Awards presentations took place on 27 June 2008, please click here for the CRE Awards Official Press Release and  click here for more information regarding the CRE Awards background, participation, photos and winners.

CRE Awards 2008

The Application of CRE Awards 2008 is now opened!

The CRE Awards 2008 Welcome Pack can be downloaded from the following link:

CRE Awards 2008 Welcome Pack

 

Latest Application Deadline:

15th November 2008 (Corporate)

15th January 2009 (Individual)

 

REGISTRATION / NOMINATION

 

The CRE Awards Supplement:

21 July 2008 The Standard

28 July 2008 SingTao Daily G1-G12

Asia Pacific Customer Service Contact Center (CSCC) Salary & HR Policy & Retention Survey

Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium (APCSC) organizes this Compensation & Retention Strategy Benchmarking Program to provide human resources intelligence for contact centers in the region. The objective is to reduce staff turnover rate and to elevate the customer service quality and productivity in the region. Market data and analysis on the benchmark data are prerequisites for a competitive compensation policy that can effectively reduce staff turnover.

Reference Date: 1 Jan & 1 July

Fee: HKD25,000 or

Reference Date: 1 Jan

Fee: HKD15,000

The Information can be downloaded from here

Asia Pacific Customer Service and Contact Center Salary Increase Forecast & Staff Turnover Survey 2008

With increasing deployment of customer service and contact centers operations in Asia Pacific, many companies are keen to recruit and attract customer service and contact centers professionals who are capable of delivering high quality customer service and generating sales through customer contact.

Please click here to download the introduction and survey form
 

Press Release
APCSC PRESENTS CRM BENCHMARKING OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE COMPANIES WITH THE REGION'S “BEST-IN-CLASS” RECOGNITION


APCSC presented the Best-in-Class recognition for outstanding performance on the BIC CRM Contact Center and Customer Service Center Benchmarking Program at the Summit 2008

Hong Kong, China – June 27, 2008 – The Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium (APCSC) presents the Best-in-Class (BIC) recognition to the companies who have performed well in the Regional BIC CRM Benchmarking (The Benchmarking) program, which is organized by APCSC annually.
The BIC recognition was awarded to the benchmarking participants during the Customer Relationship Excellence (CRE) & Customer Service Quality Standard (CSQS) Summit, who have performed well in different areas of The Benchmarking.

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THREE SERVICE LEADERS AWARDED WITH PEOPLE SITE CERTIFICATION FROM APCSC


Dr. Lincoln Chee, CEO of QHMS and Ms. Esther Tsang, Head of Customer Service, received PSC from Mr. Jason Chu, Chairman of APCSC

Hong Kong, China, 26 June 2008 – Three leading companies have been awarded the People Site Certification (PSC) from Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium (APCSC), in recognition of their people development and commitment in providing world-class professional services covering Hong Kong, Asia Pacific and Global markets.

People Site Certifications are presented to organizations that have over ninety percent of their Customer Service and Contact Centre staff certified under APCSC’s Global Certification programs including Certified Customer Service Professional (CCSP), Certified Contact Centre Professional (CCCP), Certified Contact Center Supervisor (CCCS), Certified Contact Center
Manager (CCCM), and Certified Customer Service Analyst and Auditor (CCSA)

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DAO HENG INSURANCE RECEIVES PEOPLE SITE CERTIFICATION AWARD FROM APCSC


Ms. Shirley W.S. Wong, Manager of Personal Insurance Marketing, representing DHI, received the People Site Certificate

Hong Kong, China, 26 June 2008 – Dao Heng Insurance Co., Ltd. has been awarded the People Site Certification from APCSC (Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium), in recognition of Dao Heng Insurance’s ongoing commitment in providing innovative and worldclass service and elevating customer service quality in Hong Kong.

Dao Heng Insurance Co., Ltd, Call Center, received the People Site Certification, which is presented to organizations that have over ninety percent of their Customer Service and Call Centre staff certified under APCSC’s Global Certification programme includes Certified Call Centre Professional (CCCP) and Certified Call Centre Supervisor (CCCS).

 

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Please click following links to see our Supplement and upcoming promotion:
- The Standard
- SingTao Daily
Customer Relationship Excellence Awards

The Most Important Asia Pacific Award of its Kind
The goal of the CRE Awards is to promote service quality and customer relationship excellence in international cities across Asia Pacific and to recognize companies, business units, teams, and individuals that have contributed to the success of both their customers and the organizations that they serve.

Register for CRE Awards 2008
Nominate a Company

2007 Winner's list

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Customer Service Quality Standard (CSQS)

The Customer Service Quality Standard (CSQS) has been developed in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium and the University of Hong Kong with industry support by the CSQS Committee Asia to asses the overall service quality, best practice compliance and performance of your Contact Center / customer service department. It is the highest certification awarded to customer service organizations that strive to develop customer relationship excellence.

Press Release:

Henderson Land Group Property Management Department Receives CSQS Site Certification from APCSC

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BIC CRM Benchmarking
Global Certification Program

 

CCCM Class Photo on Aug 29-30 2006

Our Global Certification has been adopted by leading corporations throughout the regions. Our certification enables organizations to build World-Class Customer Service Standards. The certifications are recognized in the region and are endorsed by local universities as well as international bodies.

Selected courses provided by Hong Kong Customer Service Consortium are registered as reimbursable programs under the Continuing Education Fund (CEF):

Certificate in Customer Service Management (CCSM)

Certificate in Service Excellence Leadership (CSEL)

Certificate in Professional Customer Service (CPCS)

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Customer Testimonials

Many leading organisations throughout Asia Pacific are familiar with APCSC's high quality Certification courses. The next sessions are detailed below. Join us for a World-Class experience and start improving your service quality.

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Membership

APCSC has members serving different client segments, and delivering services in different formats and settings. Because of this diversity, participants will be stimulated and inspired to revolutionize their services. Companies can learn from one another.
The objective is to find solutions that member companies can adapt for use in their own business contexts, so that together we may:
• Learn faster from the best practices of other companies across industry, and
• Pool resources to innovate where no one has yet found an acceptable solution.

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People Site Certification

The People Site Certification is awarded to organizations that have over ninety percent of their Customer Service and Contact Center staff certified under APCSC’s Global Certification program, which includes Certified Contact Center Manager (CCCM), Certified Contact Center Supervisor (CCCS) and Certified Contact Center Professional (CCCP) and others.

 

 

Press Release:

Bax Global Receives People Site Certification Award
Dao Heng Insurance Receives People Site Certification Award
DHL Global Forwarding Receives People Site Certification Award
Quality Healthcare Receives People Site Certification Award
SWIFT Receives People Site Certification Award

Global Certification Mini-Schedule

Certified CRM Director (CRMD)
 
  Certified Customer Service Professional (CCSP)
10-12 December 2008 Hong Kong (English) CRMD4011HK   18-19 November 2008 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CCSP4012HK
Certified Contact Center Manager (CCCM)   Certified Contact Center Professional (CCCP)
18-19 September 2008 Hong Kong (English) CCCM4027HK   23-24 October 2008 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CCCP4044HK
Certified Customer Service Analyst & Auditor (CCSA)   Effective Telemarketing & Objection Handling (ETOH)
25-26 September 2008 Hong Kong (English) CCSA4033HK   23 October 2008 Hong Kong (Cantonese) ETOH4044HK
Certified Contact Center Supervisor (CCCS)   Complaint Handling & Stress Management (CHSM)
16-17 October 2008 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CCCS4036HK   24 October 2008 Hong Kong (Cantonese) CHSM4044HK
Certified Telemarketing Supervisor (CTMS)    
17-18 November 2008 Hong Kong (English) CTMS4003HK        

Certificate in Customer Service Management (CCSM) CEF Reimbursable

21C04911-5

18 & 19 September & 25 & 26 September 2008

Hong Kong (Mandarin & English)

CCSM4006HK

Certificate in Service Excellence Leadership (CSEL) CEF Reimbursable

21C05006-7

16-17 October 2008 + elective module

Hong Kong (English & Cantonese)

CSEL4003HK

Certificate in Professional Customer Service (CPCS) CEF Reimbursable

21C05127-6

18-19 November 2008 + elective module

Hong Kong (English & Cantonese)

CPCS4002HK

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