Why Santa has a Great Customer Service

Santa's Customer Service

It’s Christmas season, the most wonderful time of the year, and every kid is hoping with excitement to get a Christmas present from Santa Claus. And while there are many things we can learn from this man, there is one kindly but also very clever thing we should all learn from him. 

Yes, you got it right, we're talking about his great Customer Service. He probably has one of the best customer services in the world, just see all the kids' faces smiling every December 25th. Because of that, we bring to you the reasons why Santa has a great customer service:

Client’s Satisfaction: Its Main Goal


Santa’s main goal is to make his clients (the kids) happy, and all his employees (the elves) know that as well. This helps them to focus on what really matters, and make smart decisions based on this purpose. Imagine a kid not receiving a gift on time just because there are many millions more kids this year and Santa didn’t hire enough elves, or if the gift has a Halloween themed wrap only because the paper was in discount... That would be a shame, right? Santa knows that customer satisfaction is more important than a few dollars or any other thing.

 

Employee Satisfaction


But Santa also knows that customer satisfaction is as important as its employee satisfaction. You'll always see the elves smiling while they're doing their job. Why? First, because they know the purpose of their job; they know they make people happy, because they have a great leader, because they have a good incentive program with things they like such as candies, cookies, hot chocolate and lots of fun.

 

Useful and Updated Data Base


Santa probably has the best database in the world. He knows the name and age of the kids, their exact address, and he keeps a record to know if they have been good or bad through the year. And, the most important thing, this database is always updated. Can you think of a time when Santa sent a gift to the kid’s old address because they moved? Sometimes he even knows where to send the gifts when the kids are on vacation or at their grandpa’s house.

 

New Technology & Multichannel


We all know the traditional letters will never get old, but that doesn’t mean you can’t email, call or whatsapp Santa what you want. Santa is adopting new technology to make sure every kid can submit their gift request. 

 

Customer Experience


Santa knows that experience is everything. He makes sure everyone receives what they asked on time. He leaves it under the tree, sometimes he gives little extras, and if the kids leave cookies, he at least has a bite, and sometimes he leaves traces but always keeps the surprise factor, because that is what causes kids’ excitement, that is the customer experience he designed.

 

Workforce Management


The number of kids keeps growing and growing every year, Santa needs to make sure he has the exact personnel to fulfill the solicitations without missing a kid or burnout their elves with work. He makes sure to implement the best workforce management and to make the right forecast of the demand in order to hire the elves he will need to keep offering this great customer service.

 

Strategic Partnership


Last but not least, even Santa needs help, we know that strategic partnerships will let him offer an even better service. He has an alliance with the parents because sometimes the kids ask for something that his elves can't produce, that would be very expensive to do, or should be bought in a specific store. Sometimes parents can help Santa translate the kids’ messages. There are many things that parents can help them do because they have the expertise, they know their kids. Santa knows it's ok to seek help to offer an excellent service.

 

If you also want to offer great customer service, it's the perfect time for you and your team learn from Santa’s practices!

 

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