A Complaint Is a Gift, 3rd Edition: How to Learn from Critical Feedback and Recover Customer Loyalty

Written by Janelle Barlow

Narrated by Anna Crowe

The third edition of this bestseller (over 275,000 copies sold) builds on the tested formula that helps organizations recognize the value of complaints using updated examples and concepts in the age of COVID-19.

The first edition of A Complaint Is a Gift introduced the revolutionary notion that customer complaints are not annoyances to be dodged, denied, or buried but are instead valuable pieces of feedback-not to mention your best bargain in market research. Complaints provide a feedback mechanism that can help organizations rapidly and inexpensively strengthen products, service style, and market focus. Most importantly, complaints that are well received create customer loyalty.

This new edition condenses the tried and true eight-step formula into a tighter, more efficient three-step formula. From her work with clients, the author has updated industry-specific complaint examples and added in new concepts, such as a process that enables employees to handle complaints with increased emotional resilience-something that is sorely needed since dealing with increasingly difficult customers is a common occurrence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Handling complaints doesn't have to be a negative, soul-crushing experience. Janelle Barlow gives the right tools to treat each of them as a source of innovative ideas that can transform your business.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Release date: Nov 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9781523002962

Reviews for A Complaint Is a Gift, 3rd Edition

[Masha Gonchar · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I recently listen audio book A Complaint Is a Gift, 3rd Edition: How to Learn from Critical Feedback and Recover Customer Loyalty by Janelle Barlow. This audio book provides invaluable advice to women on how to handle customer service issues.
Overall, I found this audio book extremely helpful for women who want practical guidance on how best to manage critical feedback and retain loyal customers. Its focus on providing essential features for women's education makes it especially noteworthy for female entrepreneurs or those working in industries traditionally dominated by men. It's definitely worth listening if you're looking for tips on how best to handle difficult situations with grace and poise.