05 Jan 2012
World Class Service works with organisations across the UK and Ireland to help them deliver excellence. But the past year has seen significant developments closer to home, which will shape the way we do business with all our clients.
2011 was a good year to be in business in Manchester. It was a year where the eyes of the nation have been on the City- or rather the Cities – as this has been in no small part down to the developments in Salford. There are now upwards of 2,000 BBC staff based at MediaCity UK, as well as the massive volumes of freelance staff that the studio operation is employing directly. The creation of this technological Goliath has placed Salford at the forefront of the media industry, and this has already led to announcements of further investment in the area, from the likes of SIS and ITV.
Another year behind us and it's safe to say that there were some challenges but, as ever, it's not the end of the world. Cuts, job losses and austerity measures all combine to make us all nervous with our spending but the likes of John Lewis saw sales rise by 6.2% in the last five weeks of 2011.
In any recession around the world, it is always the case that winners can be found. We don't mean the greedy fat cats. You can win in a financial downturn if the product you provide is reliably excellent.
When people have less disposable income, they still want to treat themselves and they still want to enjoy their lives. They just take fewer risks and look to spend where they know that their experience will be worth the money.
We're pleased to announce that a number of Manchester's hotels have recently gained full World Class Service accreditation for 2011/12.
Jury's Inn, The Lowry Hotel, The Midland, Radisson Edwardian and most recently The Arora Hotel have all proved their strength in the World Class Service Standard's four key areas of Behaviours, Processes, Physical Environment and Tangibles
Service 2020: Megatrends for the decade ahead
is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by BDO. It draws
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while over half hailed from the C-suite or board level.
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The Manchester Made it Easy Forum in October 2010 took place at Manchester Art Gallery. The presentations are available to download here.
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