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Axiom Telecom boosts customer experience through investment in staff development

  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, August 20 - 2009 at 13:28
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Axiom Telecom, the region's leading mobile phone retailer, has launched a Retail Development Program for all staff in a move designed to further improve and add value to customers' in-store experience.

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  • Faisal Al Bannai, CEO, Axiom Telecom.
    Faisal Al Bannai, CEO, Axiom Telecom.
Axiom's investment in its staff comes at a time when many companies are reducing the expenditure associated with employee training. This initiative highlights the retailer's commitment to offering outstanding customer service.

'Our company's biggest asset is our staff and the new program is a tool for growth and team development and illustrates our dedication to employee fulfillment. Our loyal customers will reap the rewards of dealing with experts in the field of mobile communications,'


says Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Founder of Axiom Telecom.

The program has been designed to educate staff on all aspects of the business with a focus on knowledge, attitude and approach. Within two years of joining Axiom, an employee will have all the tools needed to become a store manager.

Planning for the program was conducted throughout 2008. Internal specialists from key Axiom departments consulted and worked together to formulate the program's structure and transparent framework.

A further investment was made into appointing external specialist training consultants, to support the final development of materials and delivery.

The program starts with an interactive off-site course, followed up with in store coaching to put into practice what has been learnt in the store setting. Staff will receive certificates after completing program milestones. Success is also linked to salaries ensuring that staff are rewarded for their achievements.

'Axiom is known for offering expert in-store advice. Our training scheme was designed to build on this knowledge to create Axiom ambassadors,' says Stephanie Holden, Axiom Group Retail Development Manager.

The program will be rolled out and tailored to each region that hosts Axiom stores including the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and India, ensuring consistency in staff development and customer experience.

The privately held company, known for its irreverent advertising and aggressive appeal to the region's growing young at heart demographic, has also indicated that it has plans to increase the number of its retail outlets in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and India throughout 2009.
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About Axiom
Established in 1997 by Faisal Al Bannai, Axiom is committed to offering the best value for money to its customers, along with genuine service and the most attractive incentives.

Today, besides its own branded outlets, Axiom owns and operates stores through partner arrangements in the UAE with major retailers and petrol service stations. In December 2005, TECOM a member of Dubai Holding acquired a 40% share of the telecoms retailer.

The Axiom name is a stamp of quality and originality, and a guarantee of the best after-sale service in the region provided by highly trained professionals.

Axiom employs over 3,000 people and has since expanded into Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, London and India. The company is made up of different business units: Retail, wholesale, micro distribution, airtime and value added services.

Axiom also has a dedicated call center with trained and quality customer service advisors who attend to calls from all its retail divisions and assist customers with all the day to day queries, and technical support.

Axiom recently announced plans to open 135 new retail outlets in the Middle East and Southwest Asia throughout 2009, pushing its total number of retail outlets in the region past the 900 mark.

Axioms' mobile solutions division offers value added solutions including Mobile Payments, Mobile Banking, Mobile Marketing, and SMS2TV services directly to consumers and enterprise customers.

All Axiom outlets have dedicated in-store advisors to aid customers in choosing the right phone and service, as well as to offer technical support.

Earlier this year, Axiom launched a free to use pick up and delivery service, exclusive to Axiom customers, providing them the convenience of getting their phone repaired without leaving their homes.

For more details:
Kiran Wadhwani
Consultant

Wallis Marketing Consultants
P.O. Box 502281
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 390 1950
Fax: +971 4 367 2800

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