Sustainability Report 2008of management processes). In theAnonymous Customer’s evaluations oftelephone services, from 2004 to 2008,the annual average grade increased 70%,while in the Anonymous Customer’sevaluations of on-site service, theannual average grade increased 29%from 2005 to 2008.In December 2008, as an innovativeaction in the market, Bradescoperformed the pilot test of the On-SiteAnonymous Customer – Accessibilityat Branches in Greater São Paulo,including visits by the hearing- andvisually-impaired and wheelchair users,evaluating <strong>com</strong>pliance with servicestandards and accessibility issues, aswell as service rendered. This processwill continue in 2009 to improve servicesand management processes.Continued improved managementThe continuous pursuit of improvedservice quality is reinforced in the newRetail Management Model createdin 2008. This new model, resultingfrom a customer satisfaction survey,incorporates new service practices, inaddition to providing for the remodelingof Branches and technologicalinnovations for prompter service. Themodel has already been implementedin 292 Branches and in the short term,another 533 will be adapted to <strong>com</strong>plywith this new model.Employee training is important toconsolidate service quality programs,an indispensable factor to earn, retainand build customer loyalty. In 2008,more than 45 thousand employees tookpart in on-site training related to thisissue, including clerks and assistants ofmanagerial areas.The courses cover behavior and businesspractices, <strong>com</strong>munication, personalmarketing and Brazilian Sign Language(Libras). In order to improve customersatisfaction, we focus on ethics, respectand transparency as values when buildinga longstanding relationship, encouragingemployees to exercise service quality asa merit, by incorporating the “serve thecustomer” cause.Employees also receive an instructionmanual called “Service Quality,” whosecontent consolidates the Bank’s servicestandards, the “open doors” culture, theOrganization’s Code of Ethical Conductand the Consumer Defense Code.Communication with customersWe maintain structured means of<strong>com</strong>munication with customers, suchas direct mail, notices, advertisingcampaigns and even bank statements.Sent regularly, bank statements areconstantly monitored to facilitatecustomer understanding and followupon their operations with the Bank.The Braille bank statement, an optionfor visually-impaired customers,broadens the <strong>com</strong>prehensive nature ofinformation disclosure.At (www.bradesco.<strong>com</strong>.br), customersfind alternatives like the BradescoMedia Center, where the Bank’s videosand campaigns may be accessed, aswell as videos about the Organization’s40vFor further information aboutcustomer service, click here
meetings and presentations; theEconomia em Dia on-line newspaperfocused on economic news; and TVHome Broker Bradesco, with financialmarket news and articles, among others.Alô Bradesco, Fale Conosco(Contact Us) and OmbudsmanThe Bank has made Alô Bradescoavailable to cancel products ands e r v i c e s a n d f o r s u g g e s t i o n s ,<strong>com</strong>pliments and <strong>com</strong>plaints. Evenbefore the implementation of theConsumer Defense Code in 1990,Bradesco had already created AlôBradesco/SAC – Call Center in 1985,to give customers and users of bankproducts and services a voice. Thiswas the financial market’s first<strong>com</strong>munication channel for receivingcustomer <strong>com</strong>ments and <strong>com</strong>plaints.First, Bradesco’s customers have twoways of <strong>com</strong>municating with the Bank.One of them is Alô Bradesco, whichreceives customer <strong>com</strong>ments andresponds to them within no more thanthree days.The other is Fale Conosco via the Internet,available at www.bradesco.<strong>com</strong>.br. Bothof them are considered first-level servicechannels that in 2008 responded to106,911 phone calls and 62,425 e-mails.There are also specific call centerstargeting certain products and services.A quarterly customer satisfaction surveyis conducted via telephone to evaluatethe services of Alô Bradesco and FaleConosco, selecting a sample of 3% ofShould the customer wish to proceedwith the clarification process or reviewthe guidance and solutions given tohis or her <strong>com</strong>plaints made throughthe first-level service channels, he orshe may contact the Ombudsman, anoffice created in 2005 that is in chargeof centralizing <strong>com</strong>plaints for the entireOrganization, at the second level. Thesecond level service of the Ombudsmantotal <strong>com</strong>plaints. Relationship channel with customer was created in 1985For further information on Communicationv with Customers, visit our Social-Environmental Responsibility Web site –www.bradesco.<strong>com</strong>.br/rsa
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