3.4 - Customer Service

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Year 10 Business Studies (Section 3) Mind Map on 3.4 - Customer Service, created by Rhianna Nicoll on 18/05/2018.
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3.4 - Customer Service
  1. Keywords
    1. Customer service - The part of a business's activities that is concerned with meeting customers needs as fully as possible
      1. Customer Engagement - When customer have a positive experience from their contract with the business
        1. Customer loyalty - A business's customer make repeat purchase because they prefer the business's products to those of its rivals
          1. Infromation and communication technology (ICT) - computing and communications systems that a business might use to help to exchange information with stake holders
            1. Global markets - Made up of customers from around the world
              1. Social media - Involves methods of online communication such as emails
                1. Websites and applications - Share information and help to develop social and professional contacts
                  1. Data Analysis - Gathering and examining data to provide useful information that can be used for decision-making
                    1. Post - sales (or after-sales) service - Meeting customers' needs after they have purchased a product, e.g. repairing or servicing a product
                      1. Premises - the buildings used by businesses - these may include offices, shops and factories
                        1. E-commerce - act of buying or selling a product using an electronic system such as the internet
                          1. M - commerce - buying or selling a product through wireless handheld devices e.g. smartphones
                          2. What is good customer service?
                            1. Means to keep customers happy with the product they purchased, the process of purchasing and the support received after purchase
                              1. E.g. Curry's offer guidance on the types of laptops available and match them to the customer's needs
                            2. Methods or good service
                              1. Reliability - product should do exactly what is expected e,g, car achieves the fuel economy its advertised
                                1. Safety - is where some products need to reassure customers about their level of risk e.g. an air bag for a cyclist
                                  1. Customer engagement - when customers have a positive experience with a business, e.g. a customer is upgraded to first class
                                    1. Good product information - helps customer make the right decision about whether to buy or not, e.g. use of well trained staff to offer advice on a laptop
                              2. Methods of good service
                                1. Post sales - service meeting customers needs after purchase e.g. exchanging faulty products without fuss
                                  1. Premises - need to be clean, easy to find, catered for all customers (disabled access) e.g. a restaurant needs these things
                                    1. Different methods of payment - Businesses need to offer a range of ways to pay for goods, for example credit card or cash
                                      1. Managing customers expectations - ensuring customers know what they'll get from the product and customer service e.g. when customers order food stating a realistic time
                                2. Benefits of good customer service
                                  1. Attracts new customers
                                    1. Increase profit/what customers spend
                                      1. Increase market share
                                        1. Increase customer loyalty
                                        2. Why poor customer service occurs?
                                          1. Businesses promise too much
                                            1. Poor communication
                                              1. Poor management
                                                1. External factors (e.g. supplier delays)
                                                2. The effects of poor customer service
                                                  1. They will not buy from there again
                                                    1. Problems attracting new customers
                                                      1. a loss of revenue and profits
                                                        1. Costs associated with faulty products
                                                        2. ICT and customer services
                                                          1. Websites can give customers up to date information
                                                            1. Can help advertise a small business
                                                              1. can ask a set of frequently asked questions
                                                                1. Offer advice to customers who have problems
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