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The Customer Gap
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The Customer Gap
What a customer What a customer believes should or believes should or
will happenwill happen
Subjective assessments of Subjective assessments of actual service experiencesactual service experiences
(reality for the individual)(reality for the individual)
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Perceptions or reality?
In a perfect world, customer expectations and perceptions would be identical (E=P). Customers would perceive that they had
received what they thought they would and should.
Failure to meet expectations (E>P)Exceed expectations (E<P)
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What is Customer Satisfaction?
The level that products/services meet customer expectations. (P =,> E)
Is the customer’s evaluation of a product/service in terms of whether product/service has met the needs and expectations (P =,> E).
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Has the service met customer expectations?
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Why Customer Satisfaction is Important?
Increased customer retentionPositive word-of-mouth communications Increased revenues
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Relationship between Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in Competitive Industries
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Factors Influencing Customer Satisfaction Product quality Service quality Price Specific product or service features Consumer emotions Attributions for service success or failure Perceptions of equity or fairness Other consumers, family members, and coworkers Personal factors Situational factors
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Customer Perceptions of Quality and Customer Satisfaction
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Service Quality
The customer’s judgment of overall excellence of the service provided in relation to the quality that was expected.
Service quality assessments are formed on judgments of: outcome quality interaction quality physical environment quality
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The Five Dimensions of Service Quality
Ability to perform the promised service dependably and accurately.
Willingness to help customers and provide prompt service.
Knowledge and courtesy of employees and their ability to inspire trust and confidence.
Caring, individualized attention the firm provides its customers.
Physical facilities, equipment, and appearance of personnel.Tangibles
Reliability
Responsiveness
Assurance
Empathy
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Providing service as promised Dependability in handling customers’ service
problems Performing services right the first time Providing services at the promised time Maintaining error-free records
RELIABILITY
SERVINE QUALITY Attributes
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Keeping customers informed as to when services will be performed
Prompt service to customers Willingness to help customers Readiness to respond to customers’
requests
RESPONSIVENESS
SERVINE QUALITY Attributes
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Employees who instill confidence in customers
Making customers feel safe in their transactions
Employees who are consistently courteous Employees who have the knowledge to
answer customer questions
ASSURANCE
SERVINE QUALITY Attributes
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Giving customers individual attention Employees who deal with customers
in a caring fashion Having the customer’s best interest at
heart Employees who understand the
needs of their customers Convenient business hours
EMPATHY
SERVINE QUALITY Attributes
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Modern equipment Visually appealing facilities Employees who have a neat,
professional appearance Visually appealing materials
associated with the service
TANGIBLES
SERVINE QUALITY Attributes
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How Customers Judge the Five Dimensions of Service Quality
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Geek Squad’s Focus on Responsiveness
Relax, it’s FedEx Relax, it’s FedEx (Assurance)(Assurance)
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The Service EncounterThe building blocks of customer perception
is the “moment of truth” occurs any time the customer interacts with the firm can potentially be critical in determining customer
satisfaction and loyalty types of encounters:
remote encounters, phone encounters, face-to-face encounters is an opportunity to:
build trust reinforce quality build brand identity increase loyalty
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A Service Encounter Cascade for a Hotel Visit
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Sales CallSales Call
Ordering SuppliesOrdering Supplies
BillingBilling
Delivery and Installation Delivery and Installation
ServicingServicing
A Service Encounter Cascade for an Industrial Purchase
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Common Themes in CriticalService Encounters Research
Recovery: Adaptability:
Spontaneity:Coping:
employee responseto service delivery
system failure
employee responseto customer needs
and requests
employee responseto problem customers
unprompted andunsolicited employeeactions and attitudes
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Recovery
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Adaptability
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Spontaneity
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Coping
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