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Dive into the service quality construct and learn effective methods of measuring and improving customer service. Explore the impact of reliability, responsiveness, and empathy. Discover the significance of customer feedback and evaluation in enhancing service quality.
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The service quality construct Getting your head around how customer service really works
Aims of the session • Probe the topic of service quality further • Use some practical methods of measuring service quality • Examine a framework that supports service quality
The service quality construct Reliability Responsiveness Empathy
The mystery shopper • Group work (15 mins)
Service quality in practice The act of assessment makes the customer more critical Evaluation is dependent on the individual Not all criteria are uniformly important Customers are prepared to forgive problems along the way A “poor” (i.e. not suitable for the customer) environment may create a negative feeling about the service (ie “valence”) Although Universities have a captive audience they have a “brand” and a reputation on which this captive audience is built
Asking questions about your service • Group work (15 mins)
Conclusions Need to know what services you deliver Need to know who are your customers Need to know what your customers expect of you Need to measure effectiveness of what you do Need to involve customers in determining the service you provide
Frameworks for quality • Customer First • Customer Service Excellence (CSE) • ITIL • Matrix • ISO • EFQM
Customer First A focus on three areas: • Building Customer Relationships • Maximising Market Awareness • Developing your People
Individual work (10 mins) The statements