Emotional Dissonance and Customer Service: An Exploratory Study Craig C. Julian ABSTRACT. In this paper‚ the broad context for the study of emotional dissonance and its importance to marketing is set out. The relevant literature on emotional dissonance‚ its antecedents and outcomes are introduced together with the knowledge gap in the literature. The conceptual framework of emotional dissonance is expanded via exploratory research using case studies in order to identify the key issues and the
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Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service Starbucks is dominant coffee brand in North America‚ which also is well-known worldwide. Established in 1971 as coffee shop oriented to a niche of coffee purists‚ in late 1980’s it turned to be a constantly growing chain of stores that sold whole-beans and premium-priced coffee to mostly affluent‚ well-educated customers. In years 1992-2002 company was showing at least 5% annual growth. And by 2002 Starbucks was serving already 20M customers in 5886 stores (both
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[Your Name] [Street Address]‚ [City‚ ST ZIP Code] [phone] [e-mail] CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL Profile Synopsis of Achievements Employment More than 7 years’ successful experience in customer service and support with recognized strengths in account maintenance‚ problem solving and trouble-shooting‚ sales staff support‚ and planning/implementing proactive procedures and systems to avoid problems in the first place. Possess solid computer
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situations regarding customers of diverse backgrounds‚ no matter what their status or position may be. In establishing good customer service employees must have an awareness of the elements of cultural diversity as well to be accepting and understanding of the cultural diversity of all customers. This means; having an understanding of the expectations of differing racial groups (for example international visitors to Australia such as European expect fast efficient service) as well as their needs
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meeting their customers’ expectations in the area of customer satisfaction. Starbucks has to come up with an action plan to address this issue‚ considering its significant correlation and impact to sales and profitability. SITUATION ANALYSIS Company Starbucks is acclaimed for its superior value proposition in the early 1990’s by creating an experience around the consumption of coffee‚ a ‘third place’. The brand is positioned to offer the highest quality coffee‚ close customer intimacy‚ and
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UPS in 2006 Customer Service and CRM Initiatives Case study Reference no 506-163-1 This case was written by Mridu Verma‚ under the direction of Kaushik Mukerjee‚ ICFAI Business School‚ Pune. It is intended to be used as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. The case was compiled from published sources. © 2006‚ ICFAI Business School‚ Pune. No part of this publication may be copied‚ stored‚ transmitted
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good pace and generating a lot of revenues‚ their customer satisfaction was not what they expected. Starbucks had their customers divided into three types: unsatisfied (42%)‚ satisfied (37%) and very satisfied (21%). It is hard to believe that the customer satisfaction would be low when they were obtaining great results worldwide. Such a high number of unsatisfied clients also meant a shift on the average type of customer for Starbucks. Their new average profile is a younger
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The Importance of Courteous Customer Service So how do you practise courteous customer service? First‚ determine the needs of your customers. By needs‚ we refer not only to the needs that they will pay you for but to any need that will provide them convenience while under your care. Just take for example when you are going to a hotel. When you rent a hotel room‚ you primarily pay for the room‚ water and electricity or even food. However‚ the best hotels in the world are not renowned only for
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does. Put all points on a network and connect them through a central hub. If you take any individual transaction‚ that kind of system seems absurd – it means making at least one extra stop. But if you look at the network as a whole‚ it’s an efficient way to create an enormous number of connections. . . . If‚ for instance‚ you want to connect 100 markets with
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The ‘Chick-fil-A Way:’ Focus on customer service‚ employees’ dedication By Holly Fisher Supplements Editor Now to the King eternal‚ immortal‚ invisible‚ the only God‚ be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. I Timothy 1:17 Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy greeted employees at the newest Charleston area restaurant with a Bible verse‚ a prayer and a message about doing business the “Chick-fil-A Way.” Most people recognize the famous Chick-fil-A cows and their misspelled pleas to “Eat Mor Chikin
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