Factors Influencing Consumer Buying Behaviour of Luxury Branded Goods KHOR ENG TATT Research report in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Online Master of Business Administration UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA 2010 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost‚ I would like to thank my supervisor Dr Nabsiah Abdul Wahid for her relentless support‚ advice and guidance throughout the entire preparations of this dissertation. Not to forget my co-supervisor Dr Maliga Marimuthu
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Who are the firm’s current and potential customers? IKEA’s current and potential customers are male and female consumers who are in their early teens to mid-70. Consumers who make their purchases at IKEA may be renovators or interior-designer‚ empty nesters‚ or just customers who want to decorate their home. Renovators or interior designers may make their purchases at this store because it provides stylish‚ functional‚ low-cost furnishings that customers can assemble themselves As well‚ renovators
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DETERMINE CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS FOR ICT SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES AIM OF THE LESSON To determine who a customer is To determine customer requirements To determine steps to determining customer requirements To determine reasons for determining customer requirements To document customer requirement DEFINITION OF CUSTOMER A customer is anybody who has the right to demand for goods or services either internal or external DETERMINING CUSTOMER REQUIREMENT This is a systematic
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material presented to make recommendations for changing the customer service processes and culture. Specifically‚ you are required to: • identify Brad’s major customers • prepare a customer service policy for Brad’s business • prepare a standard for handling complaints • prepare a work instruction for handling a complaint • give an example of how you would change an element of the customer service system in response to the complaint about the quality of the meals • outline how you would change
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Total customer experience can be improved in the following ways; “A customer experience is an interaction between an organization and a customer as perceived through a customer’s conscious and subconscious mind. It is a blend of an organization’s rational performance‚ the senses stimulated and the emotions evoked and intuitively measured against customer expectations across all moments of contact.” (beyond philosophy‚ 2011) Employees should be the first step in achieving an organisations goal
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When it comes to cable services‚ customers are looking for the best variety at the best price. In today’s economy‚ cable services are far from inexpensive and most are not willing to accept or pay for these services without first researching their options. The question lies as to which provider will offer you what you are looking for at the most reasonable price point. I have chosen to compare TELUS and Shaw as they are amongst the leading cable providers in today’s residential market. Though
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Quality philosophies Evolution of TQM philosophies The Deming Philosophy Definition of quality‚ ³A product or a service possesses quality if it helps somebody and enjoys a good and sustainable market.´ Improve quality Decrease cost because of less rework‚ fewer mistakes. Productivity improves Long-term competitive strength Stay in business Capture the market with better quality and reduced cost. 2 The Deming philosophy 1. ³A System of Profound Knowledge´ Appreciation for
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adaptive to customer preferences. Zappos only has a buying staff of about 100 but with this information sharing they receive buying suggesting from thousands of venders. This is sustainable because of the following reasons: • Extranet was developed in house so it will be hard to imitate. • Not many online retailers are willing to be so open with their company information. • No matter how big the vender is they are able to connect to the system Overnight deliveries to Customers Utilizing
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Building Effective Customer Relations FRUMENCE A. HERMOSO Assistant Professor II Taguig City University What is a Customer? A customer (sometimes known as a client‚ buyer‚ or purchaser) is the recipient of a good‚ service‚ product‚ or idea‚ obtained from a seller‚ vendor‚ or supplier for a monetary or other valuable consideration. Categories of Customers An intermediate customer or trade customer - is a dealer that purchases goods for re-sale. An ultimate customer - is the consumer. An
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CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT PROCESSES It becomes extremely important in today’s competitive world to outsmart the competitors not only by innovations in product and quality but to introduce new strategies in selecting‚ acquiring and maintaining a healthy relationship with the customers for the overall development of the company. The customer management processes involves: * Selecting a customer by creating customer segments based on the customer value proposition. Selection can be based on demographic
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