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SERVICES MARKETING CHAPTER 13 CUSTOMERS ROLES IN SERVICE DELIVERY

Presented By : Umut Korkuter & Nazim Belge

Chapters Objectives
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illustrate the importance of customers in successful service delivery and cocreation of service experiences. To discuss the variety of roles that service customers play: productive resources for the organization; contributors to quality and satisfaction; competitors. To explain the strategies for involving service

CUSTOMERS IN SERVICE DELIVERY

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Customer

Receiving The Service Fellow Customers

Table 13.1 Levels of Customer Participation across Different Services

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CUSTOMERS ROLES
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Productive Resources

Contributors to Service Quality and Satisfaction

Competitors

Customers As Productive Resources

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Customer

inputs can affect the organizations productivity through both the quality of what they contribute and the resulting quality and quantity of output generated.

Customers As Contributors To Service Quality and Satisfaction

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Effective

customer participation can increase the likelihood that needs are met and that the benefits the customer seeks are actually attained.

Customers As Competitors
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Internal Exchange vs. External Exchange

Expertise Capacity Resource Capacity Time Capacity Economic Rewards Psychic Rewards Trust Control

SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES THE ULTIMATE IN CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION

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Services

produced entirely by the customer without any direct involvement or interaction with the firms employees.
ATMs Pay

at the pump Internet banking Internet shopping Distance education

Figure 13.2 Services Production Continuum

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Gas Station Illustration 1. Customer pumps gas and pays at the pump with automation 2. Customer pumps gas and goes inside to pay attendant 3. Customer pumps gas and attendant takes payment at the pump 4. Attendant pumps gas and customer pays at the pump with automation 5. Attendant pumps gas and customer goes inside to pay attendant 6. Attendant pumps gas and attendant takes payment at the pump

Key Questions While Moving Into SST

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What is our strategy? What do we hope to achieve through the SST(cost saving, revenue growth, competitive advantage)? What are the benefits to customers of producing the service on their own through the SST? Do they know and understand these benefits? How can customers be motivated to try the SST? Do they understand their role? Do they have the capability to perform this role? How technology ready are our customers? Are some segments of customers more ready to use the technology than others? How can customers be involved in the design of the service technology system and processes so that they will be more likely to adopt and use the SST? What forms of customer education will be needed to encourage adoption? Will other incentives be needed? How will inevitable SST failures be handled to regain customer confidence?

STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION

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13.3 Strategies for Enhancing Customer Participation

Define Customers Jobs

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Helping

Oneself Helping Others Promoting The Company Individual Differences: Not Everyone Wants To Participate

Recruit, Educate, and Reward Customers

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Recruit

the Right Customers Educate and Train Customers to Perform Effectively Reward Customers for Their Contributions Avoid Negative Outcomes of Inappropriate Customer Participation

Manage The Customer Mix

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Table 13.2 Characteristics of Service that Increase the Importance of Compatible Segments

Conclusion
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Through understanding the importance of customers in service delivery and identifying the roles played by the customer in a particular context, managers can develop strategies to enhance customer participation. By implementing these strategies, organization should see a reduction in gap 3 due to effective, efficient customer contributions to service delivery.