Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service Starbucks began several years ago in a small city in Seattle‚ WA. Since its inception Starbucks quickly acquired several cafes throughout the state of WA and now Starbucks has cafes worldwide. The success of Starbucks lies with the dedication of providing quality products‚ a unique atmosphere and a commitment of providing top notch customer service. This article describes the importance of customer service and the endless possibilities to make sure that Starbucks
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Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service Case synopsis: Baldwin‚ Bowker and Siegl were masterful in opening the coffeehouse in Pike Place Market. Schultz was doubly masterful in taking Starbucks to an unprecedented level. As of 2002‚ this familiar household name had a total of 4500 stores which is impressive considering in the ‘80s it had about 100 stores in Chicago and the Northwest. Schultz had his eye on Wall Street although they were incredulous about selling gourmet coffee in a paper cup
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Abstract In this paper I will be analyzing the airline industry using Porter’s Five Forces. Porter’s Five Forces is a business management tool that allows firms to possess a clearer perception of the forces that shape the competitive environment of an industry‚ and to better understand what these forces indicate about profitability with regard to the microenvironment. The forces include Competitors‚ Threat of Entry‚ Substitutes‚ Suppliers‚ and Customers. When firms are able to widen their conception
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the company is not meeting customer expectations in terms of service. To increase customer satisfaction‚ the company is debating a plan that would increase the amount of labor in the stores and theoretically increase speed-of-service. However‚ the impact of the plan (which would cost $40 million annually) on the company’s bottom line is unclear. --------------------------- Starbucks prided itself in providing the highest quality product with excellent customer service and the brand strategy of
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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 the work
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CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE MARIGOLD HOTEL1 One bright summer morning in March 2010‚ owner and General Manager George Chacko was in his comfortable second-floor office suite at the Marigold Hotel in the Chanakyapuri area of New Delhi. He had been alerted to a brewing customer service problem‚ and wanted to resolve the issue before it got out of hand. Chacko belonged to a family of real estate developers and entrepreneurs. Over the turn of the century‚ he had noticed that New Delhi lacked sufficient high-quality
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Company Chosen: British Airways Existing Line of Business: Aviation New Market: Indian Aviation Industry British Airways Future Indian Plans: British Airways global CEO Willie Walsh finds India to be one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. Walsh‚ who was in Mumbai on September 3rd‚ 2010 to announce a code-share agreement with Kingfisher Airlines‚ says that despite the airline facing mounting competition from other international carriers operating in India‚ he is not worried
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Jayne Careaga 2700156 Customer Service for Dummies The quality of customer service is the most important aspect of any business; it’s what keeps a business in business. Today I will be dumbing down the principals of customer service‚ for this reason I have titled my presentation Customer Service for Dummies. When beginning to compile my thoughts on this topic‚ I pondered on what customer service meant to me. My first thought was treating others how you would want to be treated or treating someone
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An executive summary for managers and executives can be found at the end of this article Importance-performance analysis as a strategic tool for service marketers: the case of service quality perceptions of business students in New Zealand and the USA John B. Ford Professor of Marketing and International Business‚ College of Business and Public Administration‚ Old Dominion University‚ Norfolk‚ Virginia‚ USA Mathew Joseph Associate Professor of Marketing‚ School of Business‚ Georgia College
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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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