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CUSTOMER SERVICE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Productivity | is the rate at which companies produce goods or services in relation to the amount of materials and number of employees utilized. |
| Break Even Point | The minimum sales required to cover all expenses of organizing, promoting, and running an event. |
| Opportunity Cost | Is the value of the next best alternative that you pass up when making a choice. |
| Economic Market | Includes all of the consumers who will purchase the product |
| Benefits Derived | Refers to the value people believe they receive from a product or service |
| Comparative Advantage | The capability to produce products or services more efficiently and economically than the competition. |
| Emotional Purchases | When a customer spends money with little thought during emotional highs or lows |
| Rational Purchases | These types of purchases take place when individuals recognize needs and wants, asses their priorities and budget, conduct research, compare alternatives, and then make purchases based on careful thought and sound reasoning. |
| Patronage Purchases | Based on customer loyalty to a particular brand or product |
| Target Market | A specific group of consumers a business wants to reach |
| Market segment | A group of consumers within a larger market who share one or more characteristics |
| Mass marketing | An attempt to appeal to a large, general group of consumer |
| Market share | The percentage of total sales of a product or service that a company expects to capture in relation to its competitors |
| Customer Service | Is the support a business or company provides before and after the purchase and use of their product or service |
| Outstanding Customer Service Culture | Is one that treats the customer with fairness and dignity |
| Customer Service Gap | The difference between customer expectations and the service that is actually received |
| Value Based Culture | Communicates values through high performance and excellent customer service |