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Building Profitability in a Service Organization

If there is one strategy tool for building profitability in a service organization, it is the service-profit chain.

This ‘chain’ works based on the natural concept of chains which is that a chain is only as strong as its links. Hence, to make a chain strong, all the links must be made strong. Conversely, if any link of a chain is weak, the whole chain is as weak as that link. (more…)

Understanding the service concept

Good service creates customer satisfaction. Excellent service creates customer loyalty. Hence, by building service excellence into your organization, customer loyalty is increased which in turn results to profitable and sustainable business growth.

Implementing an effective service strategy with a focus on retaining customers has proven to be more effective at increasing sales and profit, than mere marketing campaigns, promotions or advertising. Thus there is a strong correlation between service delivery and profit with research showing that a 5% increase in customer service can result in a 25% increase in profit. (more…)