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Expected
Service
Customer Gap
Perceived Service
External Communications to Customers
COMPANY
Service Delivery
GAP 3
Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards
GAP 4
GAP 1
GAP 2
Part 1 Opener
Provider Gap 1:
not knowing what customers expect
Provider Gap 2:
not having the right service designs and standards
Provider Gap 3:
not delivering to service standards
Provider Gap 4:
Part 1 Opener
Expected Service
GAP
Perceived Service
Part 1 Opener
Experience Qualities
attributes a consumer can determine after purchase (or during consumption) of a product
Credence Qualities
characteristics that may be impossible to evaluate even after purchase and consumption
Figure 2.2
Most Services
Difficult to evaluate
Evaluation of Alternatives
Evoked set Emotion and mood
Post-Purchase Evaluation
Attribution of dissatisfaction Innovation diffusion Brand loyalty
Evaluation of Alternatives
Evoked set Emotion and mood
Culture
Post-Purchase Evaluation
Attribution of dissatisfaction Innovation diffusion Brand loyalty
HW
Select 3 services 1high in search attributes,1 High in experience attributes, High in credence attributes. Specify what product characteristics make them easy or difficult for consumers to evaluate and suggest specific strategies that marketers can adopt in each case to facilitate evaluation and reduce perceived risk. Develop 2 customer scripts 1 for standardized and customized service. Map all the key customer steps of this script across all 3stages of service consumption. What are the key differences between them.