Visual Merchandising
The art of increasing the sale of products by effectively and sensibly displaying them at the retail outlet is called as visual merchandising. Visual merchandising refers to the aesthetic display of the merchandise to attract the potential buyers, prompt them to buy and eventually increase the sales of the store. In simpler words, visual merchandising […]
SWOT Analysis of Amazon
Introduction Amazon is the world’s leading online retailer and its success has spurred other physical, brick, and mortar retailers to have an online presence. It is often referred to as the online equivalent of Wal-Mart because of its reach and global footprint as well as its aggressive pricing strategies. Amazon can leverage on several opportunities […]
Strategy – Definition and Features
The word “strategy” is derived from the Greek word “strategos”; stratus (meaning army) and “ago” (meaning leading/moving). Strategy is an action that managers take to attain one or more of the organization’s goals. Strategy can also be defined as “A general direction set for the company and its various components to achieve a desired state […]
The Practice of CSR around the World
The last article dealt with how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) evolved from its early beginnings in the 1950’s to a full-fledged business imperative by the second decade of the 21st century. If we turn our gaze to the geographical evolution of the concept i.e. the way in which businesses in different regions across the world […]
Strategic Management: Core Competency Theory of Strategy
Core Competency Theory The core competency theory is the theory of strategy that prescribes actions to be taken by firms to achieve competitive advantage in the marketplace. The concept of core competency states that firms must play to their strengths or those areas or functions in which they have competencies. In addition, the theory also […]
Customers are the most important part of business. There cannot be any business without them. Only satisfied customers will be interested in buying and they will also refer other customers to buy. By measuring customer satisfaction a supplier can maintain a quality and long term relationship with customers and secure their future business and financial assets. This measurement is essential for suppliers to understand that their strategies are in right direction.
Market research or market survey is the tool that can be implemented to measure customer relationship, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. This tool is capable to furnish accurate information on the following main facets of customer relationship - 1) Loyalty 2) Satisfaction 3) Customer Behavior 4) Response 5) Service 6) Customer Compensation 7) Customer Needs.
This tool furnishes the above related information not only with accuracy but also with their future aspects which is a very important asset for business perspectives. By knowing the future perspectives of customers it becomes easy and efficacious for suppliers to build a medium term or even long term relationships with customers. These future perspectives of customers are related to following factors:
Market research is a strong tool that renders the customers with important and unique data on customers’ needs which helps them to create business strategies and come up with considerable business decisions. It helps the organization to encapsulate future business by determining business goals and objectives to meet business targets. It also helps providing feedback regarding image and performance of the organization so that they could leverage the strategies to meet the targets. It helps them to be always on top.
Building relationship with customers in current market trends is the most important aspect that an organization should focus on. Today distinction and eminence are the most sustainable approaches for which developing good relationship with customers is essential. Hence incorporating techniques which could measure the relations with customers are very important for all the organizations so that they remain in this bonding forever.
Every business unit uses different approaches according to the business they posses to measure their relationship with customers. Also, these approaches of measuring customer relationships are associated differently to different types of customers according to their individual importance. By doing this the organizations are able to decide which area requires application of resources to get best business impact.
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