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Customer Service Strategies and the Role of IT
We believe, subject to confirmation through the research, that services will become more important as firms seek to differentiate themselves from the competition through specialization and proprietary offerings. It is the unique value of specialized services that will enable firms in the developed world to command a price premium over lower cost, often Asian suppliers. This value is a mix of supplier know-how, accumulated knowledge, the intervention of skilled experts, and the co-created value of the customer. Services will be increasingly IT-based or enabled.
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Customer Service Strategies and the Role of IT
31 Jul 2009 | Single Topic Report
IT services are a key route to adding business value and resilience in a recession. Essentially, our research shows firms are becoming more specialised or more integrated so as to create better experiences for their customers. They are moving rapidly into new, innovative services and organisation models are becoming more complex as firms seek to address a multitude of new markets at various stages of development.
Enterprise IT is well positioned to play a major role in services because services generally require a closer cooperation between the business unit and IT than is often the case in products. But to seize this growing role, IT must become much more aware of the business design issues that make all the difference in determining the profitability or ‘stickiness’ of a customer service offering.
This report can help you and your colleagues understand the value that IT can offer in creating attractive business services to better serve your customers and provides key case studies of how certain organisations are already succeeding in this area. The report will appeal not only to CIOs but also any business leader interested in product marketing, innovation and business strategy.
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If you would like to understand this topic further and its implications for your organisation, contact your Account Representative.