Customer Identification in Business
Learn why companies identify external customers and how they do it. Find out the importance of serving internal customers well for organizational success.
Customer Identification in Business
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LESSON 2.1 IDENTIFY CUSTOMERS Describe why and how companies identify external customers Explain the importance of serving internal customers well
2.1 Customers • External customers are the people who buy a company’s products or services. • Internal customers are the people within an organization who rely on one another for the information and resources they need to perform their jobs.
2.1 External Customers • Companies spend a great deal of time, effort and money to create descriptions of their external customers. • By analyzing descriptions of customers, companies can • Identify products customers need and want • Identify prospects • Target advertising
Age Gender Ethnic group Income level Family size Occupation Educational level 2.1 Demographics
2.1 Database Information • Computerized databases of customers can be used as starting points for analysis. • Companies connect demographics with database information to learn about buying patterns.
2.1 Types of Internal Customers
2.1 Help Internal Customers Do Their Job • Ask internal customers what they need • Honor commitments to internal customers
2.1 Service Level Agreements • Service level agreements (SLAs) specify the services expected of each department and the time frames in which services are to be provided.