Customer servcie and Protection of Customers Flashcards
What is stated about revenue and in what law?
Pareto’s law states that only 80% of revenue comes from 20% of customers
What information could be obtained from market research?
- buying habits
- comments and opinions
- customer reactions
- yes/no answers
what is included in the help section on business websites?
- FAQ’S
- Hyperlinks to company emails
what ways can businesses measure customer satisfaction?
- analysing sales data
- recording complaints; returns and exchanges
- comparing itself to competitors
- conducting customer surveys
Sale of goods act?year?
1979 states that all goods must be:
- as described
- of satisfactory quality (in relation to price, description and age of product)
- fit for purpose which it is intented
Consumer protection act?year?
1987 makes it an offence to
- mislead customers about sales prices or exaggerate reductions
- mislead customers into the price of goods
- supply goods that are not reasonably safe
Trade descriptions act?year?
1968 makes it an offence to
- sell goods wrongly described by a manufacturer
- wrongly describe goods
- make false claims for services, accommodation and facilities
Data protection act?year?
1998 designed for companys operating on the internet, it makes it an offence to steal or misuse customer information.
What does the business have to do to make sure they are within the lines of the Data protection act?
- store data securely
- keep data accurate and up to date
- adequate and relevant info
- not passing on info without permission
- not storing data for longer than is necessary