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Misplaced marketing “Dumbth” adventures in retailing

Herbert Jack Rotfeld (Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing & Transportation, Auburn University, Alabama, USA)

Journal of Consumer Marketing

ISSN: 0736-3761

Article publication date: 1 September 2000

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Abstract

Discusses the growing problem of poor customer service due to the unskilled personnel that are employed. Provides anecdotal evidence of service encounters where the experiences of the customers were unsatisfactory. Expresses the concern that the orientation has shifted from the customer to the employees.

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Citation

Rotfeld, H.J. (2000), "Misplaced marketing “Dumbth” adventures in retailing", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 17 No. 5, pp. 384-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/07363760010372663

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MCB UP Ltd

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