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Zusatztext "J.Margus Klaar's book is just the thing for the future designer to read when educating him/herself. However! it is not only for designers in the traditional sense! but also for entrepreneurs! business students! economists."- Siim Sultson! Head of the Department of Creative Industries! Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences"Good additional reading for first year students service design! product development and other similar fields"- Gerda Mihhailova! Management Lecturer! Parnu College! University of Tartu "I believe that there are a lot of businesses that would gain more satisfied customers after reading this book."- Rene Arvola M.A.! Lecturer and Chair of Marketing! Tallinn University of Technology Informationen zum Autor Margus Klaar is a Swiss-Swedish-Canadian-Estonian with over 20 years of experience in marketing, advertising and strategic planning. He is cofounder of Brand Manual, with offices in Sweden and Estonia, a creative outfit that consults on service design, innovation and branding. Klappentext The process of designing services isvery specific to each individual business.However, discovering what peopleactually want and value, is a universalprocess. This process of discovery isthe subject of this book. 'How to HaveYour Cake and Eat It Too' is written in thespirit of the 80-minute MBA. The perfectbook for all business readers who arelooking for an accessible introductionto the topic: short and concrete withtangible benefits clearly defined. Vorwort The process of designing services is very specific to each individual business. However, discovering what people actually want and value, is a universal process. This process of discovery is the subject of this book. Zusammenfassung The process of designing services is very specific to each individual business. However, discovering what people actually want and value, is a universal process. This process of discovery is the subject of this book. Service design, by organizing business from the customer’s perspective, can help save considerable amounts of money in marketing while at the same time building a stronger brand. Hence the title: How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too. There are only a handful of books about service design on the market. One of the leading titles is BIS Publishers’ This is Service Design Thinking. But these books are either quite academic or they cover the subject in an all encompassing way and are therefore more suited for the service design practitioner than for the general business reader. How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too is written in the spirit of the 80-minute MBA. The perfect book for all business readers who are looking for an accessible introduction to the topic: short, concrete with tangible benefits clearly defined. ...
