Bakeries | Banking services |
Barbershops | Bars and pubs |
Beauty salons | Bike rentals |
Cafes | Car rentals |
Catering | Childcare and babysitting |
Consumer technology services | Cooking classes |
Counseling | Dance studios |
Delivery | Dog training |
Dry cleaning and laundry | Education & schools |
Electricians | Event planning |
Events and festivals | Financial planning |
Fitness coaching | Flights |
Food delivery | Funeral and burial services |
Gyms | Home automation services |
Home cleaning | Home renovations and repairs |
Home security services | Hotels and resorts |
Insurance | Interior design |
Internet services | Landscaping services |
Language classes | Lawn care |
Leasing | Leisure services |
Maintenance services | Martial arts schools |
Massage therapy | Medical services |
Mobile apps | Mobile services |
Movie theaters | Moving and relocation services |
Museums | Music lessons |
Nail salons | Nightclubs |
Payment services | Pet care services |
Photography and videography | Plumbers |
Podcasts | Product as a service |
Real estate services | Recreational facilities |
Rentals | Repairs |
Restaurants | Reuse cafes |
Spas | Sports events |
Streaming media | Tailoring |
Tattoo and body piercing | Tax preparation |
Taxis and ridesharing | Theme parks |
Tourist attractions | Transportation services |
Travel services | Tutoring |
Utilities | Vacation rentals |
Veterinary services | Video games |
Workshops and training | Yoga studios |
Restaurants
In some cases, cheap restaurants are considered products and expensive restaurants are considered services. This is because cheap restaurants mostly offer a physical product and expensive restaurants offer intangible value beyond food such as attractive decor and attentive customer service.Travel
Travel services such as a flight.Club Goods
A club good is a valuable resource that can be enjoyed by many people. For example, a theme park or cinema.Media
Media services such as streaming music service.Events
Events such as a concert.Culture
Culture related services such as a museum.Information Technology
Technology services such as access to a wireless communication network.Transportation
Transportation services such as a taxi.Ecommerce
Ecommerce such as a website that allows you to have goods delivered to your home.Finance
Financial services such as a banking service that allows you to make payments.Insurance
A service that allows you to transfer risk for a fee such as fire insurance on a home.Leasing
Access to capital for a fee such as rent on an apartment.Utilities
Services that provide basic resources such as water and electricity.Leisure
Leisure services such as a spa.Quality of Life
Services related to quality of life such as education and medical services. These services may be provided by a government or may be offered on a commercial basis, depending on the country.Creative Services
Creative services such as design are most often business services. However, consumers do purchase creative services such as the advice of an interior designer.Professional Services
Professional services such as legal advice.Product as a Service
A business model that takes something that was traditionally sold as a product and adds value added services such as management, maintenance, repair and support. Typically requires little or no upfront payment but generates recurring revenue. For example, a mobile device that is "free" with a contract.Summary
The following are the basic types of consumer service.Overview: Consumer Services | ||
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Definition | Services that are primarily sold to individuals as opposed to organizations. | |
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