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Frieda · 07-12-2007, 07:20 PM

what's the difference between a client and a customer? in UK english?

thank you

brightpearl · 07-12-2007, 07:26 PM

I think one serves a client through providing a service (consulting, design, medical advice, etc), but one provides a product to a customer (retail sales). There are grey areas/overlap.

Frieda · 07-12-2007, 07:37 PM

cool, thank you

so when i speak of people that i deliver IT-services to (implementing applications, etc), those should be referred to as clients?

right?

brightpearl · 07-12-2007, 07:41 PM

I would say they're a client unless you are also providing something like software, in which case I would say customer even if you're also training them to use it. Keep in mind that I'm American, however. As far as I know there's no difference across the pond with those particular words, but....

Ask Craig, maybe?

Frieda · 07-12-2007, 07:44 PM

oh poop.. haha

here in the NLs only lawyers and psychiatrists or psychiatric therapists have clients.. the rest are customers.. much easier!

Frieda · 07-12-2007, 07:48 PM

and how do you call the company that gives you an assignment when you're needed as consultant?

someone translated it as "initiator" but that looks kind of weird..

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Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	for all us unemployed ppl: CV resume thingy thread what's the difference between a client and a customer? in UK english? thank you __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

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Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	cool, thank you so when i speak of people that i deliver IT-services to (implementing applications, etc), those should be referred to as clients? right? __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

07-12-2007, 07:44 PM	#5
Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	oh poop.. haha here in the NLs only lawyers and psychiatrists or psychiatric therapists have clients.. the rest are customers.. much easier! __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

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Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	and how do you call the company that gives you an assignment when you're needed as consultant? someone translated it as "initiator" but that looks kind of weird.. __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

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07-12-2007, 07:26 PM	#2
brightpearl Rhinoceros fan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,749	I think one serves a client through providing a service (consulting, design, medical advice, etc), but one provides a product to a customer (retail sales). There are grey areas/overlap.

07-12-2007, 07:41 PM	#4
brightpearl Rhinoceros fan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,749	I would say they're a client unless you are also providing something like software, in which case I would say customer even if you're also training them to use it. Keep in mind that I'm American, however. As far as I know there's no difference across the pond with those particular words, but.... Ask Craig, maybe?