We’ve had many questions regarding our strategy, positioning and differentiator in the marketplace.

Here’s what having a relationship with the Art of Service means. We….

1. Created a highly recognizable brand name.
We differentiate on several basis valued by target customers, such as quality, special features, service, and performance reliability. The key we’ve found is branding backed by a superior promise and consistently superior service.

2. Use innovation to build a reputation as the market leader.
We differentiate by having learning programs, Toolkits, and books that lead the market, are more innovative than the competition. That’s not an easy strategy to execute, because we’ll need to be constantly innovating in order to stay ahead, and we do. We’ve got leadership, and we tell people about it effectively. The Brand “The Art of Service” uniquely differentiates its products because, in the minds of our customers, it means that they’d be getting the latest and greatest in IT Management thinking.

3. Generate word-of-mouth endorsements from customers and the public at large.
The Art of Service starts with a great customer experience, which means a good product that generates goodwill. A lot of people like recommending our services and products simply because they truly enjoy them, so our job is to make it easier for them to share their great experience. This is as simple as a ‘tell a friend’ button or a coupon that we give customers to pass on to their friends and colleagues. And yes, we’re really certain that we have lots of happy customers, as we’ve provided Web forums and blogs where customers can share their experiences.

4. Have SERVICE as a hook that creates a preference for our products.
In today’s markets, everything is either a commodity or in the process of becoming a commodity. In a commodity market, every product in a category does the same thing, has the same features, and has the same high quality. Without those, you simply go out of business. The challenge is to make clients choose our product over the others. To do that, we’ve identified that the core of what we deliver, what our clients want, is SERVICE.  And because of this, our clients continually pick our product rather than the virtually identical product in the ITIL learning space.

5. Have Convinced the leading edge of the market that our product is superior.

We have found the outer edges of the market, the people who are a bit off the curve, and built products that makes sense to them. Experienced Managers and career driven IT Professionals instantly recognize that our products are better.

6. Build a uniquely superior product.
Our products are demonstrably better than the competition. It has features and functions nobody else has, and a reputation for being wrapped in Service.

7. Create a hassle-free experience.
Our products are easier to buy and use than the competitor’s.
We’ve created a hassle-free experience, and generate extensive positive word of mouth. We’ve made it easy for our customers to sell for us.

8. Take ownership of the customer’s results.
In addition to providing the product, we, in many cases, take responsibility for ensuring that it generates the results the customer seeks. Including training and support that ensures your purchase will meet your organization’s performance expectations.

There you have it, the 8 core values of The Art of Service – Focusing on Service and repeating again and again. The results speak for themselves — great growth for 10 years in a row.

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We asked our clients “What’s important for you?”, here’s insight in the things that are important to you:
  1. You would like to have the flexibility to extend your time for the course when you feel you need this, but still be time efficient to finish the course relatively quickly
  2. You would like to have an ITIL Expert qualified instructor to help you prepare for the exam, as you wish to pass your exam in the first go and not risk having to resit your exam
  3. You want the course to be easy to follow, not complex or confusing as you wish to focus on the content – not the organization and administration of it.
  4. You are looking for the best value for money

With this in mind, I am very excited as this is exactly what The Art of Service had in mind when we created our eLearning programs. (we have been doing this since 2002 so we have had quite a bit of time to change and improve! :-)   )

As our student you are allocated an instructor for the entire duration of the program. You have access to this instructor for as much as you need it! YOU are the driving force, you are in control of your learning experience. When you need to ask your instructor a clarifying question 5 times per day — than this is what you do. This is all part of your program fee, and you will NOT be charged extra for it.

Your initial access to the program is 3 months, but should you need to extend – chances are your instructor already knows this and he or she will contact you to initiate this. Your progress is monitored on a daily or weekly basis (depending on your level of activity) so the ITIL Expert level instructor keeps a close eye on your learning experience. Additional access is included in the intitial program fee, and you will not be charged extra for it.

The eLearning programs are constructed around the official APMG syllabus, and follow the exam requirements to the minute detail. The eLearning program includes exam preparation through quizzes and APMG created practice exams. For an additional $29.95 you can purchase the exam preparation program book, which is the same book we add in for free as an extra bonus for our students who purchase the ITIL Expert bundle (all courses to get you ITIL Expert certfied).

The Art of Service created a unique and dedicated eLearning portal for all our students; http://theartofservice.org The portal has grown into a specialist ITIL learning community. There are currently over 2500 students involved in 105 discussions. The discussions cover all learning topics as well as tips and tricks in relation to the exams. Access to this unique community is part of your program fee.

As for the quality of the materials, the instructor and the overal experience: our students have  the highest passrates globally:

  • On average the ITIL V3 Intermediate programs globally have an average passrate between 72 and 85%
  • The Art of Service eLearning students have a passrate of 100%

The success of our students is partially due to the fact that our eLearning programs are created by education specialists, in combination with ITIL experts. This ensures that the specialist technical components of the course are correct, but also the educational psychology and methodology that is being used to transfer the knowledge to the student (you!).

You receive all this for US$595 per ITIL V3 Intermediate program!

Now, for the exams.
The best option for you is to buy the exam for US$255 from Loyalist or EXIN USA. By enrolling in our eLearning programs you can benefit from this fantastic pricepoint… Course and exam are two completely separate entities. Our clients in the US take their certificate of completion and book their exam directly with EXIN USA or Loyalist Certification Services.

You can still enjoy the quality of our courseware and eLearning experience, as you receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program which is VALID entry for any exam institute that sells and distributes the APMG / ITIL V3 exams.
The certificate of completion is also used by many of our students as evidence towards their PDU requirements to keep their PMP certification up to date.

To get you started straight away – follow this link to our online store. Your instructor will contact you within hours after enrolment to get you started.

Kind Regards,

Ivanka Menken
Chief Operating Officer

The Art of Service Pty Ltd

Phone: 1300 13 4499
International: +61 (7) 3252 2055
Fax: (07) 33 196 172
Email:
i.menken@artofservice.com.au
Website: http://www.artofservice.com.au
Elearning: http://www.theartofservice.org
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