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Designing and Managing Services: Marketing Management, 13 Ed
Designing and Managing Services: Marketing Management, 13 Ed
Chapter Questions
How do we define and classify services and how do they differ from goods? How do we market services? How can we improve service quality? How do services marketers create strong brands? How can goods marketers improve customer support services?
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What is a Service?
A service is any act of performance that one party can offer another that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership of anything; its production may or may not be tied to a physical product.
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Service Sectors
Government Private nonprofit Business Manufacturing Retail
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Service Distinctions
Equipment-based or people-based Service processes Clients presence required or not Personal needs or business needs Objectives and ownership
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Table 13.1 Factors Leading to Customer Switching Behavior Pricing Inconvenience Core Service Failure Service Encounter Failures Response to Service Failure Competition Ethical Problems Involuntary Switching
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Best Practices
Strategic Concept Top-Management Commitment High Standards Self-Service Technologies Monitoring Systems Satisfying Customer Complaints Satisfying Employees
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Customer Worries
Failure frequency Downtime Out-of-pocket costs
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