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Designing and Managing Services

Marketing Management, 13th 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 service marketers create strong brands? How can goods marketers improve customer support services?
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The Mayo Clinic Considers All Aspects of a Patients Experience

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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
Private nonprofit

Government

Business Manufacturing
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Retail

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General Motors OnStar Service

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Categories of Service Mix

Pure tangible good Good w/ accompanying services Hybrid Service w/ accompanying goods Pure service
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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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Figure 13.2 Continuum of Evaluation for Different Types of Products

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Distinctive Characteristics of Services

Intangibility Inseparability Variability Perishability
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Physical Evidence and Presentation

Place People Equipment Communication material Symbols Price
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Disney Relies Upon Tangible Cues

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Blue Man Group Exhibits Inseparability

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How to Increase Quality Control

Invest in good hiring and training procedures Standardize the service-performance process Monitor customer satisfaction

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Matching Demand and Supply

Demand side Differential pricing Nonpeak demand Complementary services Reservation systems Supply side Part-time employees Peak-time efficiency Increased consumer participation Shared services Facilities for future expansion
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Figure 13.3 A Blueprint for Overnight Hotel Stay

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Consumer-Friendly Services

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Improving Service Quality

Listening Reliability Basic service Service design Recovery Surprising customers Fair play Teamwork Employee research Servant leadership

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Figure 13.4 Root Causes of Customer Failure

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Solutions to Customer Failures

Redesign processes and redefine customer roles to simplify service encounters Incorporate the right technology to aid employees and customers Create high-performance customers by enhancing their role clarity, motivation, and ability Encourage customer citizenship where customers help customers
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Figure 13.5 Three Types of Marketing in Service Industries

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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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Figure 13.6 Service-Quality Model

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Gaps That Cause Unsuccessful Service Delivery

Gap between consumer expectation and management perception Gap between management perception and service-quality specifications Gap between service-quality specifications and service delivery Gap between service delivery and external communications Gap between perceived service and expected service
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Determinants of Service Quality

Reliability Responsiveness Assurance Empathy Tangibles
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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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Figure 13.7 Importance-Performance Analysis

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Table 13.3 Customer Importance and Performance Ratings for an Auto Dealership

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Developing Brand Strategies for Services

Choosing Brand Elements Establishing Image Dimensions Devising Branding Strategy

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Customer Worries

Failure frequency Downtime Out-of-pocket costs

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Table 13.4 Top Customer Service Providers

USAA Four Seasons Hotels Cadillac Nordstrom Wegman Food Markets Edward Jones Lexus UPS Enterprise Rent-ACar Starbucks Ritz-Carlton Amica Insurance Southwest Airlines
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Marketing Debate
 Is service marketing different from product marketing? Take a position: 1. Product and service marketing are fundamentally different. or 2. Product and service marketing are highly related.
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Marketing Discussion
 Colleges and universities can be classified as service organizations.  How can you apply the marketing principles developed in this chapter to your school?  Do you have any advice as to how it could become a better service marketer?
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