Essentials of services marketing

The primary objective of [this book] is to provide instructional materials that not only introduce the student to the field of services marketing but also acquaint the student with specific customer service issues.... The [book first] concentrates on defining services marketing and providing the bas...

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1. Verfasser: Hoffman, K. Douglas (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bateson, John E. G. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Fort Worth n u.a. Dryden Press 1997
Schriftenreihe:The Dryden Press series in marketing
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Zusammenfassung:The primary objective of [this book] is to provide instructional materials that not only introduce the student to the field of services marketing but also acquaint the student with specific customer service issues.... The [book first] concentrates on defining services marketing and providing the basic concepts that differentiate the marketing of services from the marketing of tangibles.... [It then discusses] topics that concern the management of the service encounter.... [The book also] focuses on customer satisfaction and service quality issues. Methods for tracking service failures and employee recovery efforts as well as customer retention strategies are also presented.... [The book concludes with] nine cases that illustrate the topics discussed throughout the book. -Pref
Overview of services marketing: Introduction to services; Fundamental differences between goods and services; Overview of the services sector; Consumer decision process issues in services marketing; Ethical issues in services marketing -- Service strategy, managing the service experience: Service delivery process; Pricing of services; Developing the service communication mix; Managing the firm's physical evidence; People issues, managing employees and customers -- Assessing and improving service delivery: Defining and measuring customer satisfaction; Defining and measuring service quality; Service failures and recovery strategies; Customer retention; Putting the pieces together, creating the seamless service firm -- Cases
Beschreibung:XXI, 505 S.
Ill.
25 cm
ISBN:0030152178
0-03-015217-8