Designing and Managing Services Marketing Management, 13 th ed 13
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13-2 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?
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13-3 The Mayo Clinic Considers All Aspects of a Patients Experience
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13-4 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.
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13-5 Service Sectors Government Private nonprofit Manufacturing BusinessRetail
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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13-7 Categories of Service Mix Pure tangible good Good w/ accompanying services Hybrid Service w/ accompanying goods Pure service
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13-8 Service Distinctions Equipment-based or people-based Service processes Clients presence required or not Personal needs or business needs Objectives and ownership
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13-9 Figure 13.2 Continuum of Evaluation for Different Types of Products
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Distinctive Characteristics of Services Intangibility Inseparability Variability Perishability
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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall How to Increase Quality Control Invest in good hiring and training procedures Monitor customer satisfaction Standardize the service-performance process
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Improving Service Quality Listening Reliability Basic service Service design Recovery Surprising customers Fair play Teamwork Employee research Servant leadership
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Figure 13.4 Root Causes of Customer Failure
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Determinants of Service Quality Reliability Responsiveness Assurance Empathy Tangibles
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Best Practices Strategic Concept Top-Management Commitment High Standards Self-Service Technologies Monitoring Systems Satisfying Customer Complaints Satisfying Employees
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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Table 13.3 Customer Importance and Performance Ratings for an Auto Dealership
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Developing Brand Strategies for Services Choosing Brand Elements Establishing Image Dimensions Devising Branding Strategy
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Customer Worries Failure frequency Downtime Out-of-pocket costs
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Table 13.4 Top Customer Service Providers USAA Four Seasons Hotels Cadillac Nordstrom Wegman Food Markets Edward Jones Lexus UPS Enterprise Rent-A- Car Starbucks Ritz-Carlton Amica Insurance Southwest Airlines
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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.
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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?