Introduction to services

Chapter 1 Introduction to Services What are services? Why services marketing? Service and Technology Differences in Goods vs. Services Marketing Services Marketing Mix Staying Focused on the Customer The Gaps Model of Service Quality

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Objectives for Chapter 1: Introduction to Services Explain what services are and identify service trends. Explain the need for special services marketing concepts and practices. Outline the basic differences between goods and services and the resulting challenges for service businesses. Introduce the service marketing triangle. Introduce the expanded services marketing mix. Introduce the gaps model of service quality.

Challenges for Services Defining and improving quality Communicating and testing new services Communicating and maintaining a consistent image Motivating and sustaining employee commitment Coordinating marketing, operations and human resource efforts Setting prices Standardization versus personalization

Examples of Service Industries Health Care hospital, medical practice, dentistry, eye care Professional Services accounting, legal, architectural Financial Services banking, investment advising, insurance Hospitality restaurant, hotel/motel, bed & breakfast, ski resort, rafting Travel airlines, travel agencies, theme park Others: hair styling, pest control, plumbing, lawn maintenance, counseling services, health club

Figure 1.1 Tangibility Spectrum Tangible Dominant Intangible Dominant Salt Soft Drinks Detergents Automobiles Cosmetics Advertising Agencies Airlines Investment Management Consulting Teaching Fast-food Outlets Fast-food Outlets            

Figure 1.2 Percent of U.S. Labor Force by Industry 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 1929 1948 1969 1977 1984 1999 Percent of U.S. Labor Force Source: Survey of Current Business, April 1998, Table B.8, July 1988, Table 6.6B, and July 1992, Table 6.4C; Eli Ginzberg and George J. Vojta, “The Service Sector of the U.S. Economy,” Scientific American , 244,3 (1981): 31-39. Year Services Manufacturing Mining & Agriculture

Figure 1.3 Percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product by Industry 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 1948 1959 1967 1977 1987 1999 Percent of GDP Year Source: Survey of Current Business, August 1996, Table 11, April 1998, Table B.3; Eli Ginzberg and George J. Vojta, “The Service Sector of the U.S. Economy,” Scientific American , 244,3 (1981): 31-39. Services Manufacturing Mining & Agriculture

Table 1.1 Industries Classified within the Service Sector

Differences Between Goods and Services Intangibility Perishability Simultaneous Production and Consumption Heterogeneity

Implications of Intangibility Services cannot be inventoried Services cannot be patented Services cannot be readily displayed or communicated Pricing is difficult

Implications of Heterogeneity Service delivery and customer satisfaction depend on employee actions Service quality depends on many uncontrollable factors There is no sure knowledge that the service delivered matches what was planned and promoted

Implications of Simultaneous Production and Consumption Customers participate in and affect the transaction Customers affect each other Employees affect the service outcome Decentralization may be essential Mass production is difficult

Implications of Perishability It is difficult to synchronize supply and demand with services Services cannot be returned or resold

Table 1.3 Services are Different Source : Adapted from Valarie A. Zeithaml, A. Parasuraman, and Leonard L. Berry, “Problems and Strategies in Services Marketing,” Journal of Marketing 49 (Spring 1985): 33-46.

Services Marketing Mix: 7 Ps for Services Traditional Marketing Mix Expanded Mix for Services: 7 Ps Building Customer Relationships Through People, Processes, and Physical Evidence Ways to Use the 7 Ps

Traditional Marketing Mix All elements within the control of the firm that communicate the firm’s capabilities and image to customers or that influence customer satisfaction with the firm’s product and services: Product Price Place Promotion

Expanded Mix for Services -- The 7 Ps Product Price Place Promotion People Process Physical Evidence

Table 1.4 Expanded Marketing Mix for Services

Table 1.4 (Continued) Expanded Marketing Mix for Services

Ways to Use the 7 Ps Overall Strategic Assessment How effective is a firm’s services marketing mix? Is the mix well-aligned with overall vision and strategy? What are the strengths and weaknesses in terms of the 7 Ps? Specific Service Implementation Who is the customer? What is the service? How effectively does the services marketing mix for a service communicate its benefits and quality? What changes/ improvements are needed?

Introduction to services

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