This chapter discusses the importance of studying services marketing. It notes that services now dominate most economies and account for over 60% of GDP worldwide. Most new employment is also being generated by the services sector. The chapter provides an overview of key topics to be covered, including the challenges of marketing services, developing an extended marketing mix for services, and integrating marketing with other management functions. It also examines factors driving the transformation of service economies, such as advances in information technology, globalization, social changes, and government policies.