This text with cases provides a contemporary overview of key issues in the marketing of services. It explores many issues that are familiar to students with a foundation in principles of marketing, and re-assesses these in the context of services. Up-to-date case studies and examples developed throughout chapters help students to fully appreciate those issues that are specific to services marketing: methods of defining the service offer; conceptualization, measurement and management of service quality; managing the employee input to the service offer and developing relationships with customers; and strategies to make services accessible.
This is the one book that won't collect dust on my shelf." —Kevin McMurdo, Chief Marketing Officer, Perkins Coie "Professional Services Marketing is the first book to directly address the challenges of the professional services marketer.
О LO11 Understand what factors cause customers to switch to a competitor and how to reduce such switching. ... Analyze Customer Defections and Monitor Declining Accounts A first step is to understand the reasons for customer switching.
25 T.L. Keiningham, B. Cooil, L. Akjoy, T.W. Andreassen and J. Weiner, 'The value of different customer satisfaction and ... 48–51; S. Wilson-Pessano, 'Defining professional competence: the critical incident technique 40 years later', ...
The marketing framework has been restructured for this edition to reflect what is happening in services marketing today.
Finally, this text addresses contemporary issues for services managers and speculates on some of the challenges for the future of services marketing.
Marketing Your Services You may be one of the best doctors, consultants, accountants, caterers, or investment advisors around, but when it comes to marketing your service, you may also be...
10 See C. Huffman and B. Kahn, 'Variety for sale: mass customization or mass confusion?' Journal of Retailing 74 (Winter 1998), pp. 491–513; B.J. Pine and J.H. Gilmore, 'Welcome to the experience economy', Harvard Business Review 76 ...
... Kristina Jaramillo, Sonja Jefferson, Linda Jenkins, Catherine Jewell, Aaron Joslow, Dave Kahle, Jason Kane, Ron Karr, Michael J. Katz, Kimberly Kayler, Daniel Kehrer, Eric Keiles, Patrick King, Ashley Kizzire, Karen Klein, Ed Kless, ...
This handbook includes a unique mix of both in-depth chapters as well as shorter, more focused "mini" chapters, which treat emerging issues in the field of services. This structure makes the Handbook the most thorough reference possible.
The text consists of full-colored learning cues, graphics, and diagrams to capture student attention and help them visualize concepts.