Services Marketing , 6/e, is written for students and businesspeople who recognise the vital role that services play in the economy and its future. The advanced economies of the world are now dominated by services, and virtually all companies view service as critical to retaining their customers today and in the future. This edition focuses on knowledge needed to implement service strategies for competitive advantage across industries. In addition to standard marketing topics (such as pricing), this text introduces students to entirely new topics that include management and measurement of service quality, service recovery, the linking of customer measurement to performance measurement, service blueprinting, customer cocreation, and cross-functional treatment of issues through integration of marketing with disciplines such as operations and human resources. Each of these topics represents pivotal content for tomorrow's businesses as they attempt to build strong relationships with their customers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-10
0078112052
ISBN-13
9780078112058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113236430
Product Key Features
Author
Dwayne D. Gremler, Mary Jo Bitner, Valarie A. Zeithaml
Publication Name
Services Marketing
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
672 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
49.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hd9980.5.Z45 2013
Grade from
College Freshman
Grade to
College Freshman
Edition Number
6
Table of Content
PART 1 - Foundations for Services Marketing Chapter 1 - Introduction to Services Chapter 2 - Conceptual Framework of the Book: The Gaps Model of Service Quality PART 2 - Focus on the Customer Chapter 3 - Customer Expectations of Service Chapter 4 - Customer Perceptions of Service PART 3 - Understanding Customer Requirements Chapter 5 - Listening to Customers through Research Chapter 6 - Building Customer Relationships Chapter 7 - Service Recovery PART 4 - Aligning Service Design and Standards Chapter 8 - Service Innovation and Design Chapter 9 - Customer-Defined Service Standards Chapter 10 - Physical Evidence and the Servicescape PART 5 - Delivering and Performing Service Chapter 11 - Employees' Roles in Service Delivery Chapter 12 - Customers' Roles in Service Delivery Chapter 13 - Managing Demand and Capacity PART 6 - Managing Service Promises Chapter 14 - Integrated Services Marketing Communications Chapter 15 - Pricing of Services PART 7 - Service and the Bottom Line Chapter 16 - The Financial and Economic Impact of Service Cases Index
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Marketing / General, Industries / Service, Customer Relations