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Introduction to service
What are Services? Why Service Marketing?
Services & Technology Differences between goods & Services The Service Marketing Mix
The Gap Mode of Service quality.
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What is a service?
Services to include all economic activitieswhose output is not a physical product or construction is generally consumed at the time it
is produced & provides added value in forms(I,e. Convenience amusement,timeliness,comfortor health) that are essentially intangible concernsof its first purchase.
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What is a service?
Kotler: it doest provide ownershipover anything.
Bateson: We talk about service, if the benefit is provided rather by the servicethan the product.
L.L. Berry: services can be defined asdeeds, efforts, or performances
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GoodsGoods
ServicesServices
Produced Sold Consumed
Sold Produced
Consumedeg. Airplane ticket is first bought then customer flies (service is provided andconsumed simultaneously)
Difference btw. goods and services
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How Important is the Service Sector inOur Economy?
The size of the service sector is increasing in almost alleconomies around the world
Services make up the bulk of todays economy and also account
for most of the growth in new jobs Even in emerging economies, service output is growing rapidly
and often accounts for half or more of GDP
Jobs range from high-paid professionals and technicians tominimum-wage positions
Service organizations can be any size from huge globalcorporations to local small businesses
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Changing Structure of Employment as EconomicDevelopment Evolves
Time, per Capita Income
Share of E mploym en t
Industry
Services
Agriculture
Source: IMF, 1997
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Estimated Size of Service Sector inSelected Countries
Services as Percent of GDP
Poland (66%), South Africa (65%)
Japan (74%), France (73%), U.K. (73%), Canada (71%)
Saudi Arabia (33%)
China (40%)
India (48%)
Argentina (53%), Brazil (51%)
Panama (80%), USA (79%)
Luxembourg (83%)
Cayman Islands (95%), Jersey (93%)Bahamas (90%), Bermuda ( 89%)
Mexico (69%), Australia (68%), Germany (68%)
Israel (60%), Russia (58%), S. Korea (56%)
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AgricultureManufacturingServices
In the future services dominate theeconomy
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Why Study Services?
Services dominate economy in most nations Understanding services offers you personal competitiveadvantages
Importance of service sector in economy is growingrapidly: Services account for more than 60 percent of GDP
worldwide
Almost all economies have a substantial servicesector
Most new employment is provided by services Strongest growth area for marketing
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Distinguishing Characteristics of Services
Customers do not obtain ownership of services
Intangible elements dominate value creation
Greater involvement of customers in production process
Other people may form part of product experience Greater variability in operational inputs and outputs
Many services are difficult for customers to evaluate
Service products are ephemeral and cannot be inventoried Time factor is more important--speed may be key
Delivery systems include electronic and physical channels
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Services V/S Customer Services
Services:- Services is different from Customer services. Servicesencompass a wide range of industries like Banking , Insurance,Hotels,Consulting
firms, Advertising Firms, Air, Rail, Water transportations..So on.However Services can be offered to the Market place by
manufacturers & Technology companies as well Ex:- IBM, Compaq
Customer Service:- Customer Service is the service provided in supportof a companys Core products like dealing with billing issues, Handling Complaints , After sales services,Taking orders & Information sharing or support.
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Pure goods
Goods plus an element of service
Goods and services equal
Service with an element of goods
Pure service
Range of business types (based on theitangibility ):
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Scale of market entities
Tangibility spectrum
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Why Study Services Marketing?Services dominate economy in most nations:-
Job formation are in service industries & Importance of servicesector in economy is growing rapidly
Service as a Business imperative inManufacturing & IT:- Understanding services offers you
personal competitive advantages & industries have recognized the need to provide quality services in order to compete world wide.
Deregulated industries & professional service
needs:- Due to deregulation & globalization, drastic changeshas been noticed in the service industries like Airlines,Banking,Telecom & so on.
Service Marketing is different:- There is differencesin Marketing services & Managing Services. So, need for developing/designing new concepts & approaches for marketin & mana in business.
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Why Study Services Marketing?
Services equals profits:- A dedication to quality services has been the foundation for success for many companies. Since the mid 1990s firms have begun to demand the hard evidence of the bottom line effectiveness of servicestrategies & Customer Satisfaction,
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But Service Stinks
Theories of Declining customer satisfaction :-Customer perceive that the over all the
Quality of service is decaling.
More companies offering tiered service based on the calculated profitability of different market segments.
2. Self-service & technology-based service is perceived as less service(no humaninteraction/human personalization is provided)
3. Technology-based services are hard to implement & there are many failures4. Customers expectations are higher(because of excellent .service during these
days.5. Organizations have cut costs and are too lean to understand to provide quality
Service..6. Many companies give lip service to customers focus & service quality(instead
of providing the training,compensation, and support needed to actually deliver quality service.
7. Delivering consistent, high-quality service is not easy,yet many company
promises it.
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Service & Technology
Information Technology is currently shaping the field &influencing The practices of service marketing.
Technology is profoundly changing how services are deliveredenabling both customer & employee to provide more efficientcustomized services.
Internet , the king of current technology is one big service vehicle.
1.Potential for new service offering :- Explosion of the internet, New technology service are onthe horizon.GPRS technology for Cars,RFID,Mobileinternet-accessing the web via cell phone.
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Service & Technology
2. New ways to deliver service:- Face-to-face service totelephone based service,interactive voice response
systems,internet-based customer service & now wireless service.3. Enabling both customers & Employees:
With the advent of technology both are more effective in
getting & providing service through self service. On linebanking,On line ticket booking,CRM & sales support software.
4. Extending the global reach of Service:-with the advent of internet services has crossed its boundaries.
5. The Internet is a service:- Inter net is one big service. Business & organization operate largely on the net to provideessential services.
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Paradoxes & Dark side of Technology & Services
Technology can assimilate(digest/absorb) people while isolatingthem.
It can provide a sense of control & at the same time feelings of ineptitude(incompetence/uselessness).
With technology in fusion there is a loss of human contact,
In organization people become more & more reliant oncommunicating through technology.
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Characteristics of Services
intangibilityintangibility : difficult to sample and toevaluateinseparabilityinseparability :: difficult to separate servicesfrom the service provider; mainly direct sales;staff are essential to the delivery of qualityservicesheterogeneityheterogeneity : virtually every service isdifferent; very difficult to standardize qualitySimultaneous production &Consumption: Most services are sold first &then consumed Simultaneous
