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050 0 0 _aHD9980.5
_b.H64 1997
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_bHOF 1997
100 1 _aHoffman, K. Douglas.
_98142
245 1 0 _aEssentials of services marketing /
_cK. Douglas Hoffman, John E. G. Bateson.
260 _aFort Worth :
_bDryden Press,
_cc1997.
300 _axxi, 505 p. ;
_c24 cm.
440 4 _aThe Dryden Press series in marketing
_98143
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aOverview of services marketing: Introduction to services; Fundamental differences between goods and services; Overview of the services sector; Consumer decision process issues in services marketing; Ethical issues in services marketing -- Service strategy, managing the service experience: Service delivery process; Pricing of services; Developing the service communication mix; Managing the firm's physical evidence; People issues, managing employees and customers -- Assessing and improving service delivery: Defining and measuring customer satisfaction; Defining and measuring service quality; Service failures and recovery strategies; Customer retention; Putting the pieces together, creating the seamless service firm -- Cases.
520 _aThe primary objective of [this book] is to provide instructional materials that not only introduce the student to the field of services marketing but also acquaint the student with specific customer service issues.... The [book first] concentrates on defining services marketing and providing the basic concepts that differentiate the marketing of services from the marketing of tangibles.... [It then discusses] topics that concern the management of the service encounter.... [The book also] focuses on customer satisfaction and service quality issues. Methods for tracking service failures and employee recovery efforts as well as customer retention strategies are also presented.... [The book concludes with] nine cases that illustrate the topics discussed throughout the book. -Pref.
650 0 _aService industries
_xMarketing.
_97837
700 1 _aBateson, John E. G.
_98144
856 7 _3Table of contents
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