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Services and Non-profit Marketing. Chapter 12. Services Defined. A service is the .............of applying human or mechanical efforts to ................. A service involves a .........., ............or ...........that can not be physically possessed. Services Defined.
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Services and Non-profit Marketing Chapter 12
Services Defined • A service is the .............of applying human or mechanical efforts to ................. • A service involves a .........., ............or ...........that can not be physically possessed.
Services Defined • A service is the result of applying human or mechanical efforts to people or objects. • A service involves a deed, performance or effort that can not be physically possessed.
Percent of U.S. Labor Force by Industry 80 70 60 50 Percent of U.S. Labor Force 40 30 20 10 0 • Services • Manufacturing • Mining & Agriculture 1929 1948 1969 1977 1984 1999 Year Source: Survey of Current Business, April 1998, Table B.8, July 1988, Table 6.6B, and July 1992, Table 6.4C; Eli Ginzberg and George J. Vojta, “The Service Sector of the U.S. Economy,” Scientific American, 244,3 (1981): 31-39.
The Service Product Continuum Most offerings lie somewhere in the middle
Services Marketing Differs from Product Marketing Heterogeneous
Implications of Intangibility • Services cannot be _________________ • Services cannot be easily ___________ • Services cannot be _________________ • Pricing is _________________
Implications of Heterogeneity • Service delivery and customer satisfaction depend on _________________ • Service quality depends on many _________________ • There is no sure knowledge that the service delivered matches what was planned and promoted
Implications of Simultaneous Production and Consumption • Customers participate in and affect the transaction • Customers affect each other • Employees affect the service outcome • Decentralization may be essential • _________________ is difficult
Implications of Perishability • It is difficult to synchronize supply and demand with services • Services cannot be _________________
Ability to perform the promised service dependably and accurately. Knowledge and courtesy of employees and their ability to inspire trust and confidence. Physical facilities, equipment, and appearance of personnel. Caring, individualized attention the firm provides its customers. Willingness to help customers and provide prompt service. Service Quality is more difficult to determine than goods quality: we need: Reliability A………….. Tangibles E………….. R…………………
Service Failures What are your experiences of horrible customer service?
Gaps Model of Service Quality/Extra Expected Service CUSTOMER Customer Gap Perceived Service External Communications to Customers COMPANY Service Delivery Gap 4 Gap 3 Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards Gap 1 Gap 2 Company Perceptions of Consumer Expectations
How to Give Horrible Service(Service Gaps) • Don’t listen to what your customers want (i.e., only listen to your CEO or wallet)- customer gap • Don’t act on customers’ wants • Hire people without skills or a care, and don’t train them • Tell the customer whatever they want to hear (i.e., overpromise and underdeliver) • Don’t meet (or barely meet) customers’ expectations (i.e., ignore people and insult their intelligence)=Customer Gap
Expanded Mix for Services --The 7 Ps • Product • Price • Place • Promotion • People • All human actors who play a part in service delivery and thus influence the buyer’s perceptions: namely, the firm’s personnel, the customer, and other customers in the service environment. • Physical Evidence • The environment in which the service is delivered and where the firm and customer interact, and any tangible components that facilitate performance or communication of the service. • Process • The actual procedures, mechanisms, and flow of activities by which the service is delivered—the service delivery and operating systems.
Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty Source: James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser, Jr., and Leonard A. Schlesinger, The Service Profit Chain, (New York, NY: The Free Press, 1997), p. 83.
How to create relationships (loyalty) in Services Stable pricing Bundling and cross selling Volume and frequency rewards 1. Financial bonds Integrated information systems Continuous relationships Excellent service and value 2. Social bonds 4. Structural bonds Personal relationships Joint investments Shared processes and equipment Social bonds among customers 3. Customization Bonds Anticipation/ innovation Customer intimacy Mass customization
Services and Profit • Not all services are for profit • Non profit services and organizations are a large part of society • What nonprofits can you think of?
Non-Profit Marketing • Non-profits are over 20% of U.S. economic activity • Government taxes> housing, healthcare, or food costs • Hard to service someone who doesn’t want it (e.g., AA, gambling help) • Must complement (vs. compete with) for profit businesses