Lecture Topic 1 : The Service Sector Reading : Chapter 1‚ Services Marketing : People‚ Technology‚ Strategy by Kotler & Wirtz‚ 7th Edition. The Service Sector- some facts : • In the West‚ business conditions generally remain difficult for service sector firms with falling prices hitting profitability. - The service sector typically accounts for between 66% and 75% of GDP in most of the more highly developed economies. (Central Intelligence Agency‚ 2011)
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| | Relationship Marketing Approaches in Services Marketing | | | Over the last years the focus of marketing has changed from transactional to relationship marketing because companies realized that is cheaper to keep old customers rather than attracting new ones. Also this shift has occurred because of the intense rivalry that can be noticed in every industry. Besides its main goal of retaining customers and encouraging repeats‚ relationship marketing also creates value through
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“Critical Service Incidents:Analyzing service Failure & recovery in Hotels‚Restaurants‚& Transportation in Malaysia.” In the 21st century‚ the business world today require a high level of service quality to ensure that customer ’s loyalty are retained and bringing more customer into their business. A service that is either good or bad has given a big influence in customer ’s satisfaction and at the same time giving different result in the competitive market place. However‚ certain services that relate
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344SAM Project Management Lecture 1 Introduction to Project Management Teaching Staff • Dr Dannie Talbot • Email: danielle.talbot@coventry.ac.uk • Dr James Smith • Email: james.smith@coventry.ac.uk Formal Outcomes The intended learning outcomes are that by the end of this module students should be able to: • Develop a project management plan in a business context • Critically evaluate different approaches to project management • Evaluate methods of managing large scale projects
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Introduction The service industry interacts with our lives on a daily basis. Services can be defined as deeds‚ processes and performances. When considering the differences between products and services‚ intangibility and the fact that a service cannot be touched‚ tasted‚ viewed or tried on are terms often used (McColl-Kennedy & Kiel 2000). Services differ from goods in essentially four ways: (1) intangibility; (2) inseparability; (3) heterogeneity; (4) perishability (Kotler‚ Brown‚ Adam‚ Burton
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The Nature of Services Learning Objectives Classify a service into one of four categories using the service process matrix. Describe a service using the four dimensions of the service package. Discuss the managerial implications of the distinctive characteristics of a service operation. Discuss the insights obtained from a strategic classification of services. Discuss the role of a service manager from an open-systems view of service. An Integrated Approach to
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Chapter 11 Creating delivery systems in place‚ cyberspace and time Learning Objectives- What are the options for delivering our service? * What physical and electronic channels can we use? * Should we offer customers a choice? * What physical evidence should our facilities present? * When and where should our service be available? * Is it feasible to shift from high-contact to low-contact delivery? * What options exist for using third-party intermediaries? Definitions
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you’ll have a great time with Vodafone‚ but if you’re not happy with your device‚ you’ll need to go back to the company you bought it from to find out what to do next. Once again‚ welcome to Vodafone and thanks for choosing us. Vodafone Customer Services team Your account details Account number 687970078 Mobile number 07449659303 Contract start 14-Jun-13 Minimum commitment end 13-Jun-14 UK minutes 600 UK texts UNLIMITED
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Research is evidenced-based / Empirical - Correlation between variables - Regression (Multi-Linear Regression) - Mixed Method - Quantitative then Qualitative - Qualitative then Quantitative Customer Satisfaction = Sum of Service Elements Facilitates service improvements‚ increases profits Performance is measured by asking questions about satisfactions Performance = Satisfaction Week 12 & 13 Tutorial Chapter 13 & 14 1. Describe the factors that may encourage or inhibit a
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MKT01909-2013-A: Service Management for Tourism and Hospitality Assignment 1: Part A Lecturer: Tony Brown Deng Hongfei 22012540 Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction 5 Statement of the purpose 5 Objectives 5 Report structure overview 5 Section 2: Organization overview 6 Description of operations 6 Bundle of services 7 Core service 7 Peripheral services 7 Feasibility of the project 7 Section 3: Target Market Customers
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