ABSTRACT

This second edition of The Management and Marketing of Services builds on the success of the first edition and now includes increased coverage of many key areas, extensive examples and case studies.

This second edition looks closely at relationship marketing and public sector issues as well as providing expanded sections on: the definition of services, expectations, competitive advantage, pricing of services, segmentation/positioning of services, the service encounter and service employees.

The Management and Marketing of Services is a highly accessible text ideal for practitioners and students looking for a comprehensive treatment of this subject area.

chapter |25 pages

Introducing Services

chapter |18 pages

The Organizational Setting

chapter |19 pages

Service Design

chapter |18 pages

The Service Setting

chapter |28 pages

Service Quality

chapter |23 pages

The Service Encounter

chapter |27 pages

Service Employees

chapter |30 pages

Managing Demand and Supply

chapter |26 pages

Service Communications

chapter |38 pages

Performance Measurement

chapter |29 pages

Delivering Satisfaction