TY - BOOK AU - AU - TI - Services marketing. SN - 9780538476454 AV - HD9980.5.B32 PY - 2011/// CY - Mason, OH PB - South-Western KW - Service industries KW - Marketing N1 - Contents: 1. An overview of services marketing: Understanding the service experience -- Traditional service supersectors and ethical considerations -- Unique discrepancies between goods and services -- Consumer decision making in services marketing -- 2. The tactical services marketing mix: Focus on service processes -- Considerations for services pricing -- Effective service promotions -- Managing the servicescape and other physicals evidence -- People as strategy: managing service personnel -- People as strategy: managing service consumers -- 3. Implementing successful service strategies: The essentials of customer satisfaction measurement -- Service quality: identifying and rectifying the gaps -- Managing service failures and implementing effective recovery strategies -- Strategies for facilitating customer loyalty and retention -- Pulling the pieces together: creating a world-class service culture -- UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1105/2010929753-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1105/2010929753-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1105/2010929753-t.html ER -