Meaning and Nature of services, Classification of services, service provider and service seeker. Growth of services.
Meaning, Definition, Role , Evolution, Essence and future of services marketing
Planning process of service marketing , Developing an effective service mission – market segmentation – positioning and differentiation of services
Product, Price, Place, Promotion- People, Physical evidence, process, service marketing tri-angles.
Customer service quality, customer retention- Relationship Marketing Programme- Listening to consumer, Methods of listening- complaint Management- service Guarantees- measuring customer satisfaction – Designing analysis, customer satisfaction survey feedback.
• Ram Mohan Rao, Services Marketing (Pearson Education)
• Roland. T.Rust Anthony J. Zahorik and Timothy I. Keilninghan, Services Marketing.
• John M. Rathmoll: Marketing in the service sector (Winthrop)
• Adrienne Payne : The Essence of services Marketing (Prentice Hall of India)
• K. Dauglas Hoffiman and John E.G. Bateson : Essentials of services Marketing (Harcourt college)