13 Designing and Managing Services Marketing Management 13 Slides: 7 Download presentation 13 Designing and Managing Services Marketing Management, 13 th ed Categories of Service Mix Pure tangible good Good w/ accompanying services Hybrid Service w/ accompanying goods Pure service Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13 -2 Distinctive Characteristics of Services Intangibility Inseparability Variability Perishability Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13 -3 Physical Evidence and Presentation Place People Equipment Communication material Symbols Price Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13 -4 How to Increase Quality Control Invest in good hiring and training procedures Standardize the service-performance process Monitor customer satisfaction Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13 -5 Figure 13. 5 Three Types of Marketing in Service Industries Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13 -6 Best Practices • Strategic Concept • Top-Management Commitment • High Standards • Self-Service Technologies • Monitoring Systems • Satisfying Customer Complaints • Satisfying Employees Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 13 -7 Benefits of designing and managing service processesDesigning and managing servicesChapter 14 designing and managing services pptDesigning and managing servicesDesigning and managing integrated marketing communicationsDesigning and managing integrated marketing communicationsHigh value deal seekersIntegrated marketing channel system