MoS Revised N
MoS Revised N
MANAGEMENT, DELHI
PGDM Trimester IV
Course Code: 124206 Course Title: Marketing of Services
Academic Session: 2014-2015 Instructor: Prof. o!eeta "#atter$ee
COURSE O!ECT"#ES:
Ser%ices are &ecomin' t#e dominant economic dri%er in t#e Indian econom! and are critica( for
com)etiti%e ad%anta'e in com)anies from a(( industria( sectors. Due to t#eir uni*ue
c#aracteristics+ ser%ice or'ani,ations -e.'.+ &an.s+ educationa( institutions+ #os)ita(s+ #ote(s+
)rofessiona( ser%ices+ trans)ortation firms/ #a%e uni*ue mar.etin' c#a((en'es t#at 0arrant
s)ecia( attention. Ser%ices are a(so uni*ue in t#at t#eir desi'n and de(i%er! de)ends on c(ose
coordination amon' mar.etin'+ o)erations mana'ement+ information tec#no(o'!+ and #uman
resources. As a resu(t+ effecti%e ser%ices mar.etin' strate'! must &e interdisci)(inar! in nature.
T#is course endea%ors at ena&(in' students to a))(! mar.etin' conce)ts and )rinci)(es to t#e
uni*ue c#a((en'es and o))ortunities of ser%ices mar.etin' to create customer %a(ue.
$earning O%&ectives
T#is course &ui(ds on mar.etin' conce)ts from ot#er courses to ma.e t#em s)ecifica((!
a))(ica&(e in ser%ice industries and 0i(( a(so focus on t#e ro(e of ser%ice as a )rimar! source of
com)etiti%e ad%anta'e for &ot# ser%ice and nonser%ice or'ani,ations. T#e s)ecific (earnin'
o&$ecti%es of t#is course is to:
A))reciate t#e differences &et0een ser%ices and )#!sica( 'oods and understand #o0
t#ese differences trans(ate into strate'ic direction.
1earn #o0 t#e measurement and ana(!sis of customers2 e3)ectations and )erce)tions of
ser%ice *ua(it! are critica( to t#e effecti%e mana'ement and mar.etin' of ser%ices.
4eco'ni,e t#e %ita( ro(e t#at ser%ices )(a! in t#e Indian econom! and its future
5e() students &ecome )roficient in ana(!,in' and $ud'in' t#e merits of ser%ices
mar.etin' strate'ies and assist in ma.in' strate'ic decisions in &ot# &usiness and
consumer ser%ice industries.
Ana(!,e t#e ro(e of )#!sica( e%idence in ser%ice de(i%er! and #o0 t#is e%idence must &e
mana'ed to create an effecti%e ser%ice en%ironment.
6nderstand t#e ramifications of ser%ice fai(ure and t#e &enefits of ser%ice reco%er!
strate'ies.
6nderstand t#e im)ortance of .ee)in' 'ood current customers and findin' 'ood future
customers.
Ma.e students sensiti%e to t#e im)ortance of inte'ratin' mar.etin'+ o)erations and
#uman resource mana'ement for an effecti%e ser%ice s!stem.
COURSE CO'TE'TS
Module 'o Session To(ics ) Reading*s
" 1+, Understanding Service Markets- .roducts and Custo/ers
7ature 8 conce)t of ser%ices mar.etin'9 Distincti%e
mar.etin' c#a((en'es of ser%ices. Ser%ices mar.etin' mi3 and
t#e e3tended P2s.
Mar.etin' in a ser%ice econom!9 Producti,in' ser%ices 8
&randin' t#e ser%ice e3)erience9 T#e :(o0er of Ser%ice.
T#e S;4V6"TI<7 Mode(
Readings:
Victoria Tifft =Producti,in' !our ser%ice (ine: >#! it
#e()s to t#in. of !our com)an!2s ser%ices as tan'i&(e
)roducts+? Smart Business Akron/ Canton+ Marc#
2012.
@em)+ ;(!ria+ i((a)a((i+ 4a%i 8 Aecerra+ ;nri*ue+
=5ea(t#care Arandin': De%e(o)in' ;motiona((! Aased
"onsumer Arand 4e(ations#i)s+? ourna( of Ser%ices
Mar.etin'. 2014+ Vo(. 2B Issue 2+ )12C-1DE. 12)
"" 4+0 1ocus on Consu/ers
"onsumer Ae#a%iour in Ser%ice Settin'9 6nderstandin'
e3)ectations and )erce)tions t#rou'# M4. "reatin' 8
Desi'nin' "ustomer ;3)erience.
Discussion: =1istenin' "ustomers t#rou'# Socia(
Media+? (Ref: Services Marketing Integrating
Customer Focus Across the Firm, Zeithaml, Bitner,
remler ! "an#it, $
th
%#&
Readings:
onas 5o(m*%ist+ ="onsumer (an'ua'e )references in
ser%ice encounters : a cross-cu(tura( )ers)ecti%e+?
Managing Service 'ualit( Vo(. 21 7o. 2+ 2011)). 1EB-
1F1) ;mera(d Grou) Pu&(is#in' 1imited0FC0-
452FD<I 10.110BG0FC0452111111D45C
"#ao 5ua-1i and 5sien Ain >an'+ =;3)(orin' t#e
4e(ations &et0een Ser%ice Hua(it! and "onsumer
Ae#a%iors-A case stud! of B5I" Aa.er! "afJ from
Tai0an9?Internationa( ourna( of <r'ani,ationa(
Inno%ation. >inter2014+ Vo(. C Issue D+ )D1-41. 11).
""" 6+2 "/(le/enting .rofita%le Strategies
Im)ro%in' ser%ice *ua(it! and )roducti%it! strate'ies9 T#e
GAPs Mode(-A too( to identif! and correct ser%ice *ua(it!
)ro&(ems9 "om)(aint mana'ement9 Ser%ice Guarantee and
Ser%ice 4eco%er!9 "ustomer ser%ice )rocess redesi'n9 THM
Too(s A))(ica&(e to Ser%ices9 Im)ortance of Ser%ice Hua(it!:
;conomics of "ustomer 4etention
Discussion on : =een 5aan? 5P Gas- Promise Ka#i
>ei'#t Sa#i (Ref: Services Marketing Integrating
Customer Focus Across the Firm, Zeithaml, Bitner,
remler ! "an#it, $
th
%#&
Readings:
4e,a,ade#+ Ma$idVa#idian9 Ka'#ou&i+ 7our-
Mo#ammad9 7i.oofar+ Morte,a* 4e%ie0 of
S)ort Ser%ice Hua(it! &! S;4VH6A1 Mode( -A "ase
Stud!/ Inter#isci+linar( ,ournal of Contem+orar(
Research in Business9 A)r2011+ Vo(. 2 Issue 12+ )1ED-
1B1+.