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Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 1
Facilitating Services - Information (Table 4.1)
Core
Customers often requireinformation about how toobtain and use a product orservice. They may alsoneed reminders anddocumentation
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 2
Facilitating Services - Order-Taking(Table 4.2)
Many goods and services must be ordered or reservedin advance. Customers need to know what is available andmay want to secure commitment to delivery
Core
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 3
Facilitating Services - Billing(Table 4.3)
“How much do I owe you?”Customers deserve clear, accurate and intelligiblebills and statements
Core
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 4
Facilitating Services - Payment(Table 4.4)
Customers may pay faster and more cheerfully if youmake transactions simpleand convenient for them
Core
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 5
Enhancing Services - Consultation(Table 4.5)
Value can be added to goods and services byoffering advice andconsultation tailored toeach customer’sneeds and situation
Core
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 6
Enhancing Services - Hospitality(Table 4.6)
Customers who invest time and effort in visiting abusiness and using itsservices deserve to betreated as welcome guests (after all, marketing invitedthem there!)
Core
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 7
Enhancing Services - Safekeeping(Table 4.7)
Customers prefer not toworry about looking afterthe personal possessions that they bring with themto a service site.
They may also want deliveryand after-sales services forgoods that they purchaseor rent
Core
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 8
Enhancing Services - Exceptions(Table 4.8)
Customers appreciate some flexibility in a businesswhen they make special requests. They expect itwhen not everything goesaccording to plan
Core
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 9
Managing Relationships
and Building Loyalty
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 10
Four Stages of Brand Loyalty in a Consumer
Cognitive loyalty – perception from brand attribute information that one brand is preferable to its alternatives
Affective loyalty – developing a liking for the brand based on cumulatively satisfying usage occasions
Conative loyalty – commitment to rebuying the same brand
Action loyalty – exhibiting consistent repurchase behavior
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 11
What Makes Loyal Customers More Profitable?
Tend to spend more as relationship developscustomer’s balances may growmay consolidate purchases to one supplier
Cost less to serve less need for information and assistancemake fewer mistakes
Recommend new customers to firm (act as unpaid sales people)
Trust leads to willingness to pay regular prices vs. shopping for discounts
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 12
Customer-Firm Relationship
Database Marketing: Involves the use of technology by delivering differentiated service levels to consumers and subsequently tracking the relationship.
Interaction Marketing: Usually in B2B context where people and the social process also add mutually beneficial value.
Network Marketing: Common in B2B context where companies commit resources to develop positions in a network of relationships with the stakeholders and relevant agencies.
Today’s marketers seek to develop long-term relationships with customers. Relationship marketing includes:
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 13
Basic Segmentation Issues: Building an Appropriate Customer Portfolio
Target customers whose needs match firm’s capabilities
Focus on value of prospective customers within each segment, not just numbers
Avoid targeting customers who might abuse:our employees, facilitiesother customers
Create a mix of segments to reduce risks of volatility during swings of economic cycles
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 14
Service-Relevant Segmentation Variables
Timing of service use (e.g., by hour, day, season)
Level of skill and experience as co-producer/self-server
Preferred language in face-to-face contact
Access to electronic delivery systems (e.g., Internet)
Attitudes toward use of new service technologies
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 15
Identifying and Selecting Target Segments (Mgt Memo 12.2)
User characteristics demographics psychographics geographic location benefits sought
User behavior when, where, how services used quantity/value of purchases frequency of use profitability of relationship sensitivity to marketing variables
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 16
The Customer Pyramid (Fig. 12.5)
Lead
Iron
Gold
Which segment sees high value in our offer, spends more with us over time, costs less to maintain, and spreads positive word-of-mouth?
Which segment costs us in time, effort and money, yet does not provide the return we want? Which segment is difficult to do business with?
Platinum
Good Relationship Customers
Poor Relationship Customers
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 17
How Customers See Relational Benefits in Service Industries (Research Insights 12.1)
Confidence benefits less risk of something going wrong, less anxiety ability to trust provider know what to expect get firm’s best service level
Social benefits mutual recognition, known by name friendship, enjoyment of social aspects
Special treatment benefits better prices, discounts, special deals unavailable to others extra services higher priority with waits, faster service
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 18
The Customer Satisfaction-Loyalty Relationship (Fig. 12.6)
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Zone of Indifference
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Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 19
The Wheel of Loyalty (Fig. 12.7)
1. Build aFoundationfor Loyalty
2. Create LoyaltyBonds
3. Reduce Churn Drivers
CustomerLoyalty
Be selective in acquisition
Conduct churn diagnosticSegment the market
Use effective tiering of service.
Deliver quality service.
Deepen the relationship
Give loyalty rewards
Build higher level bonds
Implement complaint handling & service recovery
Address key churn drivers
Increase switching costs
Enabled through: Frontline staff Account
managers Membership
programs CRM Systems
Slide ©2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E 1 - 20
Drivers of Service Switching (Fig. 12.9)
Service Switching
Service Encounter Failures• Uncaring• Impolite• Unresponsive• Unknowledgeable
Response to Service Failure• Negative Response• No Response• Reluctant Response
Pricing• High Price• Price Increases• Unfair Pricing• Deceptive Pricing
Inconvenience• Location/Hours• Wait for Appointment• Wait for Service
Competition• Found Better Service
Ethical Problems• Cheat• Hard Sell
Involuntary Switching• Customer Moved• Provider Closed
Value PropositionValue Proposition
OthersOthers
Service Failure / RecoveryService Failure / Recovery
Core Service Failure• Service Mistakes• Billing Errors• Service Catastrophe
• Unsafe• Conflict of Interest