chapter 7 (unit 2) Flashcards
QUIZ: True or False: Because services have different characteristics than products, marketing services require a different approach than does product marketing.
true
QUIZ: Services are
* Intangible
* Often purchased with physical goods
* Provided by a person or technology for benefit of another person
* All of these
- All of these
QUIZ: All of the following are characteristics of services except:
* Inseparability
* Intangibility
* Perishability
* Reliability
- Reliability
QUIZ: Orchestrating a great _ is a powerful way to differentiate a service for which there are alternatives.
* Customer experience
* Marketing concept
* Advertisement
* Buyer process
- Customer experience
QUIZ: The service blueprint contains all of the following elements EXCEPT
* Sequence
* People
* Process
* Physical evidence
- Process
QUIZ: The evaluation of services occurs almost exclusively __ purchasing and experiencing the service.
* Before
* During
* After
* None of these
- After
QUIZ: When services are created or produced at the time consumers need them, they fall under the characteristic of
* Variability
* Perishability
* Inseparability
* Intangibility
- Perishability
QUIZ: Which of the following is NOT included in the process of making a service “failsafe”?
* Identifying fail points
* Constantly improving the quality and reliability of the service
* Creating coupons in case of failure
* Identifying potential fail points
- Creating coupons in case of failure
QUIZ: What is the satisfaction a customer has with every aspect of a brand - Its messages, people, service processes, technology, and physical environment - through every service encounter across the entire life of the relationship?
* Customer lifetime value
* Customer satisfaction
* Customer experience
* Post-purchase evaluation
- Customer experience
QUIZ: True or False: Focus groups or in-depth interviews are both good ways to get the information necessary for journey mapping effectively.
true
services
Intangible products, often purchased with physical goods, delivered in the form acts or deeds performed for or with the customer
services marketing
The process of planning, delivering and then improving the individual service acts and performances that create memorable experiences when satisfying a buyer’s needs
characteristics of services
Inseparability
Variability
Perishability
Intangibility
intangibility
Services aren’t difficult to copy
Displaying services and communicating about them is difficult
Pricing services is challenging
Consumers perceive greater risk in services
Many services are difficult to evaluate
marketing for intangibility
Convey the benefits of the service
Set consumer expectations
Challenges:
Services have no physical presence, which complicates pricing and communication
Consumers often have trouble evaluating them
perishability
Businesses cannot hold services in inventory
Balancing supply and demand is difficult
Consumers can’t return services
marketing for perishability
Companies should invest in resources and personnel to deliver services at the appointed time
Challenges:
Impossible to store or transport services
Once a time of opportunity passes, the chance to sell the service instantly vanishes
variability
Mass producing services that humans must deliver isn’t possible
Managing customer satisfaction is harder
Achieving consistent service performance is difficult
marketing for variability
Train staff well
Have precise performance standards
Measure service outcomes to determine customer satisfaction
Challenges:
Customers will rarely want the exact same service