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The concept of marketing and managing relationships with customers and other interest groups is at the core of marketing today. In the academic world, the topic is covered in special issues released by numerous journals (e. g. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Strategic Marketing, Psychology & Marketing), and conferences and conference sessions regularly discuss the advantages of the approach. But relationship marketing is not limited to theory. On the contrary, no service firm or business-to-business company can now do without some form of long-term orientation, and all have implemented at least some elements of the relationship market ing concept. Even in the consumer...
Proven methodologies to enhance business value by exploiting the latest global technology trends and best business and IT practices There is no doubt that a tidal wave of change is hitting the area of business technology; new business models are forming around the cloud, new insights on how an enterprise runs is being aided by mining massive transactional and operational data sets. Decision-making is becoming almost prescient through new classes of data visualization, data analytics, and dashboards. Despite the promise of technologies to make a difference, or perhaps because of it, IT organizations face continued challenges in realizing partnerships and trust with their business partners. Wh...
Written specifically for professionals of brand marketing and brand management and others wishing to do branding, this book presents a clear road map to branding/brand-naming their product(s) or service(s) in the digital space. The author considers the concepts of brand and branding/brand naming in the digital age and the factors likely to lead to brand-naming research, including the brand digital marketing. The trademarks/brand names of most companies/businesses are poorly chosen, however, embroiling their owners and employees failing to capture the innovation of their potential consumers/customers. Branding/brand naming can play a decisive role in its success or failure. The company/busine...
"This edition is for students and business people who recognize the vital role that services play in the economy and its future. The advanced economies of the world are now dominated by services, and virtually all companies view service as critical to retaining their customers today and in the future. Manufacturing and product-dominant companies that, in the past, have depended on their physical products for their livelihood now recognize that service provides one of their few sustainable competitive advantages"--
This book aims to comprehensively address several modern concepts and practices in health care marketing not sufficiently addressed by existing literature. This includes the integrated nature of health care marketing, operations management, IT and human resource management; increased use of digital technology and social media; emphasis on enhancing customer-patient experience when strategizing and implementing health care marketing; application of modern services marketing concepts to health care marketing mix, among others.It also addresses recent changes in the U.S. health care industry. Some key issues covered are the increase in federal and state government involvement and oversight of h...
"Services Marketing is well known for its authoritative presentation and strong instructor support. The new 6th edition continues to deliver on this promise. Contemporary Services Marketing concepts and techniques are presented in an Australian and Asia-Pacific context. In this edition, the very latest ideas in the subject are brought to life with new and updated case studies covering the competitive world of services marketing. New design features and a greater focus on Learning Objectives in each chapter make this an even better guide to Services Marketing for students. The strategic marketing framework gives instructors maximum flexibility in teaching. Suits undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Services Marketing."
Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 9, Maastricht University, language: English, abstract: The combination of today’s ever increasing competition in the marketplace and rapid technology development change the way how services are designed, produced, and experienced. One of the outcomes of this changing nature of services is the proliferation of self-service technologies, which reflect a new way how companies seek to efficiently serve their customers. However, not all self-service technologies are successfully adopted, and not all consumers engage in the technology-based self-service economy. So, what drives c...
Successful businesses recognize that the development of strong customer relationships through quality service (and services) as well as implementing service strategies for competitive advantage are key to their success. In its fourth European edition, Services Marketing: Integrating Customer Focus across the Firm provides full coverage of the foundations of services marketing, placing the distinctive Gaps model at the center of this approach. The new edition draws on the most recent research, and using up-todate and topical examples, the book focuses on the development of customer relationships through service, outlining the core concepts and theories in services marketing today. New and upd...