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Semester-III & IV Optional Paper (Marketing) MBA-3108: Marketing of Services Maximum Marks: 100

This document provides an overview of the course "Marketing of Services" for an MBA program. The course aims to help students understand the nature and scope of services marketing. It covers key topics like the service marketing environment, classifying and distinguishing features of services, developing a positioning strategy, the expanded marketing mix for services, relationship marketing, service quality, service recovery, and marketing strategies for specialized service sectors like hospitality, tourism, healthcare, and more. The course materials will draw from several recommended textbooks on services marketing.

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Semester-III & IV Optional Paper (Marketing) MBA-3108: Marketing of Services Maximum Marks: 100

This document provides an overview of the course "Marketing of Services" for an MBA program. The course aims to help students understand the nature and scope of services marketing. It covers key topics like the service marketing environment, classifying and distinguishing features of services, developing a positioning strategy, the expanded marketing mix for services, relationship marketing, service quality, service recovery, and marketing strategies for specialized service sectors like hospitality, tourism, healthcare, and more. The course materials will draw from several recommended textbooks on services marketing.

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Semester-III & IV Optional Paper (Marketing) MBA-3108: Marketing of Services Maximum Marks: 100 Semester Examination: 70 Internal Assessment:

30 Objective The main objective of the course is to help students to understand the nature and scope of service in the contemporary business and to expose students to the framework that is required for marketing of services. Contents Unit I Foundations of services marketing- concepts - scope and dimensions- services marketing environment global and national perspectives. Classification of services-distinctive features of services - service market potential - factors contributing to the growth of service marketing in the Indian context. Expanded marketing mix for services Service quality Introduction to gaps model and SERVQUAL dimensions.
Unit II

Positioning Dimensions: Importance of positioning in Services Marketing Steps in developing a positioning strategy Positioning Maps Relationship Marketing: Creating and maintaining valued relationship with Customers; Service recovery role of internal marketing in service delivery. Unit III Services Marketing Mix: Services Design and Development; Service Blueprinting; Service Process; Physical Evidence and Servicescape; Pricing of services; Services Distribution Management; Managing the Integrated Services Communication Mix; Managing Service Personnel; Employee and Customer Role in Service Delivery. Unit IV Marketing of Specialized Services: Building marketing strategy for hospitality, tourism, travel, medical, information technology, educational, financial, entertainment services. Suggested Readings 1. Christian Gronroos, Service Management and Marketing, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2000. 2. Valarie A. Zeithaml, et al, Service Marketing, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2000. 3. Christopher Love Lock, Service Marketing, Pearson Education Asia, 2001. 4. Kruise, Service Marketing, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2000. 5. Tom Powers, Marketing Hospitality, John Wiley & Sons Inc.2000. 6. Philip Kotler, Marketing of non-profit organization, Prentice Hall, 2000. 7. Helen Woodruffe, Services Marketing, Macmillan, 2001.

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