Introduction
Lusch et al. (2007) describe as marketing emerged in the beginning of the 20th century, it embraced the goods-dominant (G-D) logic. The concept of the Four Ps of marketing mix – product, price, place and promotion became treated as the basic model at that time. (Grönroos, 1989) Today, this paradigm is beginning to lose its position. Service marketing is one leading new approach to marketing. Four main characteristics of services defined by Kotler et al. (2009) are intangible, perishable, variability and inseparability (see Appendix A). Thus, Booms and Bitner (1982) turn services marketing into 7Ps by adding people, physical evidence and process.
According to Vargo and Lusch (2004), a paradigm shift in the marketing
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Sheth et al. (1988) believe companies focus from transactional marketing to relationship marketing (RM). Sheth and Parvatiyar (2000) define RM is the process of engaging in cooperative and collaborative activities with customers to create or enhance mutual economic value at reduced cost.
One approach to relationship marketing is six markets model (see Appendix D). This model was developed by Christopher et al. (1991) as an instrument for the most comprehensive method to evaluate stakeholder relationships to develop potential successful strategies. (Payne and Holt, 2001) The customer markets are placed in the center of this model to emphasize the relationship with customers and other relevant stakeholders. (Payne et al., 2005)
According to six markets model, customer markets are the heart of the six markets model. Galbreath (2002) believes value creation begins with customers as they have true economic value. Bhote (1996) describes the costs of attracting new customers are up to seven times more than maintaining them. However, companies should recognize the cost factors to achieve customer lifetime value and invest the effort in locating and acquiring potentially loyal customers. Loyal customers can be less price sensitive and make market entry difficult for competitors by retaining customer.
Today, companies focus on
7) The significance of the shift from transaction-based marketing to relationship marketing is that firms realize that just attracting customers to buy their products is not quite as important as establishing and maintaining relationships with them so that they will turn into loyal repeat customers. Relationship building begins early in marketing. It starts with what customers want and need, and then developing high-quality products to meet those needs.
3.) Transactional marketing, in the perspective of luring the customer for a one off purchase, focuses strongly on price and short term benefits and product performance, with limited service. Relationship marketing is all about generating repeated sales and customer interactions, thus focusing on bringing value to the customer, and assuring long term performance and service, all aspects of quality become major concerns. Relationship marketing brings customer centricity to the spotlight. This vision has
3. (TCO H) Marketers recognize that the marketing of services is different than the marketing of a product because of the different characteristics that distinguish them from physical products. How do marketers communicate the value of services to consumers? How do they make these intangible services appear tangible to the consumer? What are some marketing strategies that might be employed with services to
5. RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: In this competitive era, companies are always looking for ways to develop and maintain a long lasting relationship with customers, employees and even suppliers. Relationship marketing is two way traffic; it goes beyond just making ‘sales’ and companies are beginning to realize. Good relationship with customers is a strategic weapon for any company, this is because long term customers buy more, do referrals and give back valuable and truthful feedback. Keeping a customer requires an extra effort. According to the founder of Walmart: “There is only one boss, the customer, and he can fire
I have evaluated six encounters with a variety of industries; they are all from the service sector. A service sector business is one in which the perceived value of the offering to the buyer is determined more by the service rendered than the product offered.
The service concept actually defines the service design, it’s basics, it’s how and what, and helps intervene between an organization’s strategic plan and the customer’s needs. It’s a roadmap which shows an organization’s strategy of winning the customers
In others words, it recognizes the long term value of customer relationships and extends communication beyond intrusive advertising. And also, Relationship marketing attempts to involve and integrate customers, suppliers and other infrastructural partners into a firm 's developmental and marketing activities.
Marketing is the process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value from customers in return ( satisfying customer needs
Strategically, a company based on the relationship marketing, has long term customers increasing their profits. Having more advantages for the customers than a traditional transactional marketing based company, a relationship marketing approach confers the company the possibility of charging more for their services without affecting the number of customers. A good example is the medical industry where a known individual might be willing to pay more for a doctor they know rather than choosing a cheaper competitor. In the services market a company may even charge more their premium customers for
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Even though the 4P’s remain constant, there is clear differentiation in the type of marketing. Product marketing tends to firstly emphasize on creating intangible associations, whereas service marketers are focused on enhancing and distinguishing “realities” through
identified two dominant dimensions of the body of work: whether the study was empirical or conceptual, and whether the characteristics of services constituted the main element or a secondary element of the study. The most extreme studies on each dimension were used as end-points and provided a reference for the other studies. Studies in the left hand quadrants provided a thorough review of two or more characteristics, whereas studies positioned in the right hand quadrant provided a more superficial coverage of product/service characteristics and then concentrated on another aspect of services marketing. Figure 1 demonstrates that the approach taken to research in this area so far has been mainly conceptual rather than empirical. We have identified only one study (Hartman and
Our focus and marketing message will be the services offered. We will develop our message, communicate it, and fulfill our commitment to excellence.
in the accommodation industry, such as the telecommunication sector, such kind of strategies play an essential part in order to enhance the retention. In marketing, customer relations should be translated into availaing and loyal customers. Relationship marketing has aced to become the topmost strategic element of concern in the recent few years. it distributes basically a direct impact over the firm’s objective performance and also, it indicates that the vigour of the relationship marketing rides high when the relationships are inclined towards customers.
customer Better, buy in of customer attention, protect emotional well being, understand consumer psyche, build trust with customer Relationship marketing is emerging as the core marketing activity for businesses operating in fiercely competitive environments. On average, businesses spend six times more to acquire customers than they do to keep them (Gruen, 1997). Therefore, many firms are now paying more attention to their relationships with existing customers to retain them and increase their share of customer’s purchases. Telecom service operators provide customized services to their heavy users.