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Zeithaml's__Services Marketing__introduces readers to the vital role that services play in the economy and its future. Services dominate the advanced economies of the world, and virtually all companies view services as critical to retaining their customers. The seventh edition maintains a managerial focus by incorporating company examples and strategies for addressing issues in every chapter, emphasizing the knowledge needed to implement service strategies for competitive advantage across industries.New research references and examples in every chapter include increased coverage of new business model examples such as Airbnb, Uber, OpenTable, Mint/Intuit, and others, alongside greater emphasis on technology, digital and social marketing, Big Data, and data analytics as a service. View Table of Contents and Features below for more information. Zeithaml's Services Marketing Introduces Readers To The Vital Role That Services Play In The Economy And Its Future. Services Dominate The Advanced Economies Of The World, And Virtually All Companies View Services As Critical To Retaining Their Customers. The Seventh Edition Maintains A Managerial Focus By Incorporating Company Examples And Strategies For Addressing Issues In Every Chapter, Emphasizing The Knowledge Needed To Implement Service Strategies For Competitive Advantage Across Industries. New Research References And Examples In Every Chapter Include Increased Coverage Of New Business Model Examples Such As Airbnb, Uber, Opentable, Mint/intuit, And Others, Alongside Greater Emphasis On Technology, Digital And Social Marketing, Big Data, And Data Analytics As A Service. View Table Of Contents And Features Below For More Information--,this Text 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 edition focuses on knowledge needed to implement service strategies for competitive advantage across industries. In addition to standard marketing topics (such as pricing), this text introduces students to entirely new topics that include management and measurement of service quality, service recovery, the linking of customer measurement to performance measurement, service blueprinting, customer cocreation, and cross-functional treatment of issues through integration of marketing with disciplines such as operations and human resources. Each of these topics represents pivotal content for tomorrow's businesses as they attempt to build strong relationships with their customers. It maintains a managerial focus by incorporating company examples and strategies for addressing issues in every chapter. It includes increased coverage of new business model examples such as Airbnb, Uber, OpenTable, Mint/Intuit, and others, alongside greater emphasis on technology, digital and social marketing, Big Data, and data analytics as a service "Zeithaml's Services Marketing introduces readers to the vital role that services play in the economy and its future. Services dominate the advanced economies of the world, and virtually all companies view services as critical to retaining their customers. The seventh edition maintains a managerial focus by incorporating company examples and strategies for addressing issues in every chapter, emphasizing the knowledge needed to implement service strategies for competitive advantage across industries. New research references and examples in every chapter include increased coverage of new business model examples such as Airbnb, Uber, OpenTable, Mint/Intuit, and others, alongside greater emphasis on technology, digital and social marketing, Big Data, and data analytics as a service. View Table of Contents and Features below for more information"-- Provided by publisher "This text 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"-- Provided by publisher