Seminar 1 questions
The seminar is held on October 14 at 2:40 p.m.
How has the development of self-service technologies affected services marketing, to your mind? Give examples of how internet and telecommunications technologies have changed some of the services you use.
Provide specific examples to show what distinguishes service offerings from customer service.
List two incidents in which a service company has exceeded your expectations.
a. How did you react to the service?
b. Did these incidents change the way you viewed subsequent interactions with each of the companies? In what way?
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a. analyze how the service as a drama principle is employed in them.
b. What advertising appeals are used in each of them?
c. Name which elements of the advertisement structure you can find in the first and the third commercial, and where you can find each structural element.
a. Which provider gaps has the company closed? How can you tell?
b. How does the information conveyed on the website reinforce the company’s service culture?
a. According to him, what needs to be done in advertising to create an effective ad?
b. Mention two ideas from the talk that you would like to take with you and explain why.
To prepare for the seminar, you may consult the following textbooks:
Zeithaml, V., Bitner, M.J., Gremier D.D. (2017). Services Marketing. McGrawHill
Lovelock, C., Wirtz, J. (2021). Services Marketing. People, Technology, Strategy
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