Service Marketing and Relationship Strategies
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Service Marketing and Relationship Strategies
This course is part of Consumer Behavior & Service Marketing Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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What you'll learn
Analyze service marketing concepts and customer experience frameworks.
Apply service quality models to improve satisfaction and performance.
Design relationship strategies to build long-term customer loyalty.
Skills you'll gain
- Service Recovery
- Brand Loyalty
- Customer Complaint Resolution
- Marketing and Public Relations
- Branding
- Quality Management
- Brand Management
- Service Management
- Quality Improvement
- Experience Design
- Customer experience improvement
- Customer Engagement
- Customer experience strategy (CX)
- Customer Service
- Service Improvement
- Marketing Strategies
- Strategic Marketing
- Customer Relationship Building
- Service Design
- Relationship Management
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May 2026
11 assignments
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There are 3 modules in this course
Master service marketing strategies and learn how to deliver exceptional customer experiences that drive satisfaction and loyalty. Understand how service quality and relationships impact business success.
This course provides a practical approach to service marketing by combining key frameworks with real-world application. You will explore the unique characteristics of services, including intangibility and variability, and understand how they influence customer expectations and perceptions. You will learn important models such as the Service Marketing Triangle, GoodsβService Continuum, Service Quality Gap Model, and Zone of Tolerance to evaluate and improve service performance. The course also focuses on managing service encounters, identifying service failures, and implementing effective recovery strategies. In addition, you will develop relationship marketing skills to build long-term customer engagement and strengthen brand loyalty in competitive service environments. By the end of the course, you will be able to design high-quality service experiences, improve customer satisfaction, and apply strategic service marketing techniques to support sustainable business growth.
This module introduces the foundational concepts of services marketing, including the extended marketing mix, the service sectorβs role in the economy, the goodsβservice continuum, and the Service Marketing Triangle. Learners explore how service encounters and human interaction shape customer perceptions, highlighting the distinctive characteristics that differentiate services from tangible goods.
What's included
7 videos4 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 55 minutes
- Extended Ps of Service Marketingβ’10 minutes
- Service Marketing 8 Psβ’7 minutes
- Service Sector Tertiary sector of economyβ’9 minutes
- Goods Service Continuumβ’9 minutes
- Service Marketing Triangleβ’8 minutes
- Service encounterβ’7 minutes
- Service Encounters Continuesβ’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Foundations of Services Marketingβ’30 minutes
- Understanding the Service Economyβ’10 minutes
- Distinguishing Goods and Servicesβ’10 minutes
- The Service Experience in Actionβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on measuring and managing service quality through the Service Quality Gap Model and the Zone of Tolerance framework. Learners explore how service recovery strategies, leadership practices, and branding initiatives influence customer expectations, trust, and long-term loyalty in service organizations.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 48 minutes
- Service Quality Gap Modelβ’8 minutes
- Service Quality Gap Model Continuesβ’5 minutes
- Zone of Toleranceβ’9 minutes
- Service Recoveryβ’8 minutes
- Service Leadershipβ’12 minutes
- Branding of Servicesβ’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Service Quality & Customer Perceptionβ’30 minutes
- Measuring and Managing Service Qualityβ’10 minutes
- Managing Customer Expectationsβ’10 minutes
- Leadership and Brand Excellence in Servicesβ’10 minutes
This module examines the dimensions of service quality and explores customer behavior within the context of relationship marketing. Learners analyze how organizations design high-quality service experiences and integrate extended marketing mix elements to foster long-term customer engagement and sustainable service growth.
What's included
4 videos3 assignments
4 videosβ’Total 27 minutes
- Dimensions of Serviceβ’9 minutes
- Dimensions of Service Continuesβ’6 minutes
- Customer Behavior and relationship marketingβ’8 minutes
- Extended Ps of Service Marketing Conclusionβ’4 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Customer Relationships & Strategic Service Designβ’30 minutes
- Designing High-Quality Service Experiencesβ’10 minutes
- Customer Behavior & Relationship Marketingβ’10 minutes
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