Hospitality Marketing 2nd Edition

Hospitality Marketing: an introduction takes a unique approach to outlining marketing processes in the hospitality industry. Ideal for those new to the topic of marketing, this text contextualises the subject for the hospitality sector. It discusses the eight elements of the marketing mix with direct reference to the specifics of the hospitality industry and approaches the whole process in three stages, as would the hospitality marketing manager:

• BEFORE customers visit the hotel / restaurant, the marketing task is to research the market, manage customer expectations and motivate trial purchase through product / service development, pricing, location, distribution and marketing communication.
• 目次

  Part A: Introduction 1. Introduction to Hospitality Marketing Part B: Pre-encounter Marketing 2. Marketing Research 3. Understanding and Segmenting Customers 4. Competitive Strategies 5. Developing the Offer 6. Locating the Offer 7. Pricing the Offer 8. Distributing the Offer 9. Communicating the Offer Part C: Encounter Marketing 10. Managing the Physical Environment 11. Managing Service Processes 12. Managing Customer-contact Employees Part D: Post-encounter Marketing 13. Managing Customer Satisfaction 14. Relationship Marketing Part E: The Marketing Plan 15. Marketing Planning