Some other strategies that can be used to market a service include focusing on the benefits of the service, using storytelling to connect with customers, providing excellent customer service, and using social proof such as testimonials and reviews. It's also important to clearly communicate the value of the service and to differentiate it from competitors.

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Selling the Invisible

Service companies often struggle with marketing efforts because their “product” is not a physical thing. Services are abstract and their effectiveness...

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Service companies often struggle with marketing efforts because their "product" is not a physical thing. Services are abstract and their effectiveness and value are hard to measure from a customer point of view. Harry Beckwith explains that marketing and selling a service requires a completely different approach than marketing and selling a physical product. Though contains "how-to" sections, such as "Quick Fixes", it is more of a "how-to-think-about book." Using entertaining and revealing stories from major corporations and artists to provide examples and drive home key points, Beckwith delivers effective tips and reminders that help service companies begin to think differently and grow their business.

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Beckwith could have covered more on the role of technology in service marketing, the importance of customer relationship management, and strategies for online marketing. He could also delve deeper into the challenges of international service marketing and how to overcome them.

Service companies can measure their effectiveness and value from a customer's perspective through various methods. They can use customer satisfaction surveys to gather feedback on their services. They can also track customer retention rates, as a high retention rate often indicates that customers find value in the service. Additionally, they can monitor online reviews and social media comments to gauge customer perception of their service's value and effectiveness.

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