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Title: | Services Marketing Mix Efforts of a Global Services Brand: The Case of DHL Logistics | Authors: | Oflac, Bengu Sevil Dobrucali, Birce Yavas, Tugce Escobar, Maria Gabriela |
Keywords: | Services marketing mix Services brand Logistics service provider DHL Logistics |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science Bv | Abstract: | The purpose of this study is identifying the services marketing mix (7Ps-product/service, place, promotion, price, people, processes and physical evidence) decisions of a logistics company. The significance of services marketing mix on creating a logistics services brand has received little attention in the literature. In this paper, the case of a global brand, DHL Logistics is presented. Case study was conducted by using secondary data obtained from DHL Logistics' reports and by conducting semi-constructed interviews with DHL Logistics' executives and employees. Due to the reputation and operations of the company, this framework will act as a guideline for the other alike companies. The marketing mix decisions made by DHL Logistics affect both B2B and B2C customers' brand perceptions and enhance the brand equity of DHL Logistics. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. | Description: | 2nd Global Conference on Business, Economics and Management and Tourism (BEMTUR) -- OCT 29-31, 2014 -- Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671(15)00457-8 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1486 |
ISSN: | 2212-5671 |
Appears in Collections: | WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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