Marketing Public Sector Services
By Jennifer Bean and Lascelles Hussey
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This book is one of a series of books entitled “Essential Skills for the Public Sector”. It sets out the fundamental principles of marketing and applies them to a public sector context. The content includes the marketing mix, how to develop a marketing plan, market research techniques and examples of how to implement a marketing strategy and plan. It is increasingly important that public sector services are customer focussed and effective marketing helps to achieve this. Whether or not the public service being delivered is in a competitive environment, managers should see marketing as a fundamental part of the management process.
There are worked examples and practical exercises which allow the theory to be put into practice, encouraging self-development and continuous improvement. The style is simple, easy to read, and accessible to staff at all levels within an organisation. It is an essential addition to a manager’s toolkit of skills and knowledge. Contents include:
What is marketing?
The marketing mix
The marketing plan
Marketing in a public sector environment
Practical use of marketing techniques
Jennifer Bean
Jennifer Bean is a highly experienced consultant with an excellent track record of working with non-profit and public sector organisations. She is a UK Chartered Accountants and holds a Masters in Business Administration. Her expertise is in taking business principles and best practice and applying them to public sector organisations in a practical way.
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Marketing Public Sector Services - Jennifer Bean
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Marketing is a discipline that is relevant to every type of organisation in both the private and public sectors. Marketing techniques are useful for all managers in developing products and services that meet the needs of their customers, and can assist in creating relevant, value for money public services.
The public sector is a market place in its own right, but the traditional market forces of supply and demand do not always apply. This is because the purchaser of many of these services is not always the end user/beneficiary, unlike the traditional customer supplier relationship which underpins most marketing activities. Hence, marketing public sector services can be more complex and often requires a slightly different approach to that used in the private sector.
There are many marketing books, however, few concentrate on the issues affecting the application of marketing techniques to the public sector. Marketing has become increasingly important where many governments face budget restrictions and there is increased emphasis on demanding value for money. In addition, many public services are now subject to competition from private companies and the non-profit/third sector. Increasing emphasis has also been placed on user/customer involvement in the development of the service provision.
Many organisations operating in the public sector have to increasingly maximise value for money, by providing the highest quality services within budget limits, which may be decreasing in real terms. Effective marketing can assist in the achievement of this goal by ensuring that products and services are correctly developed to meet the needs of customers and users.
The following chapters explain some of the basic marketing techniques, such as the marketing mix; developing a marketing plan; market research; and so on, emphasising their practical application in the public sector. The text is designed in a manner which allows the reader to easily adapt the ideas presented and apply them to their own work environment.
This book is one of a series of Essential Skills for the Public Sector
titles. The series aims to assist public sector managers become more efficient and effective in carrying out their important management responsibilities. We consider this book to be an important part of the tool kit for public sector management development.
Chapter 2
WHAT IS MARKETING?
Most marketing activities are based on having a clear understanding of what the organisation produces in terms of goods and services and for whom. Marketing therefore focuses on establishing a match between the product/service and the customer.
Marketing should involve the whole organisation, and a truly marketing orientated organisation should identify what the customer wants before it develops the product or service it will provide, rather than persuading customers to take what is currently on offer. This approach is referred to as the customer-led approach. In contrast, many public sector organisations are often seen as product/service-led due to historic structures, political or legal restrictions, and limitations in flexibility. The two approaches are further explained as follows:
Service-Led Approach
An organisation adopting this approach concentrates more on the production process rather than on the customer. A great deal of emphasis is placed on the way in which services are delivered, rather than the needs of the end user. This approach usually develops because the organisation has an idea of what the customer wants, or considers that it knows what the customer needs from a professional perspective. The organisation then focuses on the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery whilst the customer has to adapt to the service on offer. There are many public sector examples of this approach, such as some areas of public health and education services.
It is quite common for the sales
aspect of this marketing approach to be missed in the provision of public services. This is because the relationship between customer/end-user does not always involve a direct exchange of money (or money equivalent). Many public services involve an indirect exchange as they are financed by way of direct, indirect, or local taxation. This is particularly true of services such as the police, fire, some health organisations and local/regional authorities.
Customer-Led Approach
With this approach emphasis is placed on what the customer or end user wants or needs. The product or service is then developed to meet those needs. This does not mean that the organisation has to provide an endlessly changing service to meet every desire of every customer. However, it does mean that customer’s views are taken into account in the development of, and any major changes to the