This document discusses marketing services and improving service quality. It defines services as intangible acts that do not result in ownership. Services are characterized by intangibility, inseparability, variability, and perishability. The document outlines factors like physical evidence, people, and processes that influence service delivery. It also discusses matching demand and supply to address perishability and standardizing processes to reduce variability. Different types of marketing for services are described. Models for evaluating service quality and its determinants are provided. Best practices for strategic concepts, top management commitment, and monitoring systems to improve service quality are recommended.