This article defines and describes international services from the marketing
perspective. A classification of four types of international services is
proposed, and a theoretical model of one of these (contact-based services) is
developed. With a rich literature on the nature of services, marketing scholars
are in a strong position to make valuable contributions to the ongoing debate
concerning international services, which has until now been dominated by
international economists and trade statisticians.
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