The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing

This article focuses on the key relationship marketing tools of customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, brand/store community, personalization and customization, and their relationship with customer retention. The relationship between customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, customization, pe...

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Main Authors: Bojei, Jamil, Julian, Craig C., Che Wel, Che Aniza, Ahmed, Zafar U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30830/
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Ahmed, Zafar U.
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description This article focuses on the key relationship marketing tools of customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, brand/store community, personalization and customization, and their relationship with customer retention. The relationship between customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, customization, personalization, brand/store community and customer retention were examined via an empirical investigation of 450 loyalty/reward program members of three retail stores in Malaysia. The administration of the survey was personally administered but self-completed. Four of the five relationship marketing tools, namely, customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, brand/store community and personalization, had a significant positive relationship with customer retention. The findings provided valuable insights into the loyalty program management practices of retail stores in a developing country context.
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spelling upm-308302015-08-25T06:38:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30830/ The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing Bojei, Jamil Julian, Craig C. Che Wel, Che Aniza Ahmed, Zafar U. This article focuses on the key relationship marketing tools of customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, brand/store community, personalization and customization, and their relationship with customer retention. The relationship between customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, customization, personalization, brand/store community and customer retention were examined via an empirical investigation of 450 loyalty/reward program members of three retail stores in Malaysia. The administration of the survey was personally administered but self-completed. Four of the five relationship marketing tools, namely, customer service, loyalty/rewards programs, brand/store community and personalization, had a significant positive relationship with customer retention. The findings provided valuable insights into the loyalty program management practices of retail stores in a developing country context. Wiley 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30830/1/The%20empirical%20link%20between%20relationship%20marketing%20tools%20and%20consumer%20retention%20in%20retail%20marketing.pdf Bojei, Jamil and Julian, Craig C. and Che Wel, Che Aniza and Ahmed, Zafar U. (2013) The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 12 (3). pp. 171-181. ISSN 1472-0817; ESSN: 1479-1838 10.1002/cb.1408
spellingShingle Bojei, Jamil
Julian, Craig C.
Che Wel, Che Aniza
Ahmed, Zafar U.
The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing
title The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing
title_full The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing
title_fullStr The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing
title_full_unstemmed The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing
title_short The empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing
title_sort empirical link between relationship marketing tools and consumer retention in retail marketing
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