Exploring the Effects of Blog Visit Experience on Relationship Quality

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Fang Lee ◽  
Wen-Jang Jih

A blog was created to help cardiac illness patients and their families cope with the anxiety caused by their health problems and the subsequent treatment process. An empirical study reveals that the customer relationship management practices of the blog site affect visitors’ visit experience, their relationship learning, and how these latter two variables in turn have a significant impact on the quality of patient relationship with the physician. The study confirms the value of Web 2.0 applications in knowledge-intensive domains such as cardiac surgery.

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linie Darli ◽  
R. Vasanthagopal

Differentiating products through best practices, providing timely services to encourage word of mouth publicity, and increasing quality of services through best practices have become benchmarks in retail banking sector in India. A number of research studies have been performed that have highlighted the importance of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in banking industry and its contribution to customer satisfaction and retention. This empirical paper closely examines the association between CRM best practices and customer loyalty in commercial banks in Kerala. The assessment done based on the opinion of customers exposed that there is a good association between CRM practices and customer loyalty in commercial banks in Kerala.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukmanul Hakim ◽  
Nanis Susanti ◽  
Ujianto

This study tried to determine and analyze the deeper understanding of the influence of customer relationship management, brand equity, perceived of product quality, perceived value and price to the customer at the customer's purchase intention Philips light bulb in Batam.The population in this study are all users (consumers) electric light bulb philips brands in the city of Batam. Testing of the model in this study, with Generalized Least Square Estimation (GLS), analysis of structural equation modeling (SEM), proportional random sampling method and software assistance Amos 22, on 240 respondents from eight times the 30 indicators the study variables. The test results indicate the model (fit) seen from the GFI, AGFI, TLI, CFI, RMSEA and CMIN / DF, each of 0915, 0901, 0949, 0953, 0063, and 1,376 are all that are in the range of expected values so that the model can be accepted.The results showed that: 1). Customer relationship management influence on customer value, it shows that with good customer relationship management program, will increase customer value. 2) Customer relationship management influence on purchase intention, it shows that with good customer relationship management program, will increase customer value. 3) Brand equity effect on customer value, it shows that with a good brand equity, will increase customer value. 4). Brand equity effect on purchase intention, it shows that with a good brand equity, will increase customer value. 5) Perceived quality of product effect on customer value, it indicates that the perceived quality of a good product, will increase customer value. 6). Perceived quality of product effect on purchase intention, this suggests that the perceived quality of a good product, will increase purchase intention. 7). Perceived price effect on customer value, it indicates that the perceived price friendly, will increase customer value. 8) Perceived price effect on purchase intention, this suggests that the perceived price friendly, will increase purchase intention. 9). Customer value effect on purchase intention, it shows that with high customer value, will raise the purchase intention.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Izah Mohd Tahir ◽  
Zuliana Zulkifli

Firms especially banks have realized the importance of becoming customer oriented and therefore Customer Relationship Management Practices (CRM) is seen to be very important to these firms. This study reports on the preliminary findings of CRM practices among banks from the customers’ perspectives. Five dimensions comprising of 48 statements are proposed for this study: Customer Acquisition (11 items), Customer Response (10 items), Customer Knowledge (10 items), Customer Information System (9 items), and Customer Value Evaluation (8 items). The results of the internal consistency tests are considered good with Cronbach’s alphas ranging from 0.73 to 0.92. Overall, the results suggest that respondents somewhat agreed and strongly agreed on all the items proposed. The results from this preliminary study are important to us to understand the perceptions of the customers so as to adjust and modify items that are important and not.


2011 ◽  
pp. 1742-1759
Author(s):  
Su-Fang Lee ◽  
Wen-Jang ("Kenny") Jih ◽  
Shyh-Rong Fang

This study addresses the effect of customer relationship management (CRM) practices on online customers’ satisfaction with their experience in interacting with the company Web sites. Recognizing the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship with customers, companies are actively seeking ways to enhance the customer value of their offerings through relationship marketing. Since effective managing of customer relationships essentially involves managing customer information flow, Internet technologies have become an important element of a firm’s CRM program. The company Web site is functioning as the focal point of contact for interacting with existing and prospective customers. An important concern is how the company Web site affects customers’ overall perception of the Web site. Using the concepts of Internet-mediated market orientation in marketing and user satisfaction in information systems, this study formulated and validated a theoretical model to analyze causal relationships between CRM practices, customers’ perception of a Web site’s online customer orientation and online customer Web site satisfaction. Based on the structural equation modeling analysis of the primary data collected in Taiwan, the study found that CRM practices positively impact online customers’ Web site satisfaction through their perception of the Web site’s customer orientation.


2011 ◽  
pp. 1778-1794
Author(s):  
Su-Fang Lee ◽  
Wen-Jang (Kenny) Jih ◽  
Shyh-Rong Fang

This study addresses the effect of customer relationship management (CRM) practices on online customers’ satisfaction with their experience in interacting with the company Web sites. Recognizing the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship with customers, companies are actively seeking ways to enhance the customer value of their offerings through relationship marketing. Since effective managing of customer relationships essentially involves managing customer information flow, Internet technologies have become an important element of a firm’s CRM program. The company Web site is functioning as the focal point of contact for interacting with existing and prospective customers. An important concern is how the company Web site affects customers’ overall perception of the Web site. Using the concepts of Internet-mediated market orientation in marketing and user satisfaction in information systems, this study formulated and validated a theoretical model to analyze causal relationships between CRM practices, customers’ perception of a Web site’s online customer orientation and online customer Web site satisfaction. Based on the structural equation modeling analysis of the primary data collected in Taiwan, the study found that CRM practices positively impact online customers’ Web site satisfaction through their perception of the Web site’s customer orientation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-63
Author(s):  
Nancy Awadallah Awad ◽  
Sherif Gamal Saad

Information technology plays a significant role in the practice of customer relationship management (CRM) in hotels, such as helping to achieve profitability through operational excellence, lower costs, and valuing the customer's time. This research aims to examine the influence of information technology and customer relationship management practices on the performance of hotels in Egypt a case of Sharm El Sheikh hotels. To achieve these objectives, two questionnaires were designed to collect respondent's answers. It is recommended to hotels to enhance CRM practices to increase hotel performance and improve information technology to match customer orientation and CRM practices challenges and therefore making Sharm El Sheikh hotels more competitive in the global hotel industry


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