Customer Perceived Value – A Literature Review Introduction The concept of value exists back from the days where people begun engaging in exchange activities‚ however‚ it was only recently when both academics and practitioners realised the importance of delivering superior value to customers in order to achieve competitive advantage (Ulaga and Chacour‚ 2001; Khalifa‚ 2004; Lindgreen and Wynstra‚ 2005; Hansen et al.‚2008).
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From brand values to customer value Martin Christopher Recently there has been a growing tide of articles‚ papers and even conferences devoted to the question of the future of marketing (see‚ for example Brady and Davis‚ 1993; Coopers & Lybrand‚ 1993; Mitchell‚ 1994). Essentially‚ the point at issue is whether “traditional” marketing is appropriate for the conditions that now prevail in the late twentieth century. The basic principle of marketing still applies‚ that is the focus of the business
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minimizing costs are ways to boost profits. The article “Managing Customer Value” suggests that customers might be the key to improve profits. Customers are assets to firms; they generate revenues. However‚ some assets generate more revenues than other. In order to foster maximum returns from the customers‚ it becomes imperative to understand the differences between customers groups. Recognizing this diversity will enable value extraction from the investments. Unfortunately‚ most companies are
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1/29/2015 Creating Customer Value http://eproduct.hbsp.harvard.edu/eproduct/product/cc_8176/content/OPS/html/print.html 1/22 1/29/2015 Creating Customer Value This reading contains links to online interactive illustrations and video‚ denoted by the icons above. In addition to using reader controls in the navigation bar‚ you can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate between pages. Sunil Gupta‚ Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration‚ Harvard Business School‚ de
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Samsung Case Problem Analysis We at Samsung want to create brand value for our customers. What should our value proposition be to the consumers? How can we maximize our value proposition to the needs of our target base? Looking forward‚ we would like to differentiate ourselves from our competitors on several fronts; we would like to emphasize the concept of digital convergence in our hardware devices therefore associating our brand name with cutting edge technology. Also our direct competitor
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THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS The goal of communication is to convey an information and to understanding that information from one person or more than that. In other words‚ communication is a process of exchanging verbal and nonverbal messages. Nonverbal massages describes the process of conveying meaning in the form of non-word messages. Example of nonverbal action such as smile‚ nod or tap your feet. One nonverbal symbol is kinesics which is the use of body motions to communicate. Examples of kinesics
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Customer Lifetime Value (SMALL BOOK 167-177) * Customer lifetime value (CLV)‚ is the net present value of the cash flows attributed to the relationship with a customer. * The use of customer lifetime value as a marketing metric tends to place greater emphasis on customer service and long-term customer satisfaction‚ rather than on maximizing short-term sales. * Two approaches to CLV: * Disaggregate (“spreadsheet”)– Complex and cumbersome‚ but allows you to build in any assumptions
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wants of customers. Apple Inc. had always had their unparallel ways of marketing and advertising their products‚ which too are set apart from every other brand in their own unique styles. Marketers usually market ten types of entities: Goods: These are physical goods that may be manufactured or produced. In case of Apple products‚ the goods that they market are iPhone‚ iPad‚ Macbook‚ etc. Services: These are the intangible products that involve performing some services for the customers. A service
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An important factor in understanding the value of a product or service to a customer is to understand what potential benefit they will derive from it‚ how they can set about deriving it and how external factors affect it. Understanding these essential facts assists in the establishment of the product‚ pricing and promotional strategy‚ marketing support services and value added services necessary to the successful introduction and support of the product in the market place The above approach
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CUSTOMER LIFETIME VALUE: MARKETING MODELS AND APPLICATIONS Paul D. Berger Nada I. Nasr ABSTRACT Customer lifetime value has been a mainstay concept in direct response marketing for many years‚ and has been increasingly considered in the field of general marketing. However‚ the vast majority of literature on the topic (a) has been dedicated to extolling its use as a decisionmaking criterion; (b) has presented isolated numerical examples of its calculation/determination; and (c) has considered
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