CB BABIN / HARRIS PART 5 CHAPTER 15 Consumer Relationships ©IMAGE SOURCE/JUPITERIMAGES ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 1 Learning Outcomes LO1 List and define the behavioral outcomes of consumption. LO2 Know why consumers complain and the ramifications of complaining behavior for a marketing firm. LO3 Use the concept of switching costs to understand why consumers do or do not repeat purchase behavior. LO4 Describe each component of true consumer loyalty. LO5 Understand the role that value plays in shaping loyalty and building consumer relationships. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 2 LO1 List and define the behavioral outcomes of consumption. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 3 Exhibit 15.1: A More Detailed Look LO1 at Postconsumption Reactions ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 4 LO2 Know why consumers complain and the ramifications of complaining behavior for a marketing firm. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 5 LO2 Complaining Behavior ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MARCUS CLACKSON Occurs when a consumer actively seeks out someone to share an opinion with regarding a negative consumption event. 6 LO2 Exhibit 15.2: The Complainer versus the Noncomplainer and Negative Word-ofMouth ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 7 LO2 Handling Service Complaints Effectively • Thank the guest for providing the information. • Ask questions to clarify the issue. • Apologize sincerely. • Show empathy for the customer’s situation. • Explain the corrective action that will take place. • Act quickly. • Follow up with the customer after the corrective action. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 8 LO2 Results of Not Complaining What happens when the consumer doesn’t complain? - Remember the incident; be less likely to do business there again - Complain to others Consumers may retaliate with revenge-oriented behaviors. Rancorous revenge—a consumer yells, insults, and makes a public scene in an effort to harm the business in response to an unsatisfactory experience. Retaliatory revenge—a consumer becomes violent with employees and/or tries to vandalize a business in response to an unsatisfactory experience. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 9 LO2 Word-of-Mouth (WOM) Negative WOM Takes place when consumers pass on negative information about a company from one to another. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 10 LO2 Word-of-Mouth (WOM) ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/GRAFISSIMO • • • • • • Negative public publicity Doing nothing or denying responsibility Taking responsibility Releasing information Participating in negative WOM Implications of negative WOM The media are a vehicle for both spreading negative publicity and for managing the implications of negative publicity. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 11 LO3 Use the concept of switching costs to understand why consumers do or do not repeat purchase behavior. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 12 LO3 Switching Behavior Refers to the times when a consumer chooses a competing choice, rather than the previously purchased choice, on the next purchase occasion. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 13 Switching Costs ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MURAT BAYSAN LO3 Procedural Financial Relational ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 14 LO3 Exhibit 15.3: Factors Contributing to Switching Costs ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 15 LO3 Exhibit 15.4: Vulnerability to Defections Based on CS/D Dissatisfaction does not always mean that the customer is going to switch. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 16 LO4 Describe each component of true consumer loyalty. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 17 LO4 Customer Share The portion of resources allocated to one brand from among the set of competing brands. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 18 Exhibit 15.5: Customer Share LO4 Information for Two Coffee Shop Customers ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 19 LO4 Customer Inertia Situation in which a consumer tends to continue a pattern of behavior until some stronger force motivates him or her to change. ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FRANK BOELLMANN ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 20 LO4 Customer Commitment A strong feeling of attachment, dedication, and sense of identification with a brand. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 21 LO4 Exhibit 15.6: True Loyalty Requires Customer Commitment ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 22 LO4 Antiloyal Consumers Those who will do everything possible to avoid doing business with a particular marketer. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 23 Exhibit 15.7 LO4 Value and Relationship Outcomes ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 24 LO4 Exhibit 15.8 Value Types and Loyalty ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 25 LO5 Understand the role that value plays in shaping loyalty and building consumer relationships. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 26 LO5 Relationships and the Marketing Firm • The exchange between a business and a consumer comprise a relationship. – Customers have a lifetime value to the firm. – True loyalty involves both a continuing series of interactions and feelings of attachment between the customer and the firm. • Relationship quality – represents the degree of connectedness between a consumer and a retailer. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 27 LO5 Takes Three to Tango! Loyalty can occur between the customer, the salesperson or service provider, and the firm. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 28 LO5 Exhibit 15.9: Characteristics of Relationship Quality ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 29