Online relationship marketing

Lena Steinhoff (), Denni Arli (), Scott Weaven () and Irina V. Kozlenkova ()
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Lena Steinhoff: University of Rostock
Denni Arli: Griffith University
Scott Weaven: Griffith University
Irina V. Kozlenkova: University of Virginia

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2019, vol. 47, issue 3, No 1, 369-393

Abstract: Abstract Online interactions have emerged as a dominant exchange mode for companies and customers. Cultivating online relationships—defined as relational exchanges that are mediated by Internet-based channels—presents firms with challenges and opportunities. In lockstep with exponential advancements in computing technology, a rich and ever-evolving toolbox is available to relationship marketers to manage customer relationships online, in settings including e-commerce, social media, online communities, mobile, big data, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality. To advance academic knowledge and guide managerial decision making, this study offers a comprehensive analysis of online relationship marketing in terms of its conceptual foundations, evolution in business practice, and empirical insights from academic research. The authors propose an evolving theory of online relationship marketing, characterizing online relationships as uniquely seamless, networked, omnichannel, personalized, and anthropomorphized. Based on these five essential features, six tenets and 11 corresponding propositions parsimoniously predict the performance effects of the manifold online relationship marketing strategies.

Keywords: Relationship marketing; Relationship selling; Online relationships; E-commerce; Online shopping; Online retailing; Social media; Mobile shopping; Virtual assistants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11747-018-0621-6

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