Marka Deneyimi Yoluyla Tüketici-Marka İlişkilerinin Oluşturulması

Amaç – Bu çalışmanın amacı, tüketicilere yönelik ürün ve hizmet markalarında (cep telefonu ve mobil hizmet sağlayıcılar) marka deneyimi boyutlarının tüketici-marka ilişkileri üzerindeki etkilerini belirlemeye yöneliktir. Yöntem – Çalışma Ekim-Kasım 2019 tarihleri arasında Antalya ili merkezinde bulunan iki farklı alışveriş merkezinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama yöntemi olarak anket yöntemi kullanılmış ve toplamda 400 anket elde edilmiştir. Bulgular – Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, marka deneyim boyutlarının ürün ve hizmet markası kategorilerinde tüketici-marka ilişkisinin (iki yönlü iletişim ve duygusal değişim) iki bileşeni üzerinde doğrudan ve pozitif etkileri olduğu tespit edilmiş ve oluşturulan araştırma hipotezleri kabul edilmiştir. Tartışma – Tüketicilere yönelik ürün ve hizmet markalarında marka deneyim boyutları ve tüketicimarka ilişkileri ampirik olarak incelenerek sonuçlar tartışılmıştır.

Establishing Customer-Brand Relationships through Brand Experience

Purpose – The present study aims to determine the effects of brand experience dimensions on consumer-brand relationships in product and service brands (mobile phone and mobile service providers) for consumers. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted between October-November 2019 in two different shopping centers in the central district of Antalya. Questionnaire method was used as the data collection method and a total of 400 questionnaires were obtained. Findings – According to the obtained results, it was determined that brand experience dimensions have direct and positive effects on the two components of consumer-brand relationship (two-way communication and emotional change) in product and service brand categories and the research hypotheses were accepted. Discussion – The results were discussed by empirically examining the brand experience dimensions and consumer-brand relationships in product and service brands for consumers.

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İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi-Cover
  • ISSN: 1309-0712
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 2009
  • Yayıncı: Melih Topaloğlu